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Taiping (Chinese: 太平轮 Taiping lun) was a Chinese steamer that sank after a collision with a smaller cargo ship, Chienyuan (Chinese: 建元 Jianyuan), while en route from mainland China to Taiwan on 27 January 1949. With an estimated death toll of over 1,500 people, it ranks as one of the ten deadliest maritime disasters in history.

Final voyage

Taiping was packed to nearly twice her rated capacity, carrying over 1,000 refugees fleeing advancing Chinese Communist forces during the Chinese Civil War, when she departed Shanghai, China on 26 January 1949, bound for Keelung, Taiwan.^[1] Some estimates put the number of passengers on board at over 1,500,^[2] although the ship was only rated to carry 580 passengers.^[1]

After midnight on 27 January 1949, Taiping was steaming at night with her lights out, owing to a curfew, when she collided with the smaller cargo ship Chienyuan near the Zhoushan Archipelago.^[2] She sank, killing over 1,500 passengers and crew members. Only 35 survived, including 2 people from Chienyuan. They were rescued by HMAS Warramunga.

Commemoration

Taiping, which made many journeys between mainland China and Taiwan before her tragic end, has been compared to the Mayflower for her role in bringing Chinese immigrants to Taiwan.^[3] She has also been compared to RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912, owing to the similar loss of life in her sinking.^[4] A memorial to the ship and those who died aboard her was established at Keelung Harbor naval base on Taiwan.^[3]

In popular culture

The Crossing, a 2014 film directed by John Woo, is about the sinking of Taiping.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Letu, Xinji. 8 July 2011. "The Sinking of the Chinese Titanic" Beijing Today. p. 14.
^ ^a ^b Iok-sin, Loa (28 January 2008). "Taiping sinking recalled". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b Hsu, Jenny W. (18 January 2009). "Descendants of victims mark Taiping tragedy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b Lee, Maggie (4 December 2014). "Film Review: The Crossing: Part 1". Variety. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1949
Shipwrecks	27 Jan: Taiping 9 Feb: Prenton 1 Mar: Katowice 4 Mar: Guararema 17 Mar: Galatée 30 Mar: Dan 25 Apr: Magdalena 3 Jun: Norjerv 20 Jun: Empire Conyngham 21 Jun: Prinses Astrid 31 Jul: Swan Point 8 Aug: HMNZS Philomel 26 Aug: USS Cochino 7 Sep: Chaksang 14 Sep: Noronic 19 Sep: US FWS Scoter, U-1105 4 Oct: ARA Fournier 7 Oct: USS Chehalis 2 Dec: HMS Implacable Unknown date: Empire Flamingo
Other incidents	1 Jan: Queen Mary 20 Apr: HMS Amethyst (grounding), HMS Consort 26 Apr: HMS Amethyst (grounding), HMS Black Swan, HMS London 1 May: ROCS Yong Xing 19 Oct: Liberté
1948 1950

Chinese Civil War

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1923	Sun–Joffe Manifesto
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1926	Canton Coup
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1927	Nanking incident Shanghai Commune Shanghai massacre Nanjing–Wuhan split 715 Incident Little Long March Nanchang uprising Autumn Harvest Uprising Guangzhou Uprising
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1936	Xi'an Incident
1937–1946	Second United Front (Wartime perception of the Chinese Communists)
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1945	Chongqing Negotiations Double Tenth Agreement
1946	Jiaochangkou Incident Peiping rape case
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1947	Yu Zisan Incident
1948	SS Kiangya incident Liaoshen campaign
1948–1949	Huaihai campaign Pingjin campaign
1949	Taiping Steamer Incident Yangtze River Crossing campaign Amethyst Incident ROC Government retreat to Taiwan PRC incorporation of Xinjiang
1950	Hainan Island campaign Wanshan Archipelago Campaign
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 [[File:The memory bud of Taiping steamer in Keelung.jpg|thumb|200px|Memorial to the sinking in [[Keelung]].]]
-'''''Taiping''''' (Chinese: 太平轮 Taiping lun) was a Chinese [[Steamship|steamer]] that sank after a collision with a smaller cargo ship, ''Chienyuan'', while en route from mainland [[China]] to [[Taiwan]] on 27 January 1949.  With an estimated death toll of over 1,500 people, it ranks as one of the [[List_of_accidents_and_disasters_by_death_toll#Maritime|ten deadliest maritime disasters in history]].
+'''''Taiping''''' (Chinese: 太平轮 Taiping lun) was a Chinese [[Steamship|steamer]] that sank after a collision with a smaller cargo ship, ''Chienyuan'' (Chinese: 建元 Jianyuan), while en route from mainland [[China]] to [[Taiwan]] on 27 January 1949.  With an estimated death toll of over 1,500 people, it ranks as one of the [[List_of_accidents_and_disasters_by_death_toll#Maritime|ten deadliest maritime disasters in history]].
 ==Final voyage==

Revision as of 06:01, 19 September 2024

Final voyage

Commemoration

In popular culture

References