Sanae destroyer in raid on Amoy - September 3, 1937

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Sanae destroyer in raid on Amoy - September 3, 1937

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Post by forttravel » 10 Mar 2017, 22:31

There is a mistery - at Hulishan Museum in Xiamen it is displayed a report from Chinese Army announcement posted at Hong Kong South China Daily (September 7th, 1937).
Here is an information that on September 3, 1937, accurate fire from the Chinese coast artillery batteries stopped the attack of the Japanese destroyer squadron that had enetrated the inland waters, and forced the attackers to retreat under the protection of their air cover. The destroyer Sanae was heavily damaged, probably during this battle, leaving Sanae at the bottom of a shallow bay, with its mast still visible above the surface. Another destroyer, Hakaze, was also hit.
Is was a thrue story or just fake war news of Chinese propaganda?
If Sanae was indeed sunk, the Japanese raised her, the following year after capture of Amoy in 1938, and restored her. Thus they managed to conceal the ship’s “temporary” absence and thereby the success of the Chinese defense. I can't find other records for confirmation of this story.
And what was a reason of Japanese raid? Just to check Chinese defence reaction or a trial/ad hoc evacuation action of Japanese population as done in other cities in China that year.
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Re: Sanae destroyer in raid on Amoy - September 3, 1937

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Post by ijnfleetadmiral » 11 Mar 2017, 00:54

More than likely just propaganda...SANAE might have been damaged, but not sunk.
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Re: Sanae destroyer in raid on Amoy - September 3, 1937

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Post by Eugen Pinak » 13 Mar 2017, 20:00

forttravel wrote:The destroyer Sanae was heavily damaged, probably during this battle, leaving Sanae at the bottom of a shallow bay, with its mast still visible above the surface.
Of course, of course - and for the year nobody even bothered to make a single photo of wreck ;) Why to photo the only IJN warship, sunk by Chinese coastal batteries? :lol:

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