May 1, 1963 is Labor Day. At around 2:00 p.m., Premier Zhou was still working and didn't even eat lunch. At the urging of the staff, Premier Zhou picked up the bowl and ate a few bites.
At this moment, the phone in the office rang. After the secretary took the call, he said a few words in Premier Zhou's ear. Premier Zhou's face suddenly changed, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground.
it turned out that the phone said that my country's first domestically produced 10,000-ton cargo ship, "Leap Forward", sank bizarrely on its maiden voyage to Japan!
This is a domestic giant ship that the people of the whole country hold unlimited hope. From construction to use, Premier Zhou has been paying attention. Now he sank bizarrely on his first flight. How can he not shock Premier Zhou?
Once upon a time, it was able to independently develop and manufacture modern 10,000-ton ships, which became one of the symbols of measuring a country's comprehensive strength. In old China, foreign ships sailed on the sea surface, and the Chinese could not even produce special steel , which made ships. Therefore, it is generally believed that China could not have the ability to manufacture large modern ships.
After the founding of New China, leaders such as Chairman Mao, Premier Zhou and others knew the importance of heavy industry to a country, so they proposed the policy of "prioritizing the development of heavy industry", among which large freighters are the top priority.
In 1958, Dalian Shipyard began to manufacture my country's first 10,000-ton cargo ship. It was the "Great Leap Forward" at that time. The shipyard workers worked hard and carried forward the spirit of the Great Leap Forward. It took only two months to build it, which became a good news that caused a sensation across the country. It also filmed a news video and was released all over the country. Therefore, this giant ship was named "Leap Forward".
This Leap Forward was designed by Soviet experts. It was at the international first-class level at that time. It was 170 meters long, had a displacement of 22,100 tons, a cargo capacity of 13,400 tons, a horsepower of 13,000 horsepower, a speed of 18.5 nautical miles per hour, and a range of up to 12,000 nautical miles. The facilities and equipment of
Yuejin are also very advanced. They have a complete set of mechanized and automated equipment and use internationally popular electric meridian navigation. Due to the design of Soviet experts, they have typical Soviet ship characteristics, can break ice and sail at latitudes on the earth. It is indeed a giant ship that is enough to make the Chinese people proud! After the completion of the
Yuejin, it was under trial operation on the domestic route until April 30, 1963, Yuejin set sail at Qingdao Port and began its international maiden voyage. The ship was loaded with grain and minerals and headed towards Japan.
However, no one expected that just the second day after going out to sea, this giant ship of Yuejin, which was highly anticipated, sank in the Suyan Reef in the East China Sea!
The 59 crew members who fell into the water were rescued by Japanese ships and sent back to China. At the same time, Japanese radio also released a sensational news: "China's first 10,000-ton cargo ship sank on its first international voyage. It is very likely to be attacked by three to four torpedo !" As soon as the news came out, the world was in an uproar!
As we all know, the East China Sea waters have been active in the United States for a long time. They continue to send planes, warships, and submarines to invade Chinese seas airspace. Therefore, the first feeling people feel after hearing this news is that it is likely that the Americans did it!
However, the Americans immediately came out to refute the rumor, saying that the United States did not have submarine in the waters that had happened, because this waters were called the "devil's forbidden zone". The sea was covered with reefs, and American submarines would not go there.
Then, the United States blamed Japan again, saying that during the World War II period, Japan deployed a large number of mines and . Although decades have passed, it is not ruled out that some mines will still play a role.
When Japan saw that the United States turned around, it immediately clarified that Japan had never laid out mines in the waters of Suyan Reef !
Japan and the United States are fighting each other, and South Korea also came to join in the fun, saying that they do not have the technology to build submarines, and it is not my business...
Watching a group of countries making noises, the whole world is paying attention to China's attitude.
History 1
History has always been a rigorous attitude of seeking truth from facts. Without investigation and evidence, our country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not immediately condemn anyone, but began to investigate.
Premier Zhou personally summoned the crew members to inquire about the situation at that time.
According to the principle of majority priority, Premier Zhou first asked the ordinary crew members. Everyone said that he heard a few loud noises before sinking, and then the hull began to sink. Some people also said that they saw a huge black shadow swimming by under the nearby water, as if it was a submarine.
However, the captain and the first mate said that they did not see any black shadow at all, because the fog was everywhere at the time of the incident and could not see anything. As for a few loud noises, they both heard it, but they thought it was not like the harsh explosion of a bomb, but a dull loud noise. Based on their years of experience, this sound would only be the one that hit the reef.
However, the crew retorted: Although the incident happened is very close to Suyan Reef, it is at least 10 nautical miles away, and it should not have been hit by a reef. They still insisted on being attacked by torpedoes.
Faced with these two completely different statements, Premier Zhou decided to immediately order the navy to form an accident investigation team and send more than 30 naval ships and hundreds of aircraft to the site of the incident for salvage.
In those days, the weather was getting worse. The sea area where the incident occurred was stormy and the undercurrent was surging. It was very dangerous to go into the water to salvage. However, the naval divers carried forward the spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice. After going down to survey again and again, they finally discovered the shipwreck.
After checking, they found that the hull was generally tightly fit, with only three large holes under the water line. If it is attacked by torpedoes, even if the hull is not broken into pieces, it will be seriously damaged. However, the hull of the Jump Forward is very complete, which means it cannot be attacked by torpedoes or mines, and the possibility of hitting the reef is greater.
divers focused on detecting Suyan Reef and found that there was a violent impact on a reef. Moreover, there was still a ship paint on the reef, which was the ship paint of the Yuejin.
In this way, the truth is revealed. The Yuejin was not attacked by torpedoes or mines from the United States or Japan, but instead sank!
However, the problem arose again: the captain and first mate of Yuejin are both experienced veterans, so why did such a mistake occur? And why did the crew insist that they were attacked by torpedoes?
This has to talk about the special era background at that time.
During the Great Leap Forward, many people were blinded by fanaticism. No matter what they do, it is not to prioritize who has experience or skills, but who has "good background" and whose slogan is shouted loudly. After the completion of the
Yuejin cargo ship , it was necessary to recruit seafarers with professional skills and rich experience. However, most of these people have various "historical stains" and cannot pass the "political review". Those who can pass smoothly are newcomers with little experience.
Of course, the superiors also knew that these people were inexperienced, so they arranged two captains and first mates. Although they also had "historical stains", after all, they had experience and were still inseparable from them.
After Yuejin went out of the sea, the captain and the first mate not only heard what they said because of "historical problems", but they were also criticized by many people, so the two had to stop talking easily.
When approaching Suyan Reef, heavy fog fell from the sky and storms broke out again. The captain and the first mate reminded everyone to be careful in sailing and not to deviate from the route.
However, their words were still ridiculed by everyone, and no one cared about them at all, and it turned out to be a tragedy!
Afterwards, the crew members were afraid of being punished, so they fabricated the lie to see the submarine, saying that they were attacked by torpedoes.
After the truth was revealed, even Premier Zhou was speechless. He knew that such a thing was not accidental, but a tragedy caused by the times.
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