U.S. LUZON
AGROUND AT SHANGHAI. DANGER OF TOTAL LOSS. (Onited Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SHANGHAI, June 6. The United States Luzon, flagship of the American Yangtse patrol, is in a precarious condition on the at Woosung at the entrance to Shanghai, where she grounded in a dense fog last night when returning from deepsea target practice in company with the gunboats Helena and Oahu. There are .several gaping holes in the boW. The forward deck is under water and there is the. possibility of a complete loss unless salvaging, operations, are j successful before there., is. rough weather. . ' . . ' 1 The British cruiser Kent, arriving from Nanking, with the British Minister, stood by. until the morning. Rear-Admiral Craven commanding the Yangtse flotilla is on board the Luzon, which was only launched in the local dockyards ten months ago. There is no loss of life.
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1929, Page 4
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