WARSHIP ASHORE
AMERICAN FLAGSHIP BADLY HOLED STRANDED NEAR SHANGHAI (Australian and N.Z. Press Association) (United Service) SHANGHAI. Thursday. The United States warship Luzon, flagship of the American Yangtse patrol, is in a precarious condition on the breakwater at Woosung, at the entrance to Shanghai. She ran aground there in a dense fog last night when returning from deep-sea target practice in company with the gunboats Helena and Oahu. There are several gaping holes in the bow of the Luzon. Her forward deck is under water. There is a possibility that the vessel will be a complete loss unless saV 'aging operations are successful belore rough weather sets in. The British cruiser Kent, which moved from Nanking with the British Minister on board, stood by until this morning. Rear-Admiral Craven, commanding the Yangtse flotilla, is on board the Luzon, which was launched in the local dockyards only 10 months ago. No loss of life is reported.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 683, 7 June 1929, Page 9
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155WARSHIP ASHORE Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 683, 7 June 1929, Page 9
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