日軍松島戰艦沈船紀念碑

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The old monument was demolished after the restoration

Avoiding the summer at noon, it’s too hot, but the seascape is beautiful.

Battleship Matsushima sinking memorial. If you are Japanese, you have to know. South Amida Buddha. May the hero return safely to Japan.

As early as 1908 during the Japanese Occupation, an unidentified fire explosion occurred when the Matsushima ship entered Magong Port, killing 225 officers and soldiers. This monument was made to record the history of that year. The appearance of the monument refers to the design of warships, and below the monument, the chronology of the cruise of the Matsushima ship is recorded, including participation in the Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War, and the history of the Songdo Memorial (demolished) that was only available in the early years, as well as the history of the Japanese army. Memorial text. Now it has become a tourist attraction where you can watch the ships entering and leaving Magong Port.

On April 30, 1908, the Japanese warship Matsushima carried students from the Japanese Naval Officer School for an voyage internship. It exploded in the waters near the wind cabinet of Magong Port in Penghu, and unfortunately sank, causing the death and disappearance of 222 people on board. This is the first time in the history of the Japanese navy. The considerable tragedy had a major impact on the prestige of the Japanese Navy. In the Japanese navy, the Matsushima was a famous ship. It participated in the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War and served as the flagship of the fleet. However, the ship was hit by a shell and was restored. Later, at the beginning of the Japanese leadership, the Matsushima was responsible for transporting Japanese soldiers to Penghu and Keelung, as well as covering the landing of the army and participating in the battle to occupy the port. By 1908, the Matsushima side was changed to a training ship. At the beginning of the sinking of the Matsushima, its ship chimneys and slats protruded, which were very obvious on the sea and could be seen by ships going back and forth. Due to the disassembly of the cannons and turrets on the ship, the wireless telecom pillars on the masts, and the impact of the waves, the hull tilted. To avoid accidents, green cylindrical buoys were set up on the surface of the Matsushima. The words sunken ship are written on it. - After the Matsushima bombing, in August 1909, the Japanese navy carried out the salvage work, which was initially in charge of the navy department, and was later supervised by the minister of the Magongyao Port Department, Kono. The structure of the cruiser is different from that of the battleship. The latter focuses on being strong, even if part of it is blown up, it will have limited impact on other parts. The former is different. For example, the Matsushima is a cruiser. If one part is damaged, the entire ship will be affected. Therefore, to salvage the Matsushima, the method of disassembling the hull was adopted. Affected by the weather, the salvage work of the Songdo ship needs to be blasted and dismantled in stages. The lower part of the hull, including mechanical decomposition, cannot be carried out due to tidal currents. Salvage resumed in March 1909. In late August of the same year, all the equipment above the deck of the Songdo ship had been dismantled. The parts below the deck were only the outer deck and protective deck, leaving the wreckage of the Songdo ship, and the machinery to be dismantled. The materials were used to make the model ship of the Matsushima, and to raise funds for the construction of the Matsushima Monument throughout Taiwan as a commemoration. Some of the objects picked up from the ship were transported to the Sasebo Naval Port. As for the copper and iron of the Songdo ship, Chen Zhuqing, who lives in Magong City, was in charge, and was sent to Japan, Taiwan and China's Xiamen, Shantou and other places for sale. - About two years after the ship sank, about 70% of the ship disintegrated. Japanese officials stopped the salvage, and only private individuals entered the underwater scene to salvage. In September 1912, as the funds raised for the Matsushima Monument were still surplus, a 74-pound pure Japanese-style building was built on the side of the Matsushima Monument, called "Matsushima Memorial Park." Around the memorial. Due to the passage of time, the writing of the Songdo Monument has been blurred, and the Songdo Memorial Park is no longer visible. Data source: Internet