April 17, 2024
Admiral Lin Jianzhang Imperial Chinese Navy Peking China 1925 Signed Photo
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Admiral Lin Jianzhang Imperial Chinese Navy Peking China 1925 Signed PhotoCirca 1925 silver gelatin print photo of Admiral Lin Jianzhang (Lin Chien-chang) (1874-1940). Admiral Lin has signed the frame and photo, "For Captain Smith, With best compliment, K. C. Lin, Pekin 4.3.25."Admiral Lin Chien-chang is a native of Ming Hou Hsien, Fukien Province. Under the Manchu regime he served in the Imperial Chinese Navy: having command, first, of a torpedo boat and, later, of various battleships. He was one of the first graduates of the Navigation Class of the Kiangnan Naval Academy. During the revolution of 1911, when several Chinese battleships stationed in the Upper Yangtse were short of ammunition and certain fortresses situated in strategic positions above Nanking had not been taken by the Republican Forces, Admiral Lin, at great risk to his staff and himself, steamed his flagship, the "Nan Shun", heavily loaded with ammunition and supplies, up the river to the rescue of his compatriots, disregarding strong defense guards en route. This dangerous expedition, undertaken at great personal risk, is indicative of the strong character and fearlessness of Admiral Lin. Upon the formal inauguration of the Provisional Government at Nanking, Admiral Lin was given command of the "Hai Yung", one of the principal battleships in the service of the
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