HMS ''Gannet'' was a
river gunboat of the
Royal Navy built by
Yarrow Shipbuilders in 1927 for
Yangtze Patrol.
''Gannet'' is the sister ship of .
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Originally functioning in the area of Hong Kong, ''Gannet'' was damaged by Japanese aircraft and went to the Chinese wartime capital ]Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
for repair. The gunboat and its sister ship ''Peterel'' were chosen by the British to be presents for China, and the transfers were made in February 1942.[ The following month, both gunboats officially joined the Republic of China Navy (ROCN) and ''Gannet'' was renamed as ''Ying Shan'' (英山, literal translation = British Mountain).
The gunboat served with the ROCN until 30 November 1949, when the ROCN Riverine Flotilla commander defected to advancing communist force that blocked the Yangtze River, taking seven boats to the communist side, including ''Ying San''.][ After joining the ]People's Liberation Army Navy
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN; ), also known as the People's Navy, Chinese Navy, or PLA Navy, is the maritime service branch of the People's Liberation Army.
The PLAN traces its lineage to naval units fighting during the Chinese ...
(PLAN), the gunboat was once again renamed ''Nu River''.
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Gunboats of the Royal Navy
World War II patrol boats of the United Kingdom
Ships of the Republic of China Navy
Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
1927 ships