''Gu Tian'' () was a

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situated in Mawei, Fujian. Built in the 1970s, it was the largest

concrete ship Concrete ships are built of steel and ferrocement (reinforced concrete) instead of more traditional materials, such as steel or wood. The advantage of ferrocement construction is that materials are cheap and readily available, while the disadvantag ...

ever constructed in China. The vessel displaced and measured long with a

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of . High running costs led to the ship being abandoned and stranded ashore. Now derelict, the ship has been stranded for more than 40 years, but, being made of concrete, does not deteriorate. Work began in November 2012 to dismantle the ship.

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