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04/12/1948 SS Kiangya is destroyed in an explosion near Shanghai

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Survivors are rescued from SS Kiangya which blows up after hitting a mine in the ...HD Stock Footage

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Chinese Ship Disaster (1948)

SS Kiangya or Jiangya was a Chinese passenger steamship that was destroyed in an explosion near the mouth of the Huangpu River, 50 miles north of Shanghai. It is thought that between 2,750 and 3,920 died, with 700 survivors being picked up by other vessels.