Kiangya

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"Kiangya" was a Chinese steamship that weighed about 2,100 tons. It acted as a refugee ship during the Chinese Civil War (1946-1949). It struck a mine and exploded on Huangpo Jiang, Shanghai on December 3, 1948. The exact number of deaths was not known, but estimated around 1,100 - 3,920 people.