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Gu Tian

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This article is about the ship. For other uses, see Gutian (disambiguation).

Gu Tian (Chinese: 古田) was a cargo ship situated in Mawei, Fujian. Built in the 1970s, it was the largest concrete ship ever constructed in China. The vessel displaced 5,773 tonnes (5,682 long tons) and measured 105.2 metres (345 ft) long with a beam of 14.5 metres (48 ft).[3] High running costs led to the ship being abandoned and stranded ashore.[1]

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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.[2]

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  1. [1]
    "Ship Ashore". Croatian Times. 16 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012.
  2. [2]
    福州搁浅近40年水泥船“古田号”开始拆解 (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Pictures of the day: 21 November 2012". The Telegraph. 21 November 2012.


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