August 1946. Service in the Republic of China Navy On 14 March 1947, the Navy decided to transfer Achilles to China under lend-lease; and, on 8 September 1947, the repair ship was delivered to representatives of the Chinese Navy at New Orleans. Commissioned as ROCS Hsing An (), on 5 November 1947, she sailed for China two days later. On 23 April 1949, after the Communist Chinese seized the control of the harbor of Nanking, the commander of the Second Fleet of Chinese Navy, Major General Lin Zun(林遵) surrendered the fleet to the Communists. Eighteen of twenty-three ships disobeyed the order to surrender and decided to break through. This event is known as the breakthrough in the Yangtze River (), Or the Yangtze Fleet Uprising. The Yangtze 2nd Fleet was ordered to retreat. The local flotilla commander Lin Zu decided to switch sides and join the PLA, actually allowing commanding officers to vote their intention. Some warships complied with the Orders and attempted to escape, directed by the Admirable-class minesweeper ROCS Yong Jia. Commander Lin Zu’s flagship was escort ship Hui An (ex-Japanese vessel Shisaka) but he decided to avoid opening gunfire against the departing warships but attempted to call them back. Four ships returned including the riverine gunboat Chu Tung. While some sources indicate that there had been naval gunfire, this is denied by PLAN account and it seems the warships only received fire from ground artillery of the PLA. This ship failed to escape, along with other six ships, and was run aground by the mutiny fleet and her position was shelled by artillery. The ship was then captured by the Communist forces. Service in the People's Liberation Army Navy The communists salvaged her, refitted her, and renamed her Dagu Shan (U891) and commissioned into the East Sea Fleet once it was established and Equipment and Technology Department. The ship was then renamed Haixiu 891 (U891) which was a subordinate to the East China Fleet Equipment and Technology Department. It is reported that the ship remained in use by the Communist Chinese Navy until 1980s. Awards The ship received three battle stars for her World War II service: one as LST-455 and two as Achilles. References Bibliography External links Achelous-class repair ships Achelous-class repair ships converted from LST-1-class ships Ships built in Vancouver, Washington 1942 ships World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States World War