MA-WEI SHIPYARD FUKIEN PROVINCE, CHINA

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• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: July 1, 1959
• Content Type: IR

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Photographic Intelligence Report
MA-WEI SHIPYARD
FUKIEN PROVINCE, CHINA
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JULY 1959
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE CENTER
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MA-WEI SHIPYARD
FUKIEN PROVINCE, CHINA
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The M a-wei Shipyard (25?59'N/119"26'E) is located on the Min
Chiang, 10 miles southeast of Foochow. It appears on
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raphy, with the last previous coverage in Associate with the
shipyard is the Pagoda Anchorage and port facilities for Foochow. The
Anchorage is capable of harboring ocean-going vessels in the 350' class
with a draft of approximately 20 feet.
The port facilities at Ma-wei consist of a 530-foot quay, two 110-foot
piers, one 160-foot pier and one 115-foot pier, three warehouses, two boat
basins, and the two graving docks of the shipyard. A floatin , h ar._1e;;s
crane is the only piece of mechanical handling equipment present. Vessels
are off-loaded at Ma-wei and cargo is transshipped via small ft: to
Foochow.
The Ma-wei Shipyard covers approximately 30 acres and consists of
28 buildings and shops, two graving docks and a building way and marine
railway. Ma-wei is on the first class coastal highway and access to
Foochow can be gained by way of this road, The Nan-ping/Foochow rail-
road, presently under construction, will terminate at Ma-wei. Patrol
craft, junks, and landing craft of 60 to 70 feet in length have reportedly
been constructed at the Ma-wei Shipyard. There has been little change
in the shipyard since MThe major components of the M a-wei
Shipyard and associate port facilities are shown on the accompanying
photograph and line drawing, and described in the key to annotations.
KEY TO ANNOTATIONS
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Shop and administration building, 255' x 60'; one stack 20' high.
Two probable shop buildings, each 70' square o
Two covered building facilities with one launch way, 130' x 55'.
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4. Probable shop building, 120' x 130'.
5. Five covered buildng facilities, center section 85' x 55' and wing
sections, each 150' by 60'.
6. Covered building facility, 85' x 30'.
7. Three covered building facilities, 110' x 85'.
B. Probable shop building, 150' x 30' .
9. Building under construction, 225' x SO'.
10. Building, unidentified, 85' x 35".
11. Building, unidentified, 45' x 30".
12 . Probable shop building, 125' x 40'.
13. Shop and a dministr?n Lion building, L-shaped`, 200' i(5' a[nd.
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14. Shop bruildiing, 200' x 70'15. Three shop buildings, 100' x 25, 65' x 25', and 60' x 20'
16. Boat repair facility, marine railway served.
17. Three storage buildings, each 160' x 30'.
18. Probable shop building, 110' x 85'.
19. Administration building, 110' x 70'.
20. Six storage buildings, four 140' x 30' and two 130' x 20'.
21. Pier, 115" x 75'.
22. Slip, 140' x 45'
23. Two water basins.
24. Slip, 400' x 90' .
25. Slip, probably abandoned.
26. Graving dock, 400' x 70'.
27. Basin, 300' x 500', filled with log rafts.
28. Four warehouses, 130' x 45', 90' x 45', 70' x 35', and 100' x 25' with
35' x 25' wing.
29. Three piers, two i1 0' long., one 160' long.
30. Warehouse, 280' x 90'
31. Graving dock, 380' x 120'.
32. Three barracks, 180' x 55', 110" x 40', and 110' x 20'.
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REFERENCES:
AMS Map Series L. 783, Sheets 8832 1 and 8833 11, Scale 1:50,000
COORDINATES: 2559'N/119'26']E
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