Gu Tian
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Gu Tian ({{zh|c=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 {{convert|5773|t|LT}} and measured {{convert|105.2|m}} long with a beam of {{convert|14.5|m}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/9692831/Pictures-of-the-day-21-November-2012.html?frame=2404969 |title=Pictures of the day: 21 November 2012 |work=The Telegraph |date=21 November 2012}} High running costs led to the ship being abandoned and stranded ashore.{{cite news |url=http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Around_the_World/2012-03-16/25757/Ship_Ashore |title=Ship Ashore |work=Croatian Times |date=16 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319220434/http://www.croatiantimes.com/news/Around_the_World/2012-03-16/25757/Ship_Ashore |archivedate=19 March 2012 }}
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.fj.xinhuanet.com/tp/2012-11/21/c_113745517.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125412/http://www.fj.xinhuanet.com/tp/2012-11/21/c_113745517.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |script-title=zh:福州搁浅近40年水泥船“古田号”开始拆解 |publisher=Xinhua News Agency |date=21 November 2012|language=zh}}
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