등세창 (邓世昌 1849-1894)

등세창은 청나라 후기의 해군 군인 겸 장군(제독)으로 정여창과 함께 북양함대를 이끈 사람이었다. 1867년 푸젠 해군군관학교에 입학하여 이듬해 1868년 졸업하고 1874년 장군 지위에 올랐으며 1887년 어뢰순양함 치원의 선장이 되었으나 1894년 9월 17일 청일 전쟁 당시 황해 해전에서 전사했다. 사후 1996년 인민해방군 해군이 그를 기려 해군 전함을 건조했다.

Deng Shichang (1849-1894)

Deng Shichang, courtesy name Zhengqing, posthumous name Zhuangjie, was a Chinese military officer who lived in the late Qing dynasty. He is best known for his service in the Beiyang Fleet during the First Sino-Japanese War as the captain of the protected cruiser Zhiyuan. He participated in the Battle of the Yalu River on 17 September 1894 against the Imperial Japanese Navy. After Zhiyuan was sunk in battle, he refused to be rescued and eventually went down with his ship. He was posthumously awarded the position of taizi shaobao by the Qing government and honoured as a hero in the Shrine of Loyalty in Beijing.