131 years ago today, on September 17, 1894 (August 18, 1894 lunar calendar), Lin Yongsheng, a admiral of the Beiyang Navy of the Qing Dynasty, died. Lin Yongsheng (1853-September 17, 1894), also known as Yi Sheng, Zi Zhongqing, a Hou Guan of Fujian. Qing Beiyang Navy general, deputy general of the left-wing Zuoying Battalion. In the Battle of the Yellow Sea in the Sino-Japanese War in 1894, he was a cruiser with a long pipe belt, and was killed by a Japanese shell during the war. Lin Yongsheng was admitted to the Fujian Shipping School in 1867 and learned to drive in the later school. After graduating in 1871, he went on the Jianwei training ship and traveled through various parts of Nanyang. After that, he taught in the Qianzongjie Study Hall. In 1876, he was selected to study in the UK, entered the British Royal Army Naval School, and then went to the British Mediterranean Fleet for internship on ironclad ships. After returning to China in 1880, he was transferred to the Beiyang Fleet, first serving as the cannon belt of Zhenzhong, and then as the pipe belt of Kangji. In 1887, he received the cruiser Jingyuan from Germany and returned home. In the same year, the Beiyang Navy was assembled and served as the deputy general of the left-wing left battalion, and the Jingyuan pipe belt. During the Battle of the Yellow Sea on September 17, 1894, Lin Yongsheng commanded the Jingyuan operation. Jingyuan was shot a lot, and gradually broke away from the formation and was besieged by four Japanese ships. However, under the command of Lin Yongsheng, he still fought calmly. Later, Lin Yongsheng was hit by an artillery shell on the ship and died on the spot. Later, the first mate and second mate on the ship were also shot and killed, and the Jingyuan After the war, the Qing court honored Lin Yongsheng for his bravery in fighting in the war, and according to the governor's regulations, he gave the crown prince a posthumous gift.