On this day, 88 years ago, on December 26, 1937 (November 24, 1937, the China Navy's Third Fleet sank without a fight in Qingdao. Ships of the Navy's Third Fleet are sinking. On December 26, 1937, the China Navy's Third Fleet sank without a fight. The Third Fleet of the China Navy stationed in Qingdao was originally the Northeast Navy. It includes the frigate "Zhenhai", the gunboats "Yongxiang","Jiangli", and "Chuyu" and the transport ship "Dinghai", the destroyer "Tong 'an", and ships such as Haiyan and Haihe. Because the ship's strength was far from that of the Japanese navy, it did not have the strength to resist and was forced to sink itself. Xie Gangzhe, commander of the Third Fleet, presided over the sinking of the ship. He sank the "Zhenhai" and other ships at the Xiaogang Pier in Qingdao, while the "Seagull" and "Haiqing" four ships were sunk at Liugong Island. Qingdao Naval School has been relocated to Yichang, Hubei Province in advance. On the 29th, the Third Fleet completely withdrew from Qingdao.