After the completion of Ninghai, China continued to build Ninghai No.2 Pinghai at Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard in the form of Japanese drawings and spare parts. After the construction of Pinghai 193 1 in June, the September 18th Incident and the December 28th Incident broke out in China and Japan, which affected Japan's spare parts supply and technical support. Pinghai was not put into use until September 1935, and was put into use in June 1936, with a construction period of 5 years. The performance, size and equipment of the ship are basically the same as those of Ninghai, but the main engine is reduced to two reciprocating steam engines, the speed is reduced to 2 1 knot, and the 76 mm anti-aircraft gun is reduced to three doors. Pinghai has no aviation equipment, so the appearance structure behind the chimney is different from Ninghai.
1937 When the war of aggression against China broke out, the China navy assembled in Jiangyin, ready to defend against the Japanese army's westward advance. Since September 22 of that year, the Japanese navy has continuously dispatched land attack aircraft and carrier-based bombers to attack the Ministry, and Ninghai and Pinghai have been hit hard. Two days before and after the battle, two ships shot down four Japanese planes and injured two. Finally, on September 23rd, they were hit by several 60kg bombs of Japanese planes, which caused heavy losses. They ran aground and sank on the banks of the Yangtze River. At the beginning of 1938, the Japanese army dredged the Yangtze River waterway, and Ninghai and Pinghai were successively connected. After dismantling and maintenance, they were towed to Japan and planned to be converted into coastal defense ships and naval training ships. Soon after, the Pacific War broke out, and the shipyard was busy with the construction period, so the modification was put on hold and parked in Xiangsheng Port and sasebo Port as floating dormitories respectively. 1June, 944, due to the serious losses of Japanese frontline ships, these two ships were re-registered and a battalion-level ship was set up for the movement of air-to-air frigates and air bases. Ninghai was renamed 500 Island, Pinghai was renamed 80 Island, and the armament was changed to two 127mm anti-aircraft guns and 15mm cannons, and the No.22 radar was installed. On September 25th, Pinghai changed her ship registration to a second-class cruiser again. In June+10, 5438, she refitted the flagship of the transport team at sasebo Shipyard, increased the firepower against the air and rushed to the front to fight. Ninghai 65438+September 65438+1September 09, 944, Bazhang Island, south of Imperial Maesaki, was sunk by three torpedoes launched by the American submarine Muyu. Pinghai, as the flagship of the newly established First Transport Team, participated in the Battle of Wright Bay and was responsible for supplying Nanyang Island where Japanese troops were stationed. 125 October, 1944, 165438+ was sunk by US Navy aircraft near Luzon Island.