Biography of Young Kai (楊楷), the Chief Engineer of the Chinese Navy Cruiser Hai Chi
Biography of Young Kai ( 楊楷 ) Young Kai in military uniform (By analyzing the medals that he was wearing, this photo might be taken after he was promoted to the rank of Chief Engineer of the cruiser Hai Chi, which was in December 1920 when he was about 56 years old.) According to the information on the web, Young Kai (1864-?) was a naval officer, the Second Engineer and then the Chief Engineer of the Cruiser Hai Chi( 海圻 號 巡洋艦 ) , in the Beiyang Navy Fleet( 北洋海軍 / 北洋 艦隊 ) (1,2,3,29) of China in late Qing Dynasty and early years of the Republic of China, i.e. in early 20 th century. He belonged to the native village of the Young's clan ( 楊家村 ) in Mumian district ( 木棉 ) which was in Sanshui county ( 三水縣 ), Guangdong province ( 廣東省 ) of China. (1,2) When he was young, he entered the ‘College of Skills’ ( 福建船政藝圃 ) (4,6,7) which was a subdivision of the Foochow Shipbuilding Institution, also known as Fujian Arsenal Academy ( 福建船政學堂 ). (4,5,6,7,36) He then joined the Im...