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The Irene incident of 1927 was a significant event of the British anti-piracy operations in China during the first half of the 20th century. In an attempt to surprise the pirates of Bias Bay, about sixty miles from Hong Kong, Royal Navy submarines attacked the merchant ship SS Irene, of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, which had been taken over by the pirates on the night of 19 October. The British were successful in thwarting the hijacking though they sank the ship.

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  • The Irene incident of 1927 was a significant event of the British anti-piracy operations in China during the first half of the 20th century. In an attempt to surprise the pirates of Bias Bay, about sixty miles from Hong Kong, Royal Navy submarines attacked the merchant ship SS Irene, of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, which had been taken over by the pirates on the night of 19 October. The British were successful in thwarting the hijacking though they sank the ship. (en)
  • L'incident de l'Irene (chinois : 爱仁轮事件) désigne le capture du navire Irene par des pirates chinois le 19 octobre 1927 près de Hong Kong, puis sa reprise par deux sous-marins britanniques le lendemain, bien qu'ils aient fait couler le bateau. L'affaire est un épisode de la lutte menée par la Royal Navy contre la piraterie en mer de Chine méridionale pendant la première partie du XXe siècle. (fr)
  • 愛仁輪事件是1927年英國潛艇在廣東大亞灣砲擊遭海盜挾持的愛仁輪,導致其沉沒的事件。 (zh)
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  • None
dbo:combatant
  • Royal Navy
  • 20pxRepublic of ChinaPirates
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dbo:date
  • 1927-10-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Civilian casualties: 14 passengers on SS Irene killed.
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  • British victory, pirates captured
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  • 1 × destroyer ()
  • 1 ×cruiser()
  • 1 ×minesweeper()
  • 1 ×steamer:
  • 2 ×submarines (&)
  • Hong Kong Police
  • SS Irene
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  • A Chinese spear taken as a prize of war from the pirates by the Royal Navy. (en)
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  • 17 (xsd:integer)
  • None (en)
  • SS Irene sunk (en)
  • ~1 pirate killed (en)
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  • 20 (xsd:integer)
  • Royal Navy (en)
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  • Unknown (en)
  • Frederick J. C. Halahan (en)
dbp:conflict
  • Irene Incident (en)
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  • 0001-10-20 (xsd:gMonthDay)
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  • 300 (xsd:integer)
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  • Civilian casualties: 14 passengers on SS Irene killed. (en)
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  • British victory, pirates captured (en)
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  • The Irene incident of 1927 was a significant event of the British anti-piracy operations in China during the first half of the 20th century. In an attempt to surprise the pirates of Bias Bay, about sixty miles from Hong Kong, Royal Navy submarines attacked the merchant ship SS Irene, of the China Merchants Steam Navigation Company, which had been taken over by the pirates on the night of 19 October. The British were successful in thwarting the hijacking though they sank the ship. (en)
  • L'incident de l'Irene (chinois : 爱仁轮事件) désigne le capture du navire Irene par des pirates chinois le 19 octobre 1927 près de Hong Kong, puis sa reprise par deux sous-marins britanniques le lendemain, bien qu'ils aient fait couler le bateau. L'affaire est un épisode de la lutte menée par la Royal Navy contre la piraterie en mer de Chine méridionale pendant la première partie du XXe siècle. (fr)
  • 愛仁輪事件是1927年英國潛艇在廣東大亞灣砲擊遭海盜挾持的愛仁輪,導致其沉沒的事件。 (zh)
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  • Irene incident (en)
  • Incident de l'Irene (fr)
  • 愛仁輪事件 (zh)
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  • Irene Incident (en)
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