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Builing Process

　　To strengthen the training of the crew and meet the requirement of future fishery development , the fishing training center planned in 1986 to build a modern multi-purpose training ship with 1200 tons to replace the out-of-date one ,No.1　Yu Shiun .in order to faciliate the plan , the center also invited scholars and specialists on shipbuilding ,fishery ,navigation and marine engineering to compose a special project group for proceeding the matters of the new ship construction in April 1987.

　　This engineering was undertaken by Taiwan Machinery Manufacturing Corporation on June 14,1989 under the supervision of the Dept. of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering of National Chen Kung University .the total price for building the ship was NT$327,500,000.By The authorization of the Council of Agriculture ,this training ship was named” No.2 Yu Shiun”. The engineering was commenced on Oct. 20, 1989 and completed on dec.21, 1990.

　　The crew member of this training ship is 21 persons. The ship is well equipped with many new navigational instruments which allow 4 instructors and 52 students to practice long line fishing ,squid fishing ,trawl net and drift net operation and to engage in the practice and training of navigation ,marine engineer professional technology of officers and crew , but also bear the responsibilities of investigating fishing grounds, improving fishing gear and fishery method, oceanographic observation, ect. The completion of this training ship will effectively increase the training effect of officers and crew and promote the development of Taiwan’s fishery.