“重庆”号轻巡洋舰是自1894年甲午海战中国损失了两艘7800吨的铁甲舰“定远”、“镇远”号后迄今为止中国最大的水面作战舰艇。“重庆”号的前身是英国轻巡洋舰“阿罗拉”号(AURORA),译名为“曙光女神”号或“震旦”号。“阿罗拉”号1937年建成于英国朴茨茅斯海军造船厂。英国政府为了赔偿在第二次世界大战中征用 The “Chongqing” light cruiser is China's largest surface warship so far since China lost its 7800-ton ironclad “Dingyuan” and “Zhenyuan” since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894. “Chongqing” was the predecessor of the British light cruiser “AURORA” (AURORA), translated as “the goddess of the sun” or “Aurora” number. Alora was built in 1937 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The British government sought compensation for the expropriation in World War II