Six days later, on September 13, Kuo Wei-fan, who was then minister of education, called a press conference on Penghu at which he dubbed the vessel the General No. 1 in honor of nearby Jiangjun (" General ") Island. The museum then picked up the pace of its work.
6 天之後，9 月 13 日，當時擔任教育部長的郭為藩在澎湖召開記者會，按照考古慣例，將這艘在將軍嶼附近發現的沉船，命名為「將軍一號」。