Zhiyuan circa 1894
Class overview
NameZhiyuan class
BuildersArmstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England
OperatorsChinaQing dynasty, Beiyang Fleet
In service29 September 1886 - 9 February 1895
Planned2
Completed2
Lost2
General characteristics
TypeProtected cruiser
Displacement2,300 long tons (2,300 t)
Length268 ft (82 m)
Beam38 ft (12 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion
Speed18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity510 tons of coal
Complement204–260 officers and men
Armament
Armour
  • Deck armour: 4 in (10 cm) (flat), 3 in (7.6 cm) (slope)
  • Gun shields: 2 in (5.1 cm)

The Zhiyuan class (Chinese: 致远级; pinyin: Zhiyuanji; Wade–Giles: Chih-yuan-chi) were two protected cruisers built during the late stages of the Qing dynasty, in the build order of Zhiyuan and later Jingyuan. They were built as part of Li Hongzhang's effort to modernize the Imperial Chinese Fleet in the late 19th century.[1]

Both cruisers took part in the Battle of Yalu River during the First Sino-Japanese War, with Zhiyuan being sunk in battle and Jingyuan damaged. Jingyuan was later sunk during the Battle of Weihaiwei in January 1895.

References

  1. Marcus O. Jones (2016). New Interpretations in Naval History: Selected Papers from the Seventeenth McMullen Naval History Symposium Held at the United States Naval Academy 15-16 September 2011. Government Printing Office. pp. 182–183.
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