For Cruisers in the Beiyang Fleet, see Beiyang Fleet.
| Zhiyuen-class cruiser | |
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 Zhiyuan circa 1894. | |
| Class overview | |
| Name: | Zhiyuen-class cruiser |
| Builders: | Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England |
| Operators: |
 Qing Dynasty, Beiyang Fleet |
| In service: | 29 September 1886 - 9 February 1895 |
| Planned: | 2 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Lost: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Zhiyuen-class protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 2,300 long tons (2,300 t) |
| Length: | 268 ft (82 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity: | 510 tons of coal |
| Complement: | 204–260 officers and men |
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The Zhiyuen-class or (Chinese: 致远级; pinyin: Zhiyuanji; Wade–Giles: Chih Yuenji) were 2 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 1985.[citation needed]
References[]
- ↑ 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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