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Chinese Navy. Photographs and history of the ships of the Chinese Navy, from 1860s - present day |
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BATTLESHIPS |
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Ting Yuen Class Armoured Turret Ships |
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Ting Yuen | 28th December 1881 | Sunk 6th February 1895 | |
Ting Yuen, 1884. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5245 |
Ting Yuen, 1884. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5246 |
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Chen Yuan | 28th November 1882 | Captured by Japan | |
Chin Yen (ex - Chen Yuan), 1895. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5247 |
Chen Yuan, 1895. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5248 |
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CRUISERS |
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Hain An Class Screw Frigates |
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Hai An | May 1872 | ||
Yu Yuen | 1873 | Sunk 15th February 1885 | |
Chao Yung Class |
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Chao Yung | 4th November 1880 | Sunk 17th September 1894 | |
Yang Wei | 29th January 1881 | Sunk 17th September 1894 | |
Chi Yuan | 1883 | Captured 12th February 1895 | |
Kai Che Class |
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Kai Che | 1882 | Sunk 22nd June 1902 | |
Kai Che, 1889. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5249 |
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King Ch'Ing | 17th January 1886 | ||
Huan T'ai | 3rd November 1886 | Lost 17th February 1902 | |
Nan Thin Class |
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Nan Thin | 12th December 1883 | ||
Nan Shuin | 8th January 1884 | ||
Nan Shuin, 1890s. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5250 |
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Fu Ch'ing | 1893 | Lost 1898 | |
Chih Yuan Class |
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Chih Yuan | 29th September 1886 | Sunk 17th September 1894 | |
Ching Yuan | 14th December 1886 | Sunk 9th February 1895 | |
Ching Yuan. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original Symonds glass negative. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code SYM23 |
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King Yuan Class |
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King Yuan | 3rd January 1887 | Sunk 17th December 1894 | |
Lai Yuan | 25th March 1887 | Sunk 5th February 1895 | |
Lai Yuan. A large image size 10" x 7" approx, is available. Reproduced from the original Symonds glass negative. Price £25. Order photograph here Order Code SYM22 |
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Ping Yuen (ex - Lung Wei) | June 1888 | Captured 12th February 1895 | |
Tung Chi Class |
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Fu An | 1894 | Discarded 1930s | |
Tung Chi | 1895 | Sunk 11th August 1937 | |
Hai Tien Class |
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Hai Tien | 25th November 1897 | Lost April 1904 | |
Hai Tien, ashore at Woo Sung, April 1904. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5251 |
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Hai Chi | 24th January 1898 | Sunk 1937 | |
Hai Chi |
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Chao Ho |
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Chao Ho | 23rd October 1911 | Sunk 28th September 1937 | |
Ying Swei | 14th July 1911 | Sunk 25th October 1937 | |
Fein Hung | 4th May 1912 | Sold to Greece 1914 | |
Hai Yung Class |
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Hai Yung | 1897 | Scuttled 11th August 1937 | |
Hai Yung |
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Hai Chou | 1897 | Scuttled 11th August 1937 | |
Hai Chen | 1898 | Scuttled 11th August 1937 | |
DESTROYERS |
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Chang Feng Class |
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Chang Feng | June 1911 | Wrecked 21st January 1932 | |
Fu Po | 1912 | Sunk 27th September 1937 | |
Fei Hung | 1912 | Scuttled 26th September 1937 | |
SLOOPS AND GUNBOATS |
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Tien Tsiw iron gunboat | 1863 | Became customs boat at Canton | |
Kwang Tung Class composite gunboats |
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Kwang Tung | 1868 | - | |
Shang Tung | 1868 | - | |
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Wan Nien Ch'Ing wooden sloop | 1869 | Sunk in collision 1887 | |
Mei Yuan Class composite gunboats |
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Mei Yuan | 1869 | - | |
Fu Hsing | 1869 | Sunk 23rd August 1884 | |
Peng Chao Hai composite gunboat | 1869 | Became customs boat | |
Fu Po Class wooden sloops |
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Fu Po | 1870 - 76 | - | |
An Lan | 1870 -76 | - | |
Fei Yuan | 1870 - 76 | Sunk 23rd August 1884 | |
Chi An | 1870 -76 | Sunk 23rd August 1884 | |
Yuan Kai | 1870 -76 | - | |
Teng Ying Chen | 1870 - 76 | - | |
T'Ai An | 1870 -76 | - | |
Chen Hai wooden gunboats |
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Chen Hai | 1871 - 72 | - | |
Ching Yuan | 1871 - 72 | - | |
Chen Wei | 1871 - 72 | Sunk 23rd August 1884 | |
Yang Wu | 1872 | Sunk 23rd August 1884 | |
Ts'Ao Chiang composite gunboat | 1876 | Captured by Japanese, 25th July 1894. renamed Soko | |
Chien Sheng Class flatiron gunboats |
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Chien Sheng | 1875 | Sunk 23rd August 1884 | |
Fu Sheng | 1875 | Sunk 23rd August 1884 | |
Tiong Sing armoured gunboat | 1875 | Captured by Japanese at Wei Hai Wei. Renamed Hei Yuen | |
Alphaflatiron gunboats |
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Alpha | 1876 | Renamed Lung Hsiang, discarded 1895 | |
Beta | 1876 | Renamed Hu Wei, discarded 1895 | |
Gammaflatiron gunboats |
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Gamma | 1876 | Renamed Fei Ting. Discarded 1905 | |
Delta | 1876 | Renamed Tse Tien. Discarded 1905 | |
Wei Yuen Class composite sloops |
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Wei Yuen | 1877 - 80 | Disarmed July 1885 to become training ship. torpedoed and sunk by Japanese TB23 at Wei Hai Wei. | |
Chao Wu | 1877 - 80 | - | |
Kang Chi | 1877 - 80 | Became torpedo training ship | |
Teng Ch'Ing | 1877 - 80 | Sunk by French cruiser Bayard, 15th February 1885 | |
Ching Ch'Ing | 1877 - 80 | - | |
Heng Hai | 1877 -80 | - | |
Epsilonflatiron gunboats |
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Epsilon | 1879 | Renamed Chen Tung then captured by Japanese at Wei Hai Wei, renamed Chinto. | |
Zeta | 1879 | Renamed Chen Tsi then captured by Japanese at Wei Hai Wei, renamed Chin Sei | |
Eta | 1879 | renamed Chen Nan then captured by Japanese at Wai Hei Wai, renamed Chin Nan | |
Theta | 1879 | Renamed Chen Pei then captured by the Japanese at Wei Hai Wei, renamed Chin Hoku | |
Iotaflatiron gunboats |
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Iota | 1880 | Renamed Chen Chung, captured 12th February 1885, then became Japanese Chin Chu | |
Kappa | 1880 | Renamed Chen Pien, captured 12th February 1885, then became Japanese Chim Pien | |
Lamda | 1880 | Renamed Chen Hai | |
Hoi Tung Hung flatiron gunboat | 1880 | - | |
Pao Min unprotected cruiser | 1883 | Hulked 1903 | |
Pao Min, 1889. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5252 |
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Kuang Chia composite dispatch vessel | 1887 | Badly damaged by Japanese 17th September 1894. Beached, becoming a total loss. | |
Kuang Yi torpedo gunboats |
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Kuang Yi | 1890 - 91 | Sunk 25th July 1894 | |
Kuang Yi, 1894. Original republished © MPL Photograph (Postcard Size). Price £5 Click here to order. Order Code MP5253 |
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Kuang P'Ing | 1890 - 91 | Captured by Japanese at Wei Hai Wei, renamed Kohei Go | |
Kuang Ting | 1890 - 91 | - | |
Chiang Yuan Class gunboats |
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Chiang Yuan | 16th November 1904 | Stricken 1963 | |
Chiang Hung | 25th June 1907 | Wrecked 8th September 1931 | |
Chiang Li | 18th August 1907 | Scuttled 26th September 1937 | |
Chiang Chen | 18th September 1907 | Sunk 20th July 1938 | |
Chu Class gunboats |
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Chu Tai | 25th September 1906 | Wrecked 1st june 1938 | |
Chu Tung | 12th June 1906 | Discarded 1960s | |
Chu Chien | 31st July 1906 | Scuttled 11th August 1937 | |
Chu Yu | 21st February 1907 | Sunk 29th September 1937 | |
Chu Yiu | 1st April 1907 | Sunk 2nd October 1937 | |
Chu Kuan | 14th August 1907 | Stricken 1960s | |
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Kuan Chuan gunboat | 1908 | Stricken 1929 | |
An Feng gunboat | 1908 | ||
Lien Ching gunboat | 1910 | Sunk 26th August 1937 | |
Chiang Hsi Class river gunboats |
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Chiang Hsi | 1911 | Sunk 24th August 1941 | |
Chiang Kun | 1912 | Sunk 24th August 1941 | |
Chinag Kung Class gunboats |
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Chiang Kung | 1908 | Sunk October 1938 | |
Chiang Tai | 1908 | Sunk 26th September 1937 | |
Yung Hsian Class gunboats |
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Yung Hsiang | 30th March 1912 | Scuttled 26th September 1937 | |
Yung Feng | 1912 | Sunk 24th October 1938 | |
Wu Feng gunboat | 1912 | Scuttled 11th August 1937 | |
Yung Chien Class gunboats |
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Yung Chien | 1915 | Sunk 25th August 1937 | |
Yung Chi | 1915 | Sunk 21st October 1938 | |
Chien Chung Class river gunboats |
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Chien Chung | June 1915 | Paid off 1931 | |
Yung An | 1916 | Paid off 1931 | |
Kung Chen | 1916 | Sunk October 1938 | |
Hai Yen river gunboat | 1917 | Sunk 29th July 1937 | |
Hai Fu Class river gunboats |
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Hai Fu | 1917 | - | |
Hai Ou | 1917 | - | |
Hai Hung Class river gunboats |
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Hai Hung | 1917 | - | |
Hau Ku | 1917 | ||
Hai Ho Class river gunboats |
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Hai Ho | 1917 | - | |
Hai Peng | 1920 | - | |
Ex- German river gunboats |
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Li Chien (ex- Vaterland) | taken 20th March 1917 | Seized by Japanese, renamed Li Sui 1937 | |
Li Sui (ex - Otter) | taken 20th March 1917 | broken up 1932 | |
Ex- Italian MTBs |
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No 1 (ex - Mas 226) | purchased 1921 | Stricken 1933 | |
No 2 (ex - Mas 227) | purchased 1921 | Stricken 1933 | |
TORPEDO CRAFT |
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Vulcan 1st Class Steel hulled Torpedo Boats made up of three compartments. Displacement: 28 tons, crew 20. Speed: 18.2 to 28.5 Knots Armament: 1 - 37mm Gun and One 14 inch torpedo tube in the bow and Four Spar Torpedoes |
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- | 1881 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
- | 1881 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
Vulcan 1st Class (2) |
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- | 1883 - 84 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
- | 1883 - 84 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
- | 1883 - 84 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
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Vulcan 2nd Class |
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- | 1883 | Captured by Japanese at Wei Hai Wei, 8th February 1895, renamed TB28 | |
- | 1883 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
- | 1883 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
- | 1883 | -fate Unknown (can you help) | |
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Fu Lung (S10) | 1885 | Captured by Japanese off Wei Hai Wei, 8th February 1895, renamed Fukuryu | |
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Fei Ting | 1887 | Captured in drydock at Taku, 17th June 1900 | |
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TSO I | 1887 | - | |
Vulcan 3rd Class |
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- | 1894 | Captured by Japanese off Wei Hai Wei, 8th february 1895 | |
- | 1894 | Captured by the Japanese off Wei Hai Wei, 8th February 1895 | |
Schichau class |
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Chang (no1) | 1895 - 97 | - | |
Lieh (no3) | 1895 - 97 | - | |
Vulcan |
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Chen (no2) | 1895 | - | |
Su (no4) | 1895 | - | |
Hai Hola Class |
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Hai Hola | 1898 | Captured at Taku, 17th June 1900. | |
Hai Lung | 1898 | Captured at Taku, 17th June 1900 | |
Hai Nju | 1898 | Captured at Taku, 17th June 1900 | |
Hai Ying | 1898 | Captured at Taku, 17th June 1900 | |
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Fei Ying | 1895 | - | |
Fei Ying |
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Chien An Class |
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Chien An | 1900 - 02 | Rebuilt 1930, renamed Ta Tung | |
Chien Wei | 1900 - 02 | rebuilt 1930, renamed Tse Chion | |
Hu Peng Class |
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Hu Peng | 10th June 1906 | Sunk 1st October 1937 | |
Hu Ngo | 10th June 1906 | Sunk 8th October 1937 | |
Hu Chung | 17th November 1906 | Sunk 3rd October 1937 | |
Hu Ying | 17th November 1906 | Sunk 8th October 1937 | |
137 Fu Zhou at Malta, December 2000. Haizhou Class Destroyer, commissioned 2000. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD637 |
137 Fu Zhou at Malta, December 2000. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD638 |
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137 Fu Zhou at Malta, December 2000. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD639 |
137 Fu Zhou at Malta, December 2000. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD640 |
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137 Fu Zhou at Malta, December 2000. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD641 |
137 Fu Zhou at Malta, December 2000. Photographed by Patrick D'Agostino. Copyright Cranston Fine Arts. A reproduction of this original photo size 10" x 7" approx available. Order photograph here . Order Code PD650 |
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