CHINESE CUSTOMS SERVICE (CHINA)
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
[Chuen Tiao] | Armstrong, Walker, UK | 1888 | 1888 | lost 1937 |
Displacement normal, t |
716 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
47.3 |
Breadth, m |
7.63 |
Draught, m |
3.51 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
|
Power, h. p. |
|
Max speed, kts |
10 |
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 95/21 Armstrong 20pdr BLR, 2 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkuss |
Complement |
Project history: Customs cruiser. Also used as lighthouse tender.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: After the beginning of Japanese-Chinese war in 1937 all Chinese customs fleet was destroyed by Japanese.
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