PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
書興 [Shu Hsing] | Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai | 1934 | 1934 | lost 1937/38 | |||
槎興 [Cha Hsing] | Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai | 1934 | 1934 | lost 1937/38 |
Displacement normal, t |
235 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
42.8 |
Breadth, m |
7.00 |
Draught, m |
1.22 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 MAN diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1400 |
Max speed, kts |
15 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
(1 - 2) x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss |
Complement |
Project history: Shallow-draught customs cruisers for Canton.
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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