PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Fu Yu 1931
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 富裕 [Fu Yu] (ex-Patria) | ER de Lisboa | 27.6.1903 | 1905 // 1931 | sunk late 9.1937 |
|
Displacement normal, t |
626 |
|
Displacement full, t |
750 |
|
Length, m |
60.0 pp 63.0 oa |
|
Breadth, m |
8.30 |
|
Draught, m |
2.50 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
2 VTE, 4 boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
1800 |
|
Max speed, kts |
16.7 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armour, mm | deck: 12 |
|
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr 12cwt QF Mk I/II/V, 1 x 1 - 40/39 2pdr QF Mk II, 2 x 1 - 37/27 Maxim |
|
Complement |
118 |
Project history: Former Portuguese gunboat Patria (originally rated as cruiser). She was bought for Canton squadron at Macao in 1931 after an exception of Portuguese Navy.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In the late September, 1937 she was sunk by aircraft from Japanese carriers Ryujo and Hosho at Canton (Guangzhou).
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