CHINESE / PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (CHINA / PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
廣元 [Kuang Yuan] | Whampoa, Canton | 1886 | discarded 1929 | ||||
廣亨 [Kuang Heng] | Whampoa, Canton | 1886 | discarded 1929 | ||||
廣利 [Kuang Li] | Whampoa, Canton | 1886 | discarded 1929 | ||||
廣貞 [Kuang Chien] | Whampoa, Canton | 1886 | discarded 1929 |
Displacement normal, t |
300 |
Displacement full, t |
|
Length, m |
33.8 |
Breadth, m |
5.49 |
Draught, m |
2.29 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 HR |
Power, h. p. |
65 - 78 |
Max speed, kts |
9 - 10 |
Fuel, t |
coal |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
Armament |
1 x 1 - 149/32 RK L/35 C/80, 1 x 1 - 88/32 SK L/35 C/80, 3 x 1 - 37/42 Nordenfelt |
Complement |
Project history: Composite-hulled shallow draught gunboats for Canton fleet. Intended to guard the entrances to Canton.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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