CHINESE / PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (CHINA / PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 連江 [Lien Ching] | Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai | 1910 | 1911 | survey vessel Chi Jih 11.1930 |
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Displacement normal, t |
500 |
|
Displacement full, t |
|
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Length, m |
53.3 |
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Breadth, m |
7.60 |
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Draught, m |
2.90 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 cylindrical boilers |
|
Power, h. p. |
925 |
|
Max speed, kts |
13.5 |
|
Fuel, t |
coal 95 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armament |
4 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss |
|
Complement |
60 |
Project history: Steel-hulled gunboat, built by order of Department of Navy as royal yacht for prince Tsa Tsun.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In 1930-1931 ship was converted to survey vessel and was sunk by Japanese destroyers in Yangtze mouth 26.8.1937.
Lien Ching
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