PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Ming Chuen 1937
Zhangjiang 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 明川 [Ming Chuen], 1949- 咸寧 [Hsien Ning], 1950s- 張江 [Zhangjiang] | 53, 1980- 219 | Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai | 1.1929 | 21.9.1929 | 1.1930 | memorial 1984 |
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Displacement standard, t |
455 |
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Displacement full, t |
500 |
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Length, m |
61.8 |
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Breadth, m |
7.92 |
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Draught, m |
1.80 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
2400 |
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Max speed, kts |
16.6 |
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Fuel, t |
coal 120 |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
|
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 120/45 Armstrong QF, 1 x 1 - 102/45 Armstrong QF, 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr Armstrong QF, 2 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss QF, 1 x 1 - 3pdr 47/40 Hotchkiss QF |
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Complement |
146 |
Project history: Slightly increased variant of Hsien Ning with slightly changed armament.
Modernizations: 1960s, Zhangjian: was armed with 2 x 2 - 37/73 type 69, 3 x 2 - 25/68 type 61, radar
Naval service: In 1949 Ming Chuan was commissioned by Navy of Peoples Republic of China as Hsien Ning, then Chang Chiang. She served in PRC Naval Forces up to the end of 1970s and since 1984 was preserved as memorial.
Ming Chuen 1930
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