PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Ying Shan 1942
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
英山 [Ying Shan] (ex-Gannet) | Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK | 10.11.1927 | 1928 // 2.1942 | discarded 1966 |
Displacement standard, t |
310 |
Displacement full, t |
400 |
Length, m |
56.4 |
Breadth, m |
8.84 |
Draught, m |
1.30 deep load |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers |
Power, h. p. |
2250 |
Max speed, kts |
16 |
Fuel, t |
oil 78 |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I/II/III/IV, 8 x 1 - 7.7/94 |
Complement |
55 |
Project history: Ying Shan was former British river gunboats Gannet, built specially for service on Chinese rivers. 8.2.1942 she was presented by British Government to China.
Modernizations: None
Naval service: In 1949 Ying Shan was commissioned by PRC Navy.
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