Chinto 1895
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
鎮東 [Chinto] (ex-鎮東 [Chen Tung], ex-Epsilon) | 374 | Armstrong Mitchell, Low Walker, UK | 9/1878 | 20.1.1879 | 7/1879 // 2.1895 | stricken 6.1906 | |
鎮西 [Chinsei] (ex-鎮西 [Chen Hsi], ex-Zeta) | 375 | Armstrong Mitchell, Low Walker, UK | 9/1878 | 22.3.1879 | 7/1879 // 2.1895 | merchant TS 5.1908 | |
鎮南 [Chinnan] (ex-鎮南 [Chen Nan], ex-Eta) | 376 | Armstrong Mitchell, Low Walker, UK | 9/1878 | 5.2.1879 | 7/1879 // 2.1895 | stricken 5.1908 | |
鎮北 [Chimpen] (ex-鎮北 [Chen Pien], ex-Theta) | 377 | Armstrong Mitchell, Low Walker, UK | 9/1878 | 27.3.1879 | 7/1879 // 2.1895 | stricken 6.1906 |
Displacement normal, t |
400 |
Displacement full, t |
490 |
Length, m |
38.1 pp |
Breadth, m |
8.84 |
Draught, m |
2.90 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 HC, 2 cylindrical boilers |
Power, h. p. |
450 |
Max speed, kts |
10 |
Fuel, t |
coal 60 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 1400(8) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 279/23 Armstrong 35-ton MLR, 2 x 1 - 76/19 12pdr 8cwt Armstrong BLR, 2 x 10 - 11.4/94 |
Complement |
28 |
Project history: Steel-hulled Rendel flatiron gunboats built for Beiyang fleet. All were captured by Japanese at Wei-Hai-Wei.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2014