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Chinese cruiser Yangwei

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was one of four ships which ended up behind the others. This was due to a lack of maintenance over the years; with their equipment out of date they could barely make 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph). Orders had been given for the ships to operate in pairs, with
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fought no more, and eventually beached on a reef several miles south with the loss of the majority of her crew. The morning following the battle, she was destroyed by a spar torpedo from a boat of the Japanese cruiser
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counterparts. The French ships dwarfed their Chinese counterparts, and following a discussion between the leaders of each fleet, the French put on a firing demonstration. Afterwards, the Chinese fleet broke up with
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continued to operate together. They operated out of Taku, but since the water froze over during winter, they would spend that part of the year in the Korean port of Chemulpo (now
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teamed together. This battle plan was alien to the premise of their design, inherent in the lack of armour for ships about to fight in the line of battle.
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As the Japanese fleet moved in, the Chinese fleet moved away from anchor and attempted for form up in a line. However, the manoeuvre was botched and
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of 15.5 ft (4.7 m). The ships were manned by 140 crew. The most significant difference between the two ships was the power output of their
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on 17 September 1894. She was set alight by combined fire from the Japanese fleet, and drifted south out of the battle until running aground on a
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were sent south to Shanghai in November, but were then brought back north after concerns were raised about growing Japanese influences in Korea.
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also had four 5.1 inches (130 mm) inch guns, (two to each side), two 57 mm (2.2 in) long guns, four 11 mm (0.43 in)
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remained with the fleet and was supporting troop transports when they made contact with a Japanese fleet on the morning of 17 September.
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They both were constructed out of 0.75 inches (1.9 cm) steel with waterproof bulkhead 3.5 ft (1.1 m) below the
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was boarded by Hongzhang, and the two cruisers took the diplomat to inspect the dredging of the port at Taku (now the
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was subsequently worked up, and was announced as completed on 14 July that year. They were completed ahead of
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joined them to take command of the ships for the journey to China. Following their arrival on 20 October in
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saw no action, there was speculation that the two cruisers might be sent to break the French blockade of
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and his British chief engineer Purvis the two Chinese manned cruisers sailed out of the
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was made aware of Rendel's designs, and following the start of the construction on
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At a distance of 3,000 yd (2,700 m), the Japanese fleet targeted the
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engine supplied 2,677 ihp (1,996 kW). This meant that while
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cannons, one on the bow and one on the stern, mounted in stationary
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could go faster at 16.8 kn (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph).
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One of the Armstrong 254 mm (10.0 in) cannons on the
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shared the same design, and were built by British shipbuilder
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was advertised by its designer, British naval architect Sir
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after Chile cancelled the order following the end of the
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Chesneau, Roger & Kolesnik, Eugene M., eds. (1979).
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on 15 January 1880, and launched on 29 January 1881.
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Index


Imperial China
Charles Mitchell
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tsukushi-class
cruiser
long tons
indicated horsepower
Reciprocating engine
knots
Pinnaces
Armstrong
254 mm (10.0 in)
Gatling guns
Hotchkiss guns
Nordenfelt guns
Chinese
pinyin
Wade–Giles
cruiser
Imperial Chinese Navy
Charles Mitchell
Newcastle Upon Tyne
George Wightwick Rendel
Chilean Navy
Arturo Prat
Imperial Japanese Navy
Tsukushi
Chaoyong
Beiyang Fleet

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