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backing 4.75 inches (12.1 cm) thick. On the sides, the iron plating was 2.375 inches (6.03 cm) thick, tapered to 1.875 inches (4.76 cm) with the same thickness of teak backing. This initial design was to enable her to act as a river-based ironclad, primarily near the mouth of the
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was constructed while the ironclad building yard was also under construction. This made her the first home built ironclad in
Chinese service, with the vessel known locally as "The Terror of the Western World". Her design was later compared to that of
420:, she was launched at a later date. She was never sent to the Hai River, instead being used as she was originally intended. She was still in operation as of 1888, following the
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The Krupp gun was on a retractable mount which meant it could be moved into the hull of the ironclad. This was the only armament, other than the forward mounted
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She was completed in 1875, and had been due to be launched in
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with twin shafts. Her engines produced a cruising speed of 10
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356:of 6.8 feet (2.1 m). She
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119:195 long tons (198 t)
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127:104 ft (31.7 m)
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143:6.8 ft (2.1 m)
718:Ships built in Shanghai
434:First Sino-Japanese War
324:to be built there, and
299:First Sino-Japanese War
100:General characteristics
680:The Chinese Steam Navy
432:, having survived the
271:Imperial Chinese Navy
370:reciprocating engine
164:Reciprocating engine
464:Battle of Weihaiwei
250:, originally named
108:Prototype ironclad
77:(formerly Tientsin)
573:"The Chinese Navy"
25:A line drawing of
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33:Naval Annual
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631:Wright 2000
585:29 November
548:Wright 2000
531:Wright 2000
512:Wright 2000
440:Annotations
400:. However,
708:1875 ships
702:Categories
640:References
605:Appleton's
338:Royal Navy
247:Tiong Sing
183:Complement
160:Propulsion
31:Brassey's
457:Tien-sing
406:Hai River
381:naval ram
362:long tons
358:displaced
326:Tien-sing
322:ironclads
314:Krupp gun
310:Tien-sing
283:Hai River
279:Tien-sing
262:, was an
241:Tien-sing
204:naval ram
198:Krupp gun
151:340
92:Completed
65:Tien-sing
27:Tien-Sing
480:Pingyuan
474:Hei Yuen
469:Hei Yuen
348:, had a
297:and the
264:ironclad
196:1x 17cm
191:Armament
71:Namesake
418:slipway
398:Yangtze
342:Chin-ou
336:of the
333:Staunch
316:at the
287:Yangtze
253:Chin-ou
140:Draught
82:Builder
75:Tianjin
42:History
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455:lists
430:Canton
426:Fuzhou
412:Career
305:Design
212:Armour
124:Length
591:Trove
491:Notes
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374:knots
354:draft
259:Jinou
176:knots
171:Speed
29:from
684:ISBN
665:ISBN
607:1902
587:2016
428:and
389:teak
385:deck
360:195
350:beam
331:HMS
289:and
229:teak
222:teak
218:Deck
132:Beam
95:1875
61:Name
36:1887
366:ihp
244:or
174:10
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