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Jian'an-class torpedo gunboat
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The Jian'an class (Chinese: 建安; pinyin: Jiàn'ān; Wade–Giles: Chien An), also known as the Chien An or Jianwei/Chien Wei-class were armoured torpedo gunboats built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. The class of ships consisted a pair of sister ships and served in the 1911 Revolution, World War I and the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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![]() Datong after her reconstruction | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Jian'an class |
Builders | Fuzhou Arsenal, Mawei, Fuzhou, Qing Empire |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Fei Ying |
Succeeded by | none |
Cost | 637,000 tael |
Built | 1899–1903 |
In service | 1903–1937 |
Planned | 2 |
Completed | 2 |
Lost | 2 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Type | torpedo gunboat |
Displacement | 871 long tons (885 t) (standard) |
Length | 79.2 m (259 ft 10 in) o/a |
Beam | 8.1 m (26 ft 7 in)-8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 VTE engines, 4-Normand boilers, 6,500 bhp (4,800 kW) |
Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
Complement | 140 |
Armament |
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Armour | |
General characteristics (after reconstruction) | |
Type | gunboat |
Displacement | 900 long tons (910 t) (deep load) |
Length | 79.2 m (259 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 VTE engines, 4-Normand boilers, 6,000 bhp (4,500 kW) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Complement | 150 |
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