Ching Yuen |
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| Career (China) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ching Yuen |
| Builder: | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Fate: | Sunk, 1894 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Protected cruiser |
| Displacement: | 2,355 long tons (2,393 t) |
| Length: | 72.085 m (236 ft 6.0 in) |
| Beam: | 10.05 m (33 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in) |
| Speed: | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Capacity: | 510 tons of coal |
| Complement: | 260 officers and men |
| Armament: | 3 × 210 mm (8.3 in) guns, 2 × 150 mm (5.9 in) guns, 8 × 57 mm (2.2 in) guns, 4 × 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes |
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The Ching Yuen (靖遠) was a protected cruiser in service with the Chinese Beiyang Fleet. Ching Yuen was the sister ship to Chih Yuen, both of which were designed and constructed in Elswick, in the United Kingdom by Armstrong Whitworth.
Ching Yuen displaced 2,355 long tons (2,393 t) and had a maximum speed of 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph). Her armament consisted of three 210 mm (8.3 in) guns, two 150 mm (5.9 in) guns, eight 57 mm (2.2 in) guns and four 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes.
Ching Yuen took part in the Battle of the Yalu River against the Imperial Japanese Navy on 17 September 1894 and was sunk later at the siege at Weihaiwei.