Chinese corvette Kwan Chia
- Chinese corvette Kwan Chia
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| Career (China) |
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| Name: |
Kwan Chia |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
1,296 long tons (1,317 t) |
| Length: |
67.665 m (222 ft 0 in) |
| Beam: |
10.21 m (33 ft 6 in) |
| Draught: |
3.81 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed: |
14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement: |
180 |
| Armament: |
• 1 × 150 mm (6 in) guns
• 4 × 120 mm (5 in) guns
• 6 × 37 mm guns |
The Kwan Chia (Chinese: 廣甲) was a 1296 ton corvette in service with the Imperial Chinese Beiyang Fleet. Total officers and crew were 180. Its maximum speed was 14 knots.
References
- Wright, Richard N. J., The Chinese Steam Navy 1862-1945, Chatham Publishing, London, 2000, ISBN 1-86176-144-9
- Chesneau, Roger and Eugene M. Kolesnik (editors), All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 1979 reprinted 2002, ISBN 0-85177-133-5
Categories:
- Ships of the Imperial Beiyang Navy
- First Sino-Japanese War naval ships of China
- Naval ship stubs
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