King Yuen

King Yuen

The "King Yuen" was an armoured cruiser that was built by the Stettiner Vulcan AG shipyards in Stettin, Germany for the Beiyang Fleet.

The "King Yuen" displaced 2,850 tons and had a speed of 16 knots. Her armament consisted of two 8.2 inch (210 mm) guns, a secondary armament of two 5.9 inch (150 mm) guns and a torpedo armament of four 18 inch (457 mm) discharges. To this was added 8 machine guns.Total crew was around 270 officers and men. Dimensions; length of 82.4m, a beam of 11.99m and a draught of 5.11m. Armour was 9.5 (241 mm) inch for belt; 8 inch (203 mm) turret. 320 tons of coal could also be carried.

The "King Yuen" took part in the Battle of the Yalu River against the Imperial Japanese Navy on 17 September, 1894 where she was sunk.

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

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/8088/YaluB.html/ Battle of the Yalu River]


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