Chinese cruiser Zhiyuan information

	Zhiyuan around 1894
History
Imperial China
Name	Zhiyuan
Ordered	October 1885
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England
Laid down	20 October 1885
Launched	29 September 1886
Completed	23 July 1887
Fate	Sunk in combat, 17 September 1894
General characteristics
Type	Zhiyuan-class protected cruiser
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t)
Length	268 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Compound-expansion steam engine, two screws; 4 x boilers;
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	510 tons of coal
Complement	204–260 officers and men
Armament	3 × 8 in (20 cm) Krupp guns; 2 × 6-inch (15 cm) Armstrong guns; 8 × QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns; 2 x QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns; 8 x 1-pounder guns; 6 x gatling guns; 4 × above water torpedo tubes;
Armor	Deck armour: 4 in (10 cm) (flat), 3 in (7.6 cm) (slope); Gun shields: 2 in (5.1 cm);

Zhiyuan (Chinese: 致遠; pinyin: Zhiyuan; Wade–Giles: Chih Yuen) was a protected cruiser built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was built by Armstrong Whitworth in Elswick, England. She was one of two Zhiyuan-class protected cruisers built, alongside her sister ship Jingyuen. Zhiyuan was armed with a smaller number of large sized naval guns, as opposed to later ships of this type (such as the British Pearl-class) which carried a larger number of smaller guns. This was because the medium-calibre quick-firing gun had yet to be introduced, thus a warship's firepower at the time was largely a function of individual shell weight rather than volume of fire. Both ships were assigned to the Beiyang Fleet, and she was captained by Deng Shichang throughout her life.

She was part of a flotilla which toured ports during the summer of 1889. Zhiyuan's sole action was at the Battle of the Yalu River on 17 September 1894 during the First Sino-Japanese War. During the battle, she came under heavy fire from the Japanese forces. Having been holed, Deng ordered for the ship to ram an opposing vessel. She was destroyed as she closed, either by a hit on one of her torpedo tubes, or from a Japanese torpedo. This attack, and the subsequent story of her captain and his dog have become embedded in popular culture in the People's Republic of China. A replica of the Zhiyuan was constructed in 2014 at the Port of Dandong, while the wreck was discovered in 2013 after a 16-year search.

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History
Zhiyuan around 1894
Imperial China
Name	Zhiyuan
Ordered	October 1885
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England
Laid down	20 October 1885
Launched	29 September 1886
Completed	23 July 1887
Fate	Sunk in combat, 17 September 1894
General characteristics
Type	Zhiyuan-class protected cruiser
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t)
Length	268 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Compound-expansion steam engine, two screws 4 x boilers
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	510 tons of coal
Complement	204–260 officers and men
Armament	3 × 8 in (20 cm) Krupp guns 2 × 6-inch (15 cm) Armstrong guns 8 × QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns 2 x QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns 8 x 1-pounder guns 6 x gatling guns 4 × above water torpedo tubes
Armor	Deck armour: 4 in (10 cm) (flat), 3 in (7.6 cm) (slope) Gun shields: 2 in (5.1 cm)