One of four modernised naval fleets in the late Qing dynasty
Nanyang Fleet
Ensign of Nanyang Fleet
Active
1870s–1909
Country
Qing Dynasty
Allegiance
Emperor of China
Branch
Imperial Chinese Navy
Type
Navy
Garrison/HQ
Shanghai
Engagements
Sino-French War First Sino-Japanese War
Military unit
The Nanyang Fleet (Chinese: 南洋水師) was one of the four modernised Chinese naval fleets in the late Qing Dynasty. Established in the 1870s, the fleet suffered losses in the Sino-French War, escaped intact in the Sino-Japanese War, and was formally abolished in 1909.
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to Fuzhou (Foochow). He was instructed to prepare to attack the Chinese fleet in the harbour and to destroy the Foochow Navy Yard. Meanwhile, as a demonstration...
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