Dingyuan 定遠

Scuttled

Type	Ironclad
Class	Dingyuan
War	First Sino-Japanese War
Main guns	4 × 12″ guns

German-built turret battleship and Admiral Ding Ruchang's flagship. Survived the Yalu despite many hits; torpedoed at Weihaiwei and blown up by her crew.

"Chinese battleship". The Ting-Yuen is now commonly referred to as the Dingyuan. This version has been cropped by uploader. Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

4 × 305 mm (12 in) L/25 breech-loading guns
2 × 5.9 in (150 mm) breech-loading guns
2 × 47 mm (1.9 in) Hotchkiss revolver cannon
6 × 37 mm (1.5 in) Maxim-Nordenfelt quick-firing guns
3 × 14 in (356 mm) torpedo tubes

Armour

Belt: 14 in
Deck: 3 in (76 mm)
Barbettes: 12–14 in
Conning tower: 8 in (203 mm)

Builder	Stettiner AG Vulcan, Stettin, Germany
Laid down	March 1881
Launched	28 December 1881
Commissioned	November 1885
Displacement	Normal: 7,220 long tons (7,340 t) Full load: 7,670 long tons (7,790 t)
Length	308 ft (94 m)
Speed	15.4 knots (28.5 km/h; 17.7 mph)
Complement	350

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

28 December 1881

Battle of the Yalu River

Damaged

17 September 1894

Ding Ruchang's flagship

Battle of Weihaiwei

Scuttled

20 January – 12 February 1895

Torpedoed, then blown up by her crew