Jingyuan 經遠

Sunk

Type	Armoured cruiser
War	First Sino-Japanese War
Main guns	2 × 8.3″ guns

Sister of Laiyuan. Sunk at the Yalu.

Chinese armoured cruiser Jingyuan (King Yuan), 1885-1894. Note: this photo is described King Yuan also in Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1860-1905. According however to R.N.J. Wright: The Chinese Steam Navy, this is a sister ship Lai Yuan in the Solent in 1887. The file NH 2089-A at histor Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

2 × 210 mm (8.3 in) guns
2 × 150 mm (5.9 in) guns
4 × 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes
8 × machine guns

Armour

Belt: 24 cm (9.4 in)
Deck: 2.5 to 3 in (64 to 76 mm)
Turret: 20 cm (7.9 in)

Builder	Stettiner AG Vulcan
Laid down	1 January 1885
Launched	3 January 1887
Displacement	2,900 t (2,900 long tons)
Length	82.4 m (270 ft 4 in)
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	270 officers and men

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

Career

Launched

3 January 1887

Battle of the Yalu River

Sunk

17 September 1894