Zhenyuan 鎮遠
Survived
Qing Chinese Navy, then Imperial Japanese Navy
| Type | Ironclad |
|---|---|
| Class | Dingyuan |
| Wars | First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War |
| Main guns | 4 × 12 in (305 mm) breech-loading guns |
Service
| 1885–1895 | Zhenyuan 鎮遠 | |
| from 1895 | Chin'en Captured at Weihaiwei |
German-built turret battleship, sister of Dingyuan. She took hundreds of hits at the Yalu and survived. Captured at Weihaiwei in 1895, she was commissioned into the Japanese navy as Chin'en and served with the 5th Division at Tsushima in 1905.
Armament and specifications
Armament
- 4 × 12 in (305 mm) 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 | AG Vulcan, Stettin |
|---|---|
| Laid down | March 1882 |
| Launched | 28 November 1882 |
| 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 November 1882
Battle of the Yalu River
Damaged
17 September 1894 · First Sino-Japanese War
Battle of Weihaiwei
Captured
20 January – 12 February 1895 · First Sino-Japanese War
Became Japan's Chin'en
10 August 1904 · Russo-Japanese War
27–28 May 1905 · Russo-Japanese War
Fate
Survived
Broken up, 1912