Chinese cruiser Jingyuan (1887)

King Yuen
History
China
Name	King Yuen
Builder	Stettiner AG Vulcan, Stettin, Germany
Fate	Sunk 17 September 1894
General characteristics
Displacement	2,850 long tons (2,900 t)
Length	82.4 m (270 ft 4 in)
Beam	11.99 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft	5.11 m (16 ft 9 in)
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity	320 tons of coal
Complement	270
Armament	2 × 210 mm (8.3 in) guns, 2 × 150 mm (5.9 in) guns, 8 × machine guns, 4 × 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes
Armour	Belt: 241 mm (9.5 in) Turret: 203 mm (8.0 in)

The King Yuen (Chinese:經遠) was an armoured cruiser that was built by the Stettiner Vulcan AG shipyards in Stettin, Germany for the Beiyang Fleet.

King Yuen displaced 2,850 long tons (2,900 t) and had a speed of 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph). Her armament consisted of two 210 mm (8.3 in) guns, two 150 mm (5.9 in) guns, and four 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes. To this was added eight machine guns.

King Yuen took part in the Battle of the Yalu River against the Imperial Japanese Navy on 17 September 1894, where she was sunk.

References

• Wright, Richard N. J., The Chinese Steam Navy 1862-1945, Chatham Publishing, London, 2000, ISBN 1-86176-144-9
• Chesneau, Roger and Eugene M. Kolesnik (editors), All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 1979 reprinted 2002, ISBN 0-85177-133-5

External links

• Battle of the Yalu River