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KAI CHI composite cruisers (1884-1888)
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Huan T'ai 1888 Many thanks to Mr. Wu for many additions and corrections of information on this page.
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 開濟 [Kai Che] | Foochow Arsenal | late 1881 | 1883 | 1/1884 | sunk 22.6.1902 | ||
| 靖清 [Ching Ch'ing] | Foochow Arsenal | 1883 | 1884 | 7/1885 | transport vessel 1902 | ||
| 寰泰 [Heng Hai] | Foochow Arsenal | 1884 | 1885 | 7/1885 | transport vessel 1901 | ||
| 靖清 [King Ch'ing] | Foochow Arsenal | 4.1.1884 | 17.1.1886 | 11.8.1886 | TS 1896, stricken 1920 | ||
| 寰泰 [Huan T'ai] | Foochow Arsenal | 12.1.1884 | 3.11.1886 | 2/1888 | lost 17.8.1902 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | Kai Che: 2150 Huan T'ai, King Ch'ing: 2100 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t |
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| Length, m | Kai Che: 76.9 wl Huan T'ai, King Ch'ing: 76.2 wl |
| Breadth, m | 11.0 |
| Draught, m | Kai Che: 5.64 Huan T'ai, King Ch'ing: 5.49 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | Kai Che: 1 HC, 8 cylindrical boilers King Ch'ing, Huan T'ai: 1 HTE, 8 cylindrical boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 2400 |
| Max speed, kts | Kai Che: 14.5 Huan T'ai, King Ch'ing: 15 - 17 |
| Fuel, t | coal 360 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) |
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| Armour, mm | steel: probably armoured casemates |
| Armament | Kai Che: 2 x 1 - 209/20 RK L/22 C/72, 7 x 1 - 120/32 RK L/35 C/80, 6 x 4 - 25/42 Nordenfelt King Ch'ing, Huan T'ai: 3 x 1 - 178/26 Armstrong BLR, 7 x 1 - 121/22 Armstrong 40pdr 1.32-ton BLR, 2 - 356 TT (beam) |
| Complement | 300 |
Standard scale images
Huan T'ai 1900
Graphics
Huan T'ai 1888 Many thanks to Mr. Wu for many additions and corrections of information on this page.
Project history
Composite-hulled, barque-rigged unprotected cruisers, built for the Nanyang fleet. They had a ram bow, a raised forecastle and poop, and one funnel. Kai Che mounted 209mm 10t Krupp BL guns in sponsons ahead of the funnel, with four 120mm Krupp BLs on the broadside amidships, two in sponsons aft and one on the poop. King Ch'ing and Huan Tai mounted two 178mm Armstrong BL guns in the forward sponsons and one on the poop. Their 120mm 40pdr Armstrong BL guns were mounted four on the broadside amidships, two in the aft sponsons and one in the bow under the forecastle. They also had two 356mm Whitehead TT on the broadside amidships.
Ship protection
Guns presumably had casemate-shaped protection
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Kai Che 22.6.1902 accidentally blew up at Nanking and was a total loss. Huan Tai was lost 17.8.1902 in a collision with the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of India off Hong Kong.
Many thanks to Mr. Wu for many additions and corrections of information on this page.
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