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WEN HSING customs cruisers (1934)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 文興 [Wen Hsing] | Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai | 1933 | 1934 | captured by Japan 1937 (文興 [Bunsei]), returned 1945, discarded 1950s | |||
| 韞興 [Yun Hsing] | Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai | 1933 | 1934 | captured by Japan 1937 (韞興 [Unsei]), returned 1945, sunk 1949 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 340 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 43.5 |
| Breadth, m | 7.00 |
| Draught, m | 2.00 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 MAN diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 1400 |
| Max speed, kts | 15 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | (1 - 2) x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss |
| Complement |
Project history
Customs cruisers.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
After the beginning of Japanese-Chinese war in 1937 all Chinese customs fleet was destroyed by Japanese. Most perfect diesel-engined revenue cutters Wen Hsing and Yun Hsing were captured by Japanese ships in 1937 on Yangtze and commissioned by IJN as dispatch vessels Bunsei and Unsei (in 1945 they were returned to China, sunk by communists forces in 1949; Wen Hsing, on some sources, was salvaged and served under PRC flag till 1950s. Captured at Shanghai by Japanese in 1937 revenue cutter Fu Hsing was commissioned by IJN as survey vessel Hakusa (she was sunk 8.6.1945 by American submarine Cobia).
© Ivan Gogin, 2011-15
