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Wei Sheng 1930

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
德升 [Teh Sheng] (ex-Hsin Shu Tung)			Kiangnan, Shanghai	1920	1922	1923 // 1930	scuttled 11.8.1937
魏升 [Wei Sheng] (ex-Fook Yuen)			Kiangnan, Shanghai	1920	1922	1923 // 1930	scuttled 11.8.1937

Technical data

Displacement standard, t
Displacement full, t	932
Length, m	62.6
Breadth, m	9.45
Draught, m	2.44
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 boilers
Power, h. p.	3300
Max speed, kts	16
Fuel, t
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 120/45 Armstrong Y, 1 x 1 - 76/50 Armstrong 14pdr QF, 4 x 1 - 7.7/87, 2 seaplanes
Complement	93

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Project history

Authentic data of origin of these ships are absent. It is most probable, that they were former river merchant cargo steamers Hasin Shu Ting and Fook Yeen, built on Kiangnan at Shanghai between 1920 and 1923 specially for upper Yangtze. In 1926 they were commissioned by Chinese Navy as river military transports with fire support ability (4 howitzers were installed) named Teh Sheng and Wei Sheng. In 1929-1930 they were rebuilt at Kiangnan into gunboats-seaplane tenders for operations on Yangtze.     Icebreaking type hull. Ships carried 2-4 seaplanes, handled by a crane. Data on real usage of aircraft from these ships is not available.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

In August, 1937 both ships were modernized at Shanghai; 11.8.1937 they were scuttled on Yangtze at Jiangyin for fairway barrage.

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