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CHAI WE river gunboats (1932)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 柴灣 [Chai We] | Bailey, Hong Kong | 1931 | 1932 | sunk 9-10/1937 | |||
| 常澄[Chang Chiang] | Bailey, Hong Kong | 1932 | 1932 | probably sunk 9.1937 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 210 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 43.0 |
| Breadth, m | 7.40 |
| Draught, m | 1.47 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 1 boiler |
| Power, h. p. | 520 |
| Max speed, kts | 12 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 76/40 12pdr Armstrong QF, 1 x 1 - 47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I/II, 6 x 1 - 7.7/87 |
| Complement |
Project history
Built at Hong Kong on the sample of British Fly class gunboats. On Canton dialect their names were read as Kien Yu (Chien Yu) and Chiang Chien.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Chai We was sunk by Japanese aircraft at Canton (Guangzhou) in late September-early October, 1937; fate of Chang Chiang is unknown; possibly, she was lost at Canton in 1937.
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