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Hsien Ning 1929  

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
咸寧 [Hsien Ning]			Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai	4.1928	16.8.1928	1.1929	sunk 13.7.1938

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	418
Displacement full, t	~500
Length, m	51.8 pp 54.9 oa
Breadth, m	7.32
Draught, m	1.98
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 2 Yarrow boilers
Power, h. p.	2500
Max speed, kts	17
Fuel, t	coal
Endurance, nm(kts)
Armament	1 x 1 - 120/45 Armstrong QF, 1 x 1 - 102/45 Armstrong QF, 3 x 1 - 57/40 6pdr Hotchkiss QF, 1 x 1 - 47/50 3pdr Vickers QF
Complement	115

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Project history

Lead ship in a series of ships built by Kiangnan in Shanghai for Chinese Navy. All subsequent gunboats of Chinese construction to some extent were development of Hsien Ning though could differ significantly in dimensions and armament structure. Intended for service in inshore waters and on large rivers. She was projected on the basis of river gunboats, built by the same builder in 1926-1927 for US Navy in number of 6 ships, but differed by coal-firing boilers and presence of accommodations for admiral and headquarters. Low-free-board hull with a low forecastle.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

13.7.1938 Hsien Ning was sunk by Japanese aircraft on Yangtze between Matang and Hankow (Wuhan).