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LI SUI river gunboat (1903/1917)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 李璲 [Li Sui] (ex-Vaterland) | Schichau, Elbing, Germany | 1902 | 26.8.1903 | 5.1904 // 3.1917 | captured by Japan 1932, to Manchukuo (李璲 [Li Sui]) |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 223 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 280 |
| Length, m | 48.0 wl 50.1 oa |
| Breadth, m | 8.00 |
| Draught, m | 0.94 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Schultz-Thornycroft boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1300 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | coal 85 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 1630(9) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 88/27 SK L/30 C/89, 1 x 1 - 50/37 SK L/40 C/92, 2 x 1 - 7.9/79 |
| Complement | 58 |
Standard scale images
Li Sui 1917
Project history
Former German Vaterland, requisitioned by Chinese authorities 20.3.1917 at Nanking.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
In 1932 Li Sui was captured by Japanese troops on Sungari and transferred by them to Manchukuo river flotilla. Since 1941 she served as TS, 22.8.1945 she was captured by Soviet troops and commissioned by Soviet Amur flotilla as TS Pekin.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011-14
