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YING SHAN river gunboat (1927/1942)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
英山 [Ying Shan] (ex-Gannet)     Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK   10.11.1927 1928 // 2.1942 discarded 1966


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

310

Displacement full, t400
Length, m

56.4

Breadth, m

8.84

Draught, m

1.30 deep load

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 sets Parsons geared steam turbines, 2 Yarrow boilers

Power, h. p.

2250

Max speed, kts

16

Fuel, t

oil 78

Armament

2 x 1 - 76/45 20cwt QF Mk I/II/III/IV, 8 x 1 - 7.7/94

Complement

55



Standard scale images


<i>Ying Shan </i>1942
Ying Shan 1942


Project history

Ying Shan was former British river gunboats Gannet, built specially for service on Chinese rivers. 8.2.1942 she was presented by British Government to China.

Modernizations

None

Naval service

In 1949 Ying Shan was commissioned by PRC Navy.

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