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TSINGTAU river gunboats (1904)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsingtau | 710 | Schichau, Elbing | 1902 | 18.4.1903 | 2.1904 | abandoned 2.8.1914, scuttled 21.3.1917 | |
| Vaterland | 711 | Schichau, Elbing | 1903 | 26.8.1903 | 5.1904 | abandoned 18.8.1914, captured by China (李璲 [Li Sui]) |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 223 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 280 |
| Length, m | 50.1 oa 48.0 wl |
| Breadth, m | 8.00 |
| Draught, m | 0.94 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 2 Schulz-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 - 3) x 1 - 7.9/79 |
| Complement | 47 |
Standard scale images
Tsingtau 1901
Project history
Small shallow-draught gunboats for Chinese rivers.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
Tsingtau was abandoned 2.8.1914 at Kanton and scuttled 21.3.1917 to avoid capture by Chinese troops. Vaterland was abandoned 18.8.1914 at Nanking, 20.3.1917 captured by Chinese, commissioned them as Li Sui, later Manchurian Risui.
