PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
Wei Sheng 1937
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 德升 <Teh Sheng> (ex-Hsin Shu Tung) | Kiangnan, Shanghai | 1920 | 1922 | 1923 // 1930 | scuttled 11/8/1937 | |
| 魏升 <Wei Sheng> (ex-Fook Yuen) | Kiangnan, Shanghai | 1920 | 1922 | 1923 // 1930 | scuttled 11/8/1937 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
932 |
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Length, m |
62.6 |
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Breadth, m |
9.45 |
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Draught, m |
2.44 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
VTE, 2 boilers |
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Power, h. p. |
3300 |
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Max speed, kts |
16 |
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Fuel, t |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 120/45 Armstrong, 1 x 1 - 76/50 Armstrong, 4 x 1 - 7.7/87?, 2 seaplanes |
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Complement |
93 |
Ship project history: Authentic data of origin of these ships are absent. It is most probable, that
they were former river commercial cargo steamers Hasin Shu Ting and Fook Yeen,
built on Kiangnan at Shanghai between 1920 and 1923 specially for upper
Yangtze. In 1926 they were commissioned by Chinese Navy as river military
transports with fire support ability (4 howitzers were installed) named Teh Sheng and Wei Sheng. In 1929-1930
they were rebuilt on Kiangnan to gunboats-seaplane tenders for operations on
Yangtze.
Icebreaking type hull. Ships carried 2-4 seaplanes, handled by a crane. Data on real usage of aircraft by these ships is not available.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In August, 1937 both ships were modernized at Shanghai; 11/8/1937 they were scuttled on Yangtze at Jiangyin for fairway barrage.
Wei Sheng 1930
© Ivan Gogin, 2011