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PEOPLE`S LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PEOPLE`S REPUBLIC OF CHINA)
| Name | No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 英山 <Ying Shan> (ex-Gannet) | Yarrow, Scotstoun, UK | 10/11/1927 | 1928 // 2/1942 | discarded 1966 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
310 |
|
Displacement full, t |
400 |
|
Length, m |
56.4 |
|
Breadth, m |
8.84 |
|
Draught, m |
1.30 deep load |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
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 QF Mk I, 8 x 1 - 7.7/94 |
|
Complement |
55 |
Ship 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.
© Ivan Gogin, 2011