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I HSIEN corvette (1930/1949)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 逸仙 [I Hsien] (ex-阿多田 [Atada], ex-逸仙 [I Hsien]) | FF78 | Kiangnan DYd, Shanghai, China | 1.1930 | 12.11.1930 | 12.1930 // 1949 | stricken 6.1958 |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1520 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1650 |
| Length, m | 78.2 pp 83.8 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.5 |
| Draught, m | 3.40 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 VTE, 3 Yarrow boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 4000 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | coal 280 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000(10) |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 76/40 11-shiki, 2 x 2 - 13.2/76 |
| Complement | 173 |
Standard scale images
I Hsien 1955
Project history
Former Chinese gunboat I Hsien, sunk in 1937 by Japanese aircraft, later repaired and incorporated to IJN as Atada but returned to China after the war. In 1949 I Hsien escaped to Taiwan.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016
