Chinese frigate Hai-an
A Haian-class frigate, either Haian or Yuyuen
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| Name: | Haian (海岸) |
| Builder: | Kiangnan Arsenal |
| Launched: | 24 May 1872 |
| Fate: | Scrapped after 1885 |
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| Type: | Wooden steam frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,630 long tons (2,672 t) |
| Length: | 300 feet (3,600 in) |
| Beam: | 42 feet (13 m) |
| Draught: | 21 feet (6.4 m) |
| Installed power: | 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW) |
| Propulsion: | Reciprocating engine, single shaft |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 372 |
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Haian (Chinese: 海岸; pinyin: Haian; Wade–Giles: Hai-an); originally named Chen-an), was a wooden steam powered frigate built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was the lead ship of the Haian class, which consisted of her and her sister Yuyuen. They were the largest vessels built in China until the 1930s; they each ran over budget and used sub-standard building materials which limited their use. Haian was initially used as a training ship, and later saw action in the Sino-French War as a potential blockship, being scrapped as a hulk following the war.
Haian was the lead ship of the Haian class of wooden steam powered frigates. She was constructed at the dockyard at the Kiangnan Arsenal for the Imperial Chinese Navy's Nanyang Fleet.Haian and her sister ship Yuyuen were the largest vessels built in China until the cruiser Ping Hai in 1931. Haian was originally named Chen-an, and measured 2,630 long tons (2,672 t) long overall, with a beam of 42 feet (13 m) and an average draft of 21 feet (6.4 m). The propulsion system consisted of a 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW) reciprocating engine with a single shaft, enabling a cruising speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph). She was also equipped with a sailing rig across her three masts. She had a crew complement of 372.
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