Chinese frigate Yuyuen
A Haien-class frigate, either Haian or Yuyuen
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 Imperial China
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| Name: | Yuyuen (馭遠) |
| Builder: | Kiangnan Arsenal |
| Launched: | 23 December 1873 |
| Fate: | Sunk, 15 February 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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Yuyuen (Chinese: 馭遠; pinyin: Yuyuan; Wade–Giles: Yu-yuen); was a wooden steam powered frigate built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was one of two ships of the Haian class, which consisted of her and her sister Haian. 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. She was active in the defence of Nanking during the Sino-French War, and formed part of a squadron which was sent to relieve the blockade of Formosa. Yuyuen was sunk in Shipu Bay during the Battle of Shipu on 15 February 1885.
Yuyuen was a Haian-class wooden steam powered frigate. She was constructed at the dockyard at the Kiangnan Arsenal for the Imperial Chinese Navy's Nanyang Fleet.Yuyuen and her sister ship Haian were the largest vessels built in China until the cruiser Ping Hai in 1931. Yuyuen displaced 2,630 long tons (2,672 t) and measured 300 feet (3,600 in) 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 indicated horsepower (1,300 kilowatts) 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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