Chinese cruiser Yangwei
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Yangwei (揚威, lit. Projection of Power and Mightiness) was a cruiser in the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
Beiyang Fleet
Beiyang Fleet
The Beiyang Fleet was one of the four modernised Chinese navies in the late Qing Dynasty. Among the four, the Beiyang Fleet was particularly sponsored by Li Hongzhang, one of the most trusted vassals of Empress Dowager Cixi and the principal patron of the "self-strengthening movement" in northern...
. Its sister ship was the Chaoyong, the lead ship of the class, and the Tsukushi
Japanese gunboat Tsukushi
was an early steam gunboat, serving in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy. Its name is a traditional name for Kyūshū island. Its sister ship Chaoyong was acquired by the Chinese Beiyang Fleet, and was sunk at the Battle of the Yellow Sea.-History:...
built for Japan was of the same model.
Together with the Chaoyong, the Yangwei was built by British shipbuilder Armstrong Whitworth
Armstrong Whitworth
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. Headquartered in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth engaged in the construction of armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles, and aircraft.-History:In 1847,...
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