Zhiyuan-class cruiser

	Zhiyuan circa 1894
Class overview
Name	Zhiyuan class
Builders	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England
Operators	Qing dynasty, Beiyang Fleet
In service	29 September 1886 - 9 February 1895
Planned	2
Completed	2
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t)
Length	268 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Compound-expansion steam engine, two screws; 4 x boilers;
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	510 tons of coal
Complement	204–260 officers and men
Armament	3 × 8 in (20 cm) Krupp guns; 2 × 15 cm MRK L/35 (6 in); 8 × QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns; 2 x QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns; 8 x 1-pounder guns; 6 x gatling guns; 4 × above water torpedo tubes;
Armour	Deck armour: 4 in (10 cm) (flat), 3 in (7.6 cm) (slope); Gun shields: 2 in (5.1 cm);

The Zhiyuan class (Chinese: 致远级; pinyin: Zhiyuanji; Wade–Giles: Chih-yuan-chi) were two protected cruisers built during the late stages of the Qing dynasty. Both were sunk during the First Sino-Japanese War.

Class overview
Zhiyuan circa 1894
Name	Zhiyuan class
Builders	Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England
Operators	Qing dynasty, Beiyang Fleet
In service	29 September 1886 - 9 February 1895
Planned	2
Completed	2
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	2,300 long tons (2,300 t)
Length	268 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion	Compound-expansion steam engine, two screws 4 x boilers
Speed	18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	510 tons of coal
Complement	204–260 officers and men
Armament	3 × 8 in (20 cm) Krupp guns 2 × 15 cm MRK L/35 (6 in) 8 × QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns 2 x QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns 8 x 1-pounder guns 6 x gatling guns 4 × above water torpedo tubes
Armour	Deck armour: 4 in (10 cm) (flat), 3 in (7.6 cm) (slope) Gun shields: 2 in (5.1 cm)