Battle of Shipu
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The Battle of Shipu was a French naval victory during the Sino-French War. The battle took place on the night of 14 February 1885 in Shipu Bay, near Ningbo, China.
Yuyuen (or her sister Hai'an)
Éclaireur, of the French squadron
French torpedo launch attacking the Chinese frigate Yuyuen, 14 February 1885
Lieutenant de vaisseau Émile Duboc and capitaine de frégate Palma Gourdon, the commanders of the French torpedo launches at the battle of Shipu.
Beiyang Fleet
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The Beiyang Fleet was one of the four modernized 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
Battle of Shipu
…Admiral Wu Ankang (吳安康). The Nanyang ships were originally to have been accompanied by Chaoyong (超勇) and Yangwei, two relatively modern cruisers from the Beiyang Fleet, under the command of the German 'guest-admiral' Siebelin, but Li Hongzhang diverted these two Beiyang ships to Korean waters. (Tension between China…
Admiral office in Liugong Island, Weihaiwei
The Beiyang fleet at anchor in Weihaiwei
Dingyuan (定遠)