Dingyuan-class ironclad
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The Dingyuan class consisted of a pair of ironclad warships—Dingyuan and Zhenyuan—built for the Imperial Chinese Navy in the 1880s. They were the first ships of that size to be built for the Chinese N
An overview of the layout of a Dingyuan-class ironclad
Zhenyuan and Dingyuan in Germany before departing for China
Zhenyuan in Japanese service as Chin Yen
Imperial Chinese Navy
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The Imperial Chinese Navy was the modern navy of the Qing dynasty of China established in 1875. An imperial naval force in China first came into existence in 1132 during the Southern Song dynasty and
Chinese ironclad battleship Dingyuan, the flagship of the Beiyang Fleet
Sister ship of the Dingyuan, ironclad battleship Zhenyuan
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Sailors from the Hai Chi of the Imperial Chinese Navy, on parade in New York City, 1911.