Chinese gunboat Chun Ho
| History | |
|---|---|
 Qing Empire | |
| Name |
|
| Acquired | 1 September 1856 |
| General characteristics (1856–1882, as Tieh Pi) | |
| Class and type | Gunboat |
| Length | 39.62 m (130 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 4.87 m (16 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| General characteristics (After 1882, as Chun Ho) | |
| Class and type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 354 long tons (360 t) |
| Length | 45.11 m (148 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 7.46 m (24 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | |
Chun Ho (Chinese: 鈞和; pinyin: Jūnhé) is an early gunboat of the Qing Dynasty.
History[edit]
Before her purchase, the ship was named Pu Lu (Chinese: 普魯; pinyin: Pǔlǔ).[1] She was purchased on 1 September 1856, funded by shipping merchants in Shanghai as a response to an increase in privacy due to the Taiping Rebellion. She was transferred to Shanghai's Pirate Suppression Bureau, where she was named Tieh Pi (Chinese: 鐵皮; pinyin: Tiěpí; lit. 'Iron Skin') and used as an armed patrol vessel. She was transferred to the Ever Victorious Army, and later transferred back to Governor Li Hongzhang's fleet, where she returned to patrol duties.[1]
In 1882, the ship was refitted with a new hull by the Jiangnan Shipyard and renamed Chun Ho.[1]
After the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, Chun Ho remained active. She was assigned into Zhili clique warlord Sun Chuanfang's 1st Fleet.[2] In March 1927, she was captured by the National Revolutionary Army as part of their Northern Expedition.[3]
In the 1930s, she was transferred to the Tienlei naval academy.[4] Her further fate is unknown.
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b c Chen 2013b, p. 4.
- ^ Chen 2013a, pp. 112–113.
- ^ Jin 2015, p. 165.
- ^ Li & Tu 2016, p. 24.
References[edit]
- Chen, Yue (2013a). Mínguóhǎijūnjiànchuánzhì: 1912-1937 民国海军舰船志: 1912-1937 [History of the Nationalist Navy Ships: 1912-1937] (in Chinese). Jinan, Shandong: Shandong Pictorial Publishing House. ISBN 9787547409497.
- Chen, Yue (2013b). Zhōngguójūnjiàntúzhì 1855-1911 中國軍艦圖誌1855-1911 [Album of Chinese Warships 1855-1911] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: The Commercial Press (Hong Kong). ISBN 9789620703614.
- Jin, Zhi (2015). Qīngtiānbáirìqíxiàmínguóhǎijūndebōtāoqǐfú (1912-1945) 青天白日旗下民國海軍的波濤起伏(1912-1945) [The Fate of the Nationalist Navy under the Blue Sky and White Flag (1912-1945)] (in Chinese). Taipei, Taiwan: Independent Author. ISBN 9789865729707.
- Li, Huai-i; Tu, Chien-ming (2016-02-01). "Lièshìhǎijūnyòngbīngsīxiǎngyǔbùduìchènzuòzhànsīwéizhītàntǎo" 劣勢海軍用兵思想與不對稱作戰思維之探討 [The Disadvantaged Doctrine of the Navy and an Analysis on Asymmetrical Warfare Doctrines] (PDF). Hǎijūnxuéshùyuèkān (in Chinese). 50 (1): 15–32. doi:10.6237/NPJ. Retrieved 2019-12-28.