After its capture in February 1895, by the Imperial Japanese Navy, Pingyuan was placed into active combat service as the Pingyuan-go on 16 March 1895 and served with the Japanese fleet through the remainder of the First Sino-Japanese War. On 21 March 1898, she was re-designated as a first-class gunboat and was officially renamed Heien in 1900 based on the Japanese language pronunciation of its original Chinese name.
^ abPerry, John Curtis (1964). "The Battle off the Tayang, 17 September 1894". The Mariner's Mirror. 50 (4): 243–259. doi:10.1080/00253359.1964.10657787.
Sources
Wright, Richard N. J., The Chinese Steam Navy 1862-1945, Chatham Publishing, London, 2000, ISBN1-86176-144-9
Corbett, Sir Julian. Maritime Operations In The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. (1994) Originally classified, and in two volumes, ISBN1-55750-129-7
Chesneau, Roger and Eugene M. Kolesnik (editors), All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 1979 reprinted 2002, ISBN0-85177-133-5
Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN978-0-87021-893-4.
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). ISBN9789620703614.
External links
Nishida, Hiroshi. "Materials of IJN". Imperial Japanese Navy. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
japanese, gunboat, heien, heien, japanese, 平遠, originally, known, pingyuan, chinese, 平遠, pinyin, píngyuǎn, built, mawei, navy, yard, near, foochow, fuzhou, ironclad, coastal, battleship, serving, with, imperial, chinese, beiyang, fleet, later, imperial, japane. Heien Japanese 平遠 originally known as Pingyuan Chinese 平遠 pinyin Pingyuǎn built by the Mawei Navy Yard near Foochow Fuzhou was an ironclad coastal battleship serving with the Imperial Chinese Beiyang Fleet and later the Imperial Japanese Navy Previous transliterations of its Chinese name include Ping Yuen and Ping Yuan also of its Japanese name Heiyen HeienHistoryChinaNamePingyuanBuilderFoochow Arsenal Mawei ChinaYard number29Launched29 January 1888Completed1890FateCaptured by Japan 17 February 1895Empire of JapanNamePing Yuen Go 1895 Heien 1900 Acquired17 February 1895FateMined off Pigeon Bay Piegen Bay west of Port Arthur 18 September 1904General characteristicsDisplacement2 150 long tons 2 185 t Length60 96 m 200 ft w lBeam12 19 m 40 ft Draft4 19 m 13 ft 9 in Propulsion2 shaft reciprocating triple expansion steam engine 2 400 shp 1 790 kW 2 boilers 350 tons coalSpeed10 5 knots 12 1 mph 19 4 km h Complement202Armament1 260 mm 10 in gun 2 150 mm 6 in guns 2 57 mm 2 in machine guns 2 47 mm 2 in machine guns 4 37 5 mm 1 in machine guns 3 18 in 457 mm torpedo tubesArmorBelt 203 mm 8 in Deck 50 mm 2 in Turret 203 mm 8 in Conning tower 127 mm 5 in Contents 1 Service record 1 1 Beiyang Fleet 1 2 Imperial Japanese Navy 2 References 3 External linksService record EditBeiyang Fleet Edit Pingyuan As part of the Beiyang Fleet Pingyuan was at the Battle of the Yellow Sea Yalu River during the First Sino Japanese War 1 It was a Chinese armored cruiser built by the Mawei Navy Yard modelled on the French Acheron class gunboat Pingyuan was firstly named Longwei Chinese 龍威 pinyin Longwei and was the first Chinese built ironclad though some of its components were imported from abroad Pingyuan was part of the Beiyang Fleet Pingyuan fought in the Battle of the Yalu River 1 damaging the Japanese flagship Matsushima and was later captured as a prize of war in the siege of Weihaiwei Imperial Japanese Navy Edit After its capture in February 1895 by the Imperial Japanese Navy Pingyuan was placed into active combat service as the Pingyuan go on 16 March 1895 and served with the Japanese fleet through the remainder of the First Sino Japanese War On 21 March 1898 she was re designated as a first class gunboat and was officially renamed Heien in 1900 based on the Japanese language pronunciation of its original Chinese name During the Russo Japanese War Heien was assigned to the 3rd Squadron and was part of the blockading force against the Imperial Russian Navy at the Battle of Port Arthur Heien was disabled by a naval mine at Pigeon Bay Piegen Bay located to the west of Port Arthur on 18 September 1904 and foundered in heavy weather later that day It was struck from the navy list on 21 May 1905 References EditNotes a b Perry John Curtis 1964 The Battle off the Tayang 17 September 1894 The Mariner s Mirror 50 4 243 259 doi 10 1080 00253359 1964 10657787 SourcesWright Richard N J The Chinese Steam Navy 1862 1945 Chatham Publishing London 2000 ISBN 1 86176 144 9 Corbett Sir Julian Maritime Operations In The Russo Japanese War 1904 1905 1994 Originally classified and in two volumes ISBN 1 55750 129 7 Chesneau Roger and Eugene M Kolesnik editors All The World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 Conway Maritime Press 1979 reprinted 2002 ISBN 0 85177 133 5 Jentsura Hansgeorg 1976 Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1869 1945 Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 87021 893 4 Chen Yue 2013b Zhōngguojunjiantuzhi 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 External links EditNishida Hiroshi Materials of IJN Imperial Japanese Navy Retrieved 17 August 2022 Coordinates 38 57 00 N 120 56 00 E 38 9500 N 120 9333 E 38 9500 120 9333 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese gunboat Heien amp oldid 1104858834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
