Zhiyuan-class cruiser

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|Ship image=Chinese cruiser Chih Yuen 1894.png

|Ship caption= Zhiyuan circa 1894

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{{Infobox ship class overview

|Name=Zhiyuan class

|Builders= Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick, England

|Operators= {{flagicon|China|1889}}Qing dynasty, Beiyang Fleet

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|In service range= 29 September 1886 - 9 February 1895

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|Total ships planned= 2

|Total ships completed= 2

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|Total ships lost= 2

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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|Ship type=Protected cruiser

|Ship displacement={{convert|2300|LT|t|abbr=on}}

|Ship length={{convert|268|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship beam={{convert|38|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship draft={{convert|15|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship propulsion=*Compound-expansion steam engine, two screws

• 4 x boilers

|Ship speed={{convert|18|kn|km/h mph|lk=in|abbr=on}}

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|Ship capacity=510 tons of coal

|Ship complement=204–260 officers and men

|Ship armament=*3 × {{convert|8|in|cm|adj=on|abbr=on}} 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

|Ship armour=*Deck armour: {{convert|4|in|cm|abbr=on}} (flat), {{convert|3|in|cm|abbr=on}} (slope)

• Gun shields: {{convert|2|in|cm|abbr=on}}

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