Guangdong Fleet | |
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Active | 1875–1912 |
Country | Qing Dynasty |
Allegiance | Emperor of China |
Branch | Imperial Chinese Navy |
Type | Navy |
Garrison/HQ | Canton |
Engagements | Sino-French War First Sino-Japanese War |
The Guangdong Fleet (Chinese: 廣東水師) was the smallest of China's four regional fleets during the second half of the nineteenth century. The fleet played virtually no part in the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885), but several of its ships saw action in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–5).