 A Hai'an-class frigate, either Hai'an or Yuyuen
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| History | |
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 China | |
| Name | Hai'an (海安) |
| Builder | Kiangnan Arsenal |
| Launched | 24 May 1872 |
| Fate | Scrapped after 1885 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wooden steam frigate |
| Displacement | 2,850 long tons (2,896 t) |
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| Beam | 42 feet (13 m) |
| Draught | 21 feet (6.4 m) |
| Installed power | 1,750 ihp (1,300 kW) |
| Propulsion | Reciprocating engine, single shaft |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 372 |
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Hai'an (Chinese: 海安; pinyin: Hǎi'ān; Wade–Giles: Hai-an), originally named Zhen'an (simplified Chinese: 镇安; traditional Chinese: 鎮安; pinyin: Zhèn'ān; Wade–Giles: Chen-an), was a wooden steam powered frigate built for the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was the lead ship of the Hai'an class, which consisted of her and her sister Yuyuen. They were the largest vessels built in China until the 1930s; they each ran over budget and used sub-standard building materials which limited their use. Hai'an was initially used as a training ship, and later saw action in the Sino-French War as a potential blockship, being scrapped as a hulk following the war.