Guangdong Fleet

Guangdong Fleet
Active1875–1912
Country Qing Dynasty
Allegiance Emperor of China
BranchImperial Chinese Navy
TypeNavy
Garrison/HQCanton
EngagementsSino-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).