Minquan-class gunboat

Chinese gunboat Minquan in sea trial
Class overview
Name	Minquan class
Builders	Jiangnan Shipyard, Shanghai, Republic of China
Operators	Republic of China Navy  Imperial Japanese Navy  People's Liberation Army Navy
Preceded by	Yongsui
Succeeded by	none (ROCN) Type 52 (PLAN)
Subclasses	Minsheng
Cost	$1,200,000–1,500,000
Built	1929–1931
In service	1930–1978
Planned	2
Completed	2
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	gunboat
Displacement	460 long tons (467 t) (standard) 600–650 long tons (610–660 t) (full load)
Length	59.9–64 m (196 ft 6 in – 210 ft 0 in) o/a
Beam	7.9–8.3 m (25 ft 11 in – 27 ft 3 in)
Draught	1.8–2.0 m (5 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 shafts, 2 VTE engines, 2 cylindrical boilers, 2,600 bhp (1,900 kW) (Mingquan) 2 shafts, 2 VTE engines, 2 cylindrical boilers, 3,600 bhp (2,700 kW) (Mingsen)
Speed	17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)-18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Complement	115
Armament	1 × 120 mm (5 in)/45 (1 × 1) 1 × 100 mm (4 in)/45 (1 × 1) Various tertiary and anti-aircraft guns

The Minquan class (Chinese: 民權; pinyin: Mínquán) was a class of gunboats originally built for the Republic of China Navy. The class of ships consisted a pair of semi-sister ships and served in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.