Nanyang Fleet

Nanyang Fleet
Active1870s–1909
Country Qing Dynasty
Allegiance Emperor of China
BranchImperial Chinese Navy
TypeNavy
Garrison/HQShanghai
EngagementsSino-French War
First Sino-Japanese War

The Nanyang Fleet (Chinese: 南洋水師) was one of the four modernised Chinese naval fleets in the late Qing Dynasty. Established in the 1870s, the fleet suffered losses in the Sino-French War, escaped intact in the Sino-Japanese War, and was formally abolished in 1909.