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Ships during the Taiping Rebellion (1850-64)
The ships listed here belongs to, or aided the operations of, the Qing government during the Taiping Rebellion.

The flotilla consisted of, at any time, one to six steamers. In addition, there were 2 large siege gunboats, 8 large covered boats and around 50 Chinese gunboats.

These vessels did not directly belong to the Qing Navy, although CHINESE GUNBOAT Hyson, CHINESE STEAMER Confucius, Willamette and Tieh Pi were later purchased by provincial authorities, with Chun Ho later officially joining the Nationalist Navy.


 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Hyson (海生)
 * Firefly (飛而復來 or 飛來福)
 * CHINESE STEAMER Confucius (孔夫子)
 * Tieh Pi (鐵皮)
 * Kajow (高橋)
 * Willamette (威林密)
 * Gretchen, a "silk steamer belonging to a German firm," briefly seized by Taiping but recovered
 * Tsatlee or Tsatlow, from Russell & Company
 * Cricket
 * Bo-peep
 * Tahwah
 * Antelope

Ships operated by other nations which aided Qing operations during the war include:


 * HMS Encounter (1846)
 * HMS Ringdove (1856)
 * HMS Kestrel (1856)
 * HMS Hardy (1856)
 * Étoile, French gunboat, commaned by Kenney

Ships of the Lay-Osborn Flotilla (1862-3)
During the Taiping Rebellion, Great Britain sent Horatio Nelson Lay to help procure a fleet for China. Almost immediately after the ships had reached China, disagreements over the fleet led to its disbandment. Thus these vessels never belonged to the Qing Navy.

The flotilla consisted of:


 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Pekin (北京)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Keangsoo (江蘇)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT China (中國)
 * CHINESE DISPATCH BOAT Kwangtung (廣東)
 * CHINESE DISPATCH BOAT Tientsin (天津)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Amoy (廈門)
 * Mokeden (盛京), previously Ballarat, storeship, commanded by Stephen J. W. Moriarty. Later renamed Te Sheng (得勝), sold in England to India
 * Thule (都利 or 遐荒), previously 150 ft yacht of the manager of Peninsula & Oriental, sold to the Sultan of Zanzibar

Ships of the Henry Ward Fleet (1863)
In the later stages of the Taiping Rebellion, Shanghai local authorities contracted Henry Gamaliel Ward, brother of Frederick Townsend Ward, to purchase 5 steamers. Henry Ward purchased 3 steamers which he sold to the Union Navy in 1863. None of the ships reached China.


 * USS Dai Ching (1863) (大清)
 * Kiang Soo (江蘇)
 * Chih Kiang (浙江)

Ships of Local Provincial Authorities (1860s)
Ships listed here belong to various customs or anti-privacy departments of the Qing Dynasty, and did not directly belong to the Qing Navy.

Jiangnan and Jiangxi Fleet

 * Former vessels of the Ever Victorious Army, repurchased for use
 * CHINESE STEAMER Confucius (孔夫子)
 * Tieh Pi (鐵皮), later Chun Ho (鈞和)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Hyson (海生), later Ching Po (靜波)
 * Willamette (威林密)
 * O Fen (呃吩), American steamer, confiscated 1863, used by Customs and Shanghai’s Pirate Suppression Bureau
 * Fu Po (伏波), purchased by the Huai Army in 1865, later sold to Shanghai as patrol, later resold

Fujian Fleet

 * Chang Sheng (長勝), British vessel purchased on 5 March 1865 by Zuo Zongtang to stop food smuggling to Taiping forces and to ship rice to Formosa
 * Ching Hai (靖海), originally pirate vessel Ku Tung (古董), confiscated on 7 April 1865 by Zuo Zongtang. Captained by a foreigner with Chinese officers and used for patrols in the Xiamen Bay. Later transferred to the Canton customs office.
 * Fu Yuan (福源), purchased on 19 June 1866
 * Hua Fu Pao (華福寶), purchased in Shanghai on 15 September 1866
 * Fu Sheng (福勝), purchased, destroyed in an boiler explosion during a storm on 25 December 1866

Guangdong Fleet
A newspaper report of 1875 tallied 12 men-of-wars: 7 steamers, 3 converted junks with screws, and 2 "old British gunboats"
 * Tientsin (天津) (Possibly the same ship as Tientsin of the Lay-Osborn Flotilla)
 * Three British gunboats with similar specifications
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Fei Lung (飛龍)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT An Lan (安瀾)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen T'ao (鎮濤)
 * Chen Hai (鎮海), British or French gunboat purchased through the French Consulate in Canton by Ruilin in 1867—8 for 49,000 silver taels, ship condemned and machinery refitted to Hai Ting Ching in 1874
 * Cheng Ching (澄清), German vessel purchased through the French Consulate in Canton in 1867
 * Sui Ching (綏靖), British gunboat purchased through the French Consulate in Canton by Ruilin in 1867, lost in 1886
 * Tien Po (恬波), later Ching Po (靜波), French gunboat purchased through the French Consulate in Canton by Ruilin for 40,000 taels in 1868, sold 1882
 * Kwangtung (廣東), built in Dumbarton, 1868, renamed An Lan (安瀾), possibly replacing the older ship
 * Shantung (山東), built in Dumbarton, 1868, renamed Chan Tao (鎮濤), possibly replacing the older ship
 * Peng Chao Hai (蓬州海)

Beiyang Fleet

 * Ironclads
 * Dingyuan-class ironclad: Ting Yuen (定遠) · Chen Yuen (鎮遠)
 * Ping Yuen (平遠)
 * Cruisers
 * Tsukushi-class cruiser: Chao Yung (超勇) · Yang Wei (揚威)
 * Chih Yuen-class: Chih Yuen (致遠) · Ching Yuen (靖遠)
 * King Yuen-class cruiser: King Yuen (經遠) · Lai Yuen (來遠)
 * Tsi Yuen (濟遠)
 * Gunboats
 * Chen Pei-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Tung'' (鎮東) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen His (鎮西) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Nan (鎮南) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Pei (鎮北)
 * Chen Chung-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Chung (鎮中) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Pien (鎮邊)
 * Mei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Mei Yuen (湄雲)
 * Chen Hai-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Hai (鎮海)
 * Torpedo Boats
 * Lei Lung-class torpedo boat: Tso II (左二) · Tso III (左三) · You II (右二) · You III (右三)
 * Ting-class torpedo boat: Ting I (定一) · Ting II (定二) · Chen I (鎮一) · Chen II (鎮二)
 * Chong-class torpedo boat: Chong Chia (中甲) · Chong Yi (中乙)
 * Kan-class torpedo boat: Kan I (乾一) · Kan II (乾二)
 * Lei Chung-class torpedo boat: You I (右一)
 * Training vessels
 * Wei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Wei Yuen (威遠) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Kang Chi (康濟)
 * Fu Lung (福龍)
 * Tso I (左一)
 * CHINESE TRAINING SHIP Min Chien (敏捷)
 * Transports
 * Yung Pao-class transport ship: Hai Ching (海鏡)
 * Tsao Chiang (操江)
 * Li Yun (利運)
 * Tai An (泰安)

Nanyang Fleet

 * Cruisers
 * Hai An-class frigate: CHINESE FRIGATE Hai An (海安) · CHINESE FRIGATE Yu Yuen (馭遠)
 * Kai Chi-class frigate: CHINESE FRIGATE Kai Chi (開濟) · CHINESE FRIGATE Ching Ching (鏡清) · CHINESE FRIGATE Huan Tai (寰泰)
 * Nan Chen-class cruiser: CHINESE CRUISER Nan Chen (南探) · CHINESE CRUISER Nan Shui (南瑞)
 * CHINESE CORVETTE Pao Min (保民)
 * Gunboats
 * Lung Hsiang-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Lung Hsiang (龍驤) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Hu Wei (虎威)
 * Fei Ting-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Fei Ting (飛霆) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Tse Tien (策電)
 * Wei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Chao Wu (超武) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Teng Ching (澄慶)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Hui Chi (惠吉)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Tse Hai (測海)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT King Ou (金甌)
 * Training vessel
 * Wei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Teng Ying Chow (登瀛洲)
 * Transport
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Wei Ching (威靖)

Fujian Fleet

 * Cruiser
 * King Yuen-class cruiser: Yang Wu (揚武)
 * Gunboats
 * Fu Sheng-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Fu Sheng (福勝) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Sheng (建勝)
 * Mei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Foo Hsing (福星)
 * Chen Hai-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Ching Yuen (靖遠) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Wei (振威)
 * Fu Po-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT An Lan (安瀾) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Fei Yun (飛雲) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chi An (濟安)
 * Wei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Heng Hai (橫海)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Wan Nien Ching (萬年清)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Yi Hsiang (藝新)
 * Torpedo boat
 * Kuang Yi-class protected cruiser: CHINESE CRUISER Fu Ching (福清)
 * Training vessels
 * CHINESE TRAINING SHIP Chien Wei (建威)
 * Wei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Yuan Kai (元凱)
 * Transports
 * Yung Pao-class transport ship: Yung Pao (永保) · Chen Hang (琛航) · Tai Ya (大雅)

Guangdong Fleet

 * Gunboats
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Hai Tung Hung (海東雄)
 * Chen Chung-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Hai Ting Ching (海鏡清)
 * Fu Po-class gunboat: CHINESE SHIP Fu Po (伏波)
 * Wei Yuen-class gunboat: CHINESE CORVETTE Kuang Chia (廣甲)
 * Kuang Yuan-class gunboat: Kuang Yuan (廣元) · Kuang Li (廣利) · Kuang Heng (廣亨) · Kuang Chien (廣貞)
 * Kuang Woo-class gunboat: Kuang Woo (廣戊) · Kuang Chi (廣己) · Kuang Keng (廣庚)
 * Kuang King-class gunboat: Kuang King (廣金) · Kuang Yu (廣玉)
 * Torpedo boats
 * Kuang Yi-class protected cruiser: CHINESE PROTECTED CRUISER Kuang Yi (廣乙) · CHINESE PROTECTED CRUISER Kuang Ping (廣丙)
 * Lei Chung-class torpedo boat: Lei Chung (雷中)
 * Lei Lung-class torpedo boat: Lei Lung (雷龍) · Lei Fu (雷虎)
 * Bagua-class torpedo boat: Lei Chen (雷乾) · Lei Kun (雷坤) · Lei Li (雷離) · Lei Kan (雷坎) · Lei Chien (雷震) · Lei Sun (雷巽) · Lei Ken (雷艮) · Lei Tui (雷兌)

Foreign vessels negotiated for sale to China
During the First Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese government, represented by Li Hongzhang, ​frantically attempted to purchase foreign vessels to bolster the Chinese navy. Some of the sales materialized, but were only delivered after the war. The following are vessels negotiated for sale to China, but failed to materialize.

The sale of several Chilean vessels were negotiated through William Keswick of Jardine Matheson in August 1894. Keswick later claimed that the Chilean government had called off the sale. Japan later purchased Esmeralda. Li speculated that Japan had diplomatically halted the sale. Vessels originalled negotiated for sale included:
 * Ironclad Blanco Encalada
 * Battleship Capitán Prat
 * Protected cruiser Esmeralda
 * Presidente Errázuriz-class cruiser: Presidente Errázuriz · Presidente Pinto
 * Almirante Lynch-class torpedo gunboat: Almirante Condell · Almirante Lynch

After the failure to acquire Chilean vessels, several Argentinian vessels were negotiated through German-born Qing Commander Constantin von Hanneken in early 1895. The Argentinian government offered them at the price of £69,360 (, transport cost, ammunition and crew not included). This sale also failed to materialize:
 * Protected cruiser Veinticinco de Mayo
 * Protected cruiser Nueve de Julio
 * Ironclad ARA Almirante Brown (1880)

Cruiser Fleet

 * Cruisers
 * Hai Qi-class cruiser: CHINESE CRUISER Hai Chi (海圻) · CHINESE CRUISER Hai Tien (海天)
 * Hai Yung-class cruiser: CHINESE CRUISER Hai Yung (海容) · CHINESE CRUISER Hai Shew (海籌) · CHINESE CRUISER Hai Chen (海探)
 * Torpedo boats
 * CHINESE TORPEDO BOAT Fei Ying (飛鷹)
 * Chen-class torpedo boat: Chen (辰) · Su (宿)
 * Lieh-class torpedo boat: Lieh (列) · Chang (張)
 * Hu Peng-class torpedo boat: Hu Peng (湖鵬) · Hu Oah (湖鶚) · Hu Ying (湖鷹) · Hu Shun (湖隼)
 * Training ship: CHINESE TRAINING SHIP Tung Chi (通濟) · CHINESE CORVETTE Pao Min (保民)

Yangtze Fleet

 * Gunboats
 * Chiang Yuan-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Chiang Yuan (江元) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chiang Hung (江亨) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chiang Li (江利) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chiang Chen (江貞)
 * Chu-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Chu Tai (楚泰) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chu Tong (楚同) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chu You (楚有) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chu Chien (楚謙) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chu Yu (楚豫) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Chu Kuan (楚觀)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Tse Tien (策電)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Kuan Chuan (甘泉)
 * Torpedo boats
 * Chien An-class torpedo boat: Chien An (建安) · Chien Wei (建威)
 * Training ship: CHINESE FRIGATE Ching Ching (鏡清)
 * Transports: CHINESE CRUISER Nan Chen (南探) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Teng Ying Chow (登瀛洲)
 * Officer ships: CHINESE OFFICER SHIP Wu Feng (舞鳳) · Lien Ching (聯鯨)

Local fleets

 * Fengtian: CHINESE GUNBOAT An Hai (安海) · Sui Liao (綏遼) · Chen Liao (鎮遼) · Kai Kang (開港)
 * Zhili
 * Kuai Ma (快馬), a small ship made in Shanghai
 * Fei Lung (飛龍), built by the Taku Dockyard in Tianjin from October—November 1888. Completed in December 1888—January 1889.
 * Tieh Lung (鐵龍), built in Tianjin, 1890
 * Chin Wu (勁武)
 * Kiangsu: Foo An (福安) · Kiang An (江安) · Cheng Po (澄波) · Ping Ching (平鏡) · Han Kuang (漢廣) · Chiang Chang (江常) · Ming Wang (鳴王) · Chiang Ping (江平) · Chiang Ching (江靖) · Chao Hu (巢湖) · Ya Chou (亞洲)
 * Anhwei: CHINESE GUNBOAT An Feng (安豐)
 * Shantung: Ching Hai (靖海)
 * Kiangsu and Chekiang: Jen Yung (仁勇) · Pei Jung (培戎) · Chen Wei (振威) · Hsuan Chieeh (宣節) · Chao Wu (昭武) · I Hui (翊麾) · Chih Kuo (致果) · Yu Wu (御武)
 * Chekiang: Chao Wu (超武) · Yung Fu (永福) · Yung An (永安) · Yung Ching (永靖) · Yung Ting (永定) · Hsin Pao Shun (新寶順)
 * Hubei: Chu Tsai (楚材)· Chu An (楚安)· Chiang Ching (江清)· Chiang Tai (江泰)
 * Fujian
 * Transports: CHINESE CARGO SHIP Foo An (福安) · Yuan Kai (元凱) · Fei Chieh (飛捷)
 * Other vessels: CHINESE GUNBOAT Ting Hai (定海) · Nan Tung (南通) · Li Chi (利濟)
 * Guangdong
 * Kiang Ta-class gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Kiang Ta (江大) · Kiang Ching (江清) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Kiang Kung (江鞏) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Kiang Ku (江固)
 * Guangxi: Ting Hsi (定西)· Ching Hsi (靖西)

Other vessels

 * Hai Lung-class destroyer: Hai Lung (海龍) · Hai Ching (海青) · Hai Hua (海華) · Hai Hse (海犀)
 * Gunboat: CHINESE GUNBOAT Fei Ting (飛霆)

Vessels ordered but did not serve due to the Xinhai Revolution (1911)

 * Destroyers
 * Chang Feng-class destroyer: Chang Feng (豫章) · Fu Po (伏波) · Fei Yuen (飛雲)
 * Ching Po (鯨波)
 * Lung Tuan (龍湍)
 * Cruisers
 * Chao Ho-class cruiser: CHINESE CRUISER Chao Ho (肇和) · CHINESE CRUISER Ying Rui (應瑞) · Fei Hong (飛鴻)
 * Chien Chung-class gunboat: Hsin Min (新敏) · Hsin Tie (新逖) · Hsin Chan (新瞻)
 * Gunboat
 * Yung Feng-class gunboat: Yung Feng (永豐) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Yung Hsiang (永翔) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Yung Chi (永績) · CHINESE GUNBOAT Yung Chien (永健)
 * Hsin Pei (新壁)
 * Hsin Chen (新珍)
 * CHINESE GUNBOAT Chen Hai (澄海)

1912 - 1937
To be completed

Ships of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
To be completed

Ships of the Chinese Civil War (1945-1949)
To be completed

Wang Jingwei regime (1940-1945)
To be completed

Manchukuo (1932-1945)
To be completed