Kwangtung (Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: Guǎngdōng; lit. 'Guangdong') was a British-made dispatch boat launched in 1863.
| Lay-Osborn Flotilla | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Namesake | |
| Builder | Laird Brothers Limited |
| Yard number | 297 |
| Launched | 4 March 1863 |
| Out of service | 1863 |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dispatch boat |
| Displacement | 552 long tons (561 t) |
| Tons burthen | 552 bm |
| Length | 185 ft 0 in (56.38 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft 0 in (7.31 m) |
| Draught | 12 ft 10 in (3.9 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | Side-wheel |
History
editKwangtung was purchased by Horatio Nelson Lay, Inspector General of the Qing Dynasty Chinese Maritime Customs Service in May 1863 as part of an effort to bolster the Qing Dynasty naval force in response to the ongoing Taiping Rebellion.[1][2] Thereafter she became part of the Lay-Osborn Flotilla commanded by Sherard Osborn.[3] She was put under the command of Lieut. William Allen Young.[4] Upon her arrival in China, the Qing government ordered the ship to be renamed as Pai Yueh (Chinese: 百粵; pinyin: Bǎiyuè; lit. 'Baiyue').[5][6]
Disagreements between the Qing government and Lay over the command and composition of the Lay-Osborn Flotilla led to its disbandment in 1863, and Kwangtung was taken to Bombay.[7] There, along with Thule, Kwangtung was sold to the Indian government for a total of £8,142.[5][6]
Citations
editReferences
edit- Chen, Zhenshou (2002). Túshuōzhōngguóhǎijūnshǐ: Gǔdài-1955 图说中国海军史: 古代-1955 [A Pictorial History of the Chinese Navy: Antiquity-1955]. Fujian Education Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-5334-3536-3. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
- Chen, Yue (2013). Zhōngguójūnjiàntúzhì 1855-1911 中國軍艦圖誌1855-1911 [Album of Chinese Warships 1855-1911] (in Chinese). Hong Kong: The Commercial Press (Hong Kong). ISBN 9789620703614.
- Clowes, Sir William Laird (1903). The Royal Navy a History from earliest times to the death of Queen Victoria: Volume 7. London, England: Sampson Low Marston and Company. pp. 138–150.
- Wright, Richard (2000). The Chinese Steam Navy, 1862-1945. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 9781861761446.