Jan. 9th, 1896.
MESNY'S Chinese MISCELLANY.
land and sea forces, and its head-quarters are on the coast of Hai-nan Island. It furnishes a marine battalion to the sea-coast naval force. The marine battalion is called Ai Chou Hsieh Shui Shih Yu Ying, or the Right Wing Marine Battalion of the Ai Chou Brigade. It is commanded by a Shou-pei, Second-Major, who is assisted by a Shui Shih Chien-tsung, Naval Captain, two Shui Shih Pa-tsung, First and Second Naval Lieutenants, besides the usual number of non-commissioned officers and men.
The remainder of the brigade forms part of the land forces of the Hai-nan division Ch'ing Chou.
1437. KUANG-TUNG SHUI SHIH KE CHUN LUN CH'UAN 廣東水師各軍輪船
:-The Steam Naval Forces of Kuang-tung province, or the Canton Provincial Steam Fleet. In the year 1884 there were altogether fifty-six steam vessels of various sorts and sizes belonging to the provincial authorities of Kuang-tung.
The best of the steamers, the Fei Chao Hai, Chên-jui and An Lan, are neither new, powerful nor fast, though serviceable craft for sea-going gun-boats. Some of the others are of the alphabetical class, but they have been so badly kept that they are far from reliable as to steam power. Some of the vessels are hardly fit to go to sea; though not old in point of age they are not sound, and never were very swift or powerful, even for their class. The rest are nothing better than pleasure boats or steam launches for riverine purposes.
CANTON GUN-BOAT SQUADRON,
Name Flug and Rig. Guns. Tons. H.P. Chee-hing cruiser 7 450 265 An-lan gun-boat 2 80 20 Chên-jui cruiser - - - Chên-to gun-boat 7 450 265 Chop-chung gun-boat 5 500 300 Chop-sai gun-boat 3 80 17 Hai-chong-ching gun-boat - 320 200 Hai-king-ching gun-boat 4 320 200 Hoi-tung-hung - 3 350 - Lien-chi gun-boat 3 200 - Peng-chao-hai cruiser 3 450 310 Quang-on gun-boat 3 155 100 San-hing gun-boat 3 150 100 Tching-on gun-boat 3 150 100 Tching-po gun-boat 3 150 100 Tchun-tung gun-boat 3 170 100N.B. Some of these vessels have now been condemned.
By order of the Viceroy of the Two Kuang Provinces (Chang Chih-tung) seventeen of the most serviceable war steamers have been formed into a fleet, called Shui Shih Chin Kor Naval Corps. Each of these ships is called a Shao or company. Four ships, Shao or companies, form a Ying, battalion, or squadron, and four Ying, or squadrons form the Chun, or Corps (may be fleet.) The odd ship is the Peng Chao Hai, and serves as flag ship for the commandant of the fleet, who is styled Tung-ling, and is also commander of his own flag-ship. His titular rank is Tu-ssü, or Major (just now), was, when appointed, Shou-pei, Second Major only.
1438. CHAO CH'ING SHUI SHIH YING -The Chao-ch'ing Naval or Marine Regiment.
This regiment, although forming part of the Riverine Naval Force, is actually a part of the Governor-General's Staff Corps, and is usually styled the Tu Piao Shui Shih Ying on that account.
The Governor-General of the Two Kuang Provinces was formerly stationed at Chao-ch'ing Fu, a prefectural city some hundred miles or so from Canton on the north bank of the West River, hence the reason why five of the six regiments forming his Staff Corps are stationed there to this day.
The Chao-ch'ing Naval Regiment is commanded by a Tu Chiang, Colonel, whose Adjutant is a Shou-pei, Second-Major. The regiment is divided into two Shao or companies, each of which is commanded by a Chien-tsung, Captain, assisted by two Pa-tsung, Lieutenants, and the usual complement of Wai Wei, Sub-Lieutenants and non-commissioned officers.
Jan. 9th, 1896.
MESNY'S Chinese MiscelLANY.
land and sea forces, and its head-quarters are on It furnishes a the coast of Hai-nan Island. marine battalion to the sea-const naval force. The marine battalion is called Ai Chou Hsieh Shui Shih Yu Ying, or the Right Wing Marinc Battalion of the Ai Chou Brigade. It is com- manded by a Shou-pei, Second-Major, who is assisted by a Shui Shih Chien-tsung, Naval Cap- tain, two Shui Shih Pa-tsung, First and Second Naval Lieutenants, besides the usual number of non-commissioned officers and men.
The remainder of the brigado forms part of the land forces of the Hai-nan division Ch'ing Chou.
1437. KUANG-TUNG SHUI SHIH KE CHUN LUN CHUAN 廣東水師各軍翰
:-The Steam Naval Forces of Kuang-tung province, or the Canton Provincial Steam Flect. In the year 1884 there were altogether fifty-six stcam vessels of various sorts and sizes belonging to the provincial authorities of Kuang-tung.
The best of the steamers, the lèng Chao Hai, Chên-to and An Lan, are neither new, powerful nor fust, though serviceable craft for sea-going gun- boats. Some of the others are of the alphabetical class, but they have been so badly kept that they are far from reliable as to steam power. Some of the vesels are hardly fit to go to sea; though not old in point of age they are not sound, and never were very swift or powerful, even for their class. The rest are nothing better than pleasure boats or steam launches for riverine purposes.
CANTON GUN-DOAT SQUADRON,
Chee-hing
Flug and Rig. Guns. Tons. H.P. 7 450 265
2 80 20
2
Name.
An-lan
-
-
gun-bont cruiser
cruiser
·
gun-boat
Chên-jui
-
Chên-to Chop-chung Chop-sai
Hai-chong-ching Hai-king-ching
Hoi-tung-hung
Lien-chi - Peng-chno-hai
-
7 450 gun-boat 5 500
3
80
17
265 300
200
gun-boat
320 gun-boat 4 320 200
450 310
3 350
-
3 gun-boat
-
-
gun-boat
200
-
3 gun-boat
20
180
cruiser
4
$00
500
319
Quang-on San-hing
-
gun-boat
3
155
100
-
Tching-on
gun-boat
3
150
100
-
Tching-po
gun-boat
3
150
100
gun-boat
3
150
100
3 gun-boat
170
100
Tchun-tung -
N.B. Some of these vessels have now been condemned.
By order of the Viceroy of the Two Kuang
most serviceable war steamers have been
formed
Provinces (Chang Chih-tung) seventeen of the
into a fleet, called Shui Shih Chin Kor Naval Corps. Each of these ships is called a Shao
company. Four ships, Shao or companies, form a Ying, battalion, or squadron, and four Ying, or squadrons form the Chun, or Corps (may flcet.) The odd ship is the Peng Chao Hai, and serves as flag ship for the commandant of the flect, who is styled Tung-ling, and is also commander of his own flag-ship. His titular runk is Tu-ssü, or Major (just now), was, when appointed, Shou-pci, Second
Major only.
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but
1438. CHAO CH'ING SHUI SHIH YING -The Chao-ch'ing Naval or Marino Regiment.
This regiment, although forming part of the Riverine Naval Force, is actually a part of the Governor-General's Staff Corps, and is usually styled the Tu Piao Shui
Shil Ying on that account.
The Governor-General of the Two Kuang Provinces was formerly stationed at Chao-ch'ing Fu, a prefectural city some hundred miles or so from Canton on the north bank of the West River, hence the reason why five of the six regiments forming his Staff Corps are stationed
there to this day.
The Chao-ch'ing Naval Regiment is command- ed by a Tan Chiang, Colonel, whose Ad-
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jutant is a Shou-pci, Second-Major. regiment is divided into two Shao ph, companies, each of which is commanded by a Chien-sung
, Captain, assisted by two Pa-tsung
Lieutenants, and the usual complement of Wai
Wei, Sub-Lieutenants and non-commission-
ed officers.
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