Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company 1880, Corvette Olga 1881–1882, Dingyuan and Zhenyuan for Chinese Navy 1887, Irene-class protected cruiser SMS Irene...
19 KB (2,072 words) - 06:07, 25 December 2024
retrospect, this test seems to have been connected to the launch of the first Dingyuan-class ironclad in December 1881, see below. During the test, the 15 cm...
15 KB (1,855 words) - 15:42, 1 January 2025
It came in different models. The Chinese Navy used the gun on board the Dingyuan-class ironclads. The Dutch Army used one of these models as coastal artillery...
20 KB (2,744 words) - 13:19, 1 January 2025
Wilhelmshaven. "SMS" stands for "Seiner Majestät Schiff", or "His Majesty's Ship". The Chinese ironclad Dingyuan was built to a modified Sachsen-class design...
25 KB (3,165 words) - 17:30, 11 December 2024