The Ting Yuen was the Chinese flagship at the Battle of the Yalu River, which took place on September 17, 1894, between the Japanese and Chinese. The ship was the flagship of Admiral Ting Ju ch'ang, who unfortunately became a casualty of the battle when the Ting Yuen fired its opening shot. A flagship is the ship used by the commanding officer of a group of naval ships. ... The Battle of the Yalu River, also called simply The Battle of Yalu took place on September 17, 1894. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Ting Ju chang (pinyin: Ding Ruchang) was the commander of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet during the Battle of the Yalu River in the first Sino-Japanese War. ...

Ting Yuen was built by AG Vulcan, in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland). The hull was laid down on 31 March 1881 with the vessel launched on 28 December 1881 and sea trials commencing 2 May 1883. Motto: none Voivodship West Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Szczecina Mayor Marian Jurczyk Area 301,3 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 413 600 1372/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1243 Latitude Longitude 14°34E 53°26N Area code +48 91 Car plates ZS Twin towns Berlin-Kreuzberg... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The Ting Yuen was 7670 tons loaded and had a speed of 14.5 knots (27 km/h). At 10 knots (19 km/h), Ting Yuen had a range of around 4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km). Armament consisted of four 12 inch (305 mm) Krupp 25 calibre breechloading guns in two barbettes with a secondary armament of two 5.9 inch (150 mm), 35 calibre Krupp breechloaders, six 37 mm guns and three torpedo tubes above the waterline. The crew was around 363 officers and men. A knot is a non SI unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. ... A nautical mile is a unit of length. ... CARLOS SILVA ES LO MAXIMO*** The Krupp family, a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, have become famous for their steel production and for their manufacture of ammunition and armaments. ... A barbette is the fixed area underneath a rotating gun turret on a warship. ...

She was a sister ship to Chen Yuen. The Chen Yuen was a Chinese warship at the Battle of the Yalu River, which took place on 17 September 1894, between the Japanese and Chinese. ...

References

• Wright, Richard N. J., The Chinese Steam Navy 1862-1945, Chatham Publishing, London, 2000, ISBN 1861761449
• Chesneau, Roger and Eugene M. Kolesnik (editors), All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 1979 reprinted 2002, ISBN 0851771335