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HICMS Wu Feng
China Despatch Vessel

The ship was laid down with her sister ship, the HICMS Lien Ching on the imperial shipyard of Taku on 26 February 1914. It was launched on 18 January 1915.
Then it was converted into a survey ship & despatch vessel, and was put into service for the chinese navy on 15 November 1916.
It had, in addition to its machinery, auxiliary sails and has a crew of 110 men.

Research journeys:
The ship traveled from 16 April 1925 until 2 June 1927 the Atlantic and became known for in the "Chinese Atlantic expedition" ,
a survey of the Atlantic Ocean, where 13 "Lotprofiles" between Africa, South America and Atlantis were built with 67,000 echo
soundings.The total travel distance for the survey was 67 535 nautical miles, which is more than three times of the circumference
of the earth. Leader of the journey was Fan Hsin-Min.
In the following years, expeditions were conducted in the Pacific, among other things, to Guam, Tonga and the West Pacific, in which
particular hydrographic surveying were carried out.


Displacement:
785 t light; 809 t standard; 1.050 t normal; 1.243 t full load

Dimensions:
Length overall / water x beam x draught
229,15 ft / 223,75 ft x 33,46 ft x 11,15 ft (normal load)
69,85 m / 68,20 m x 10,20 m x 3,40 m

Armament:
2 - 3,46" / 88,0 mm guns in single mounts, 20,79lbs / 9,43kg shells, 1914 Model
Breech loading guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 42 lbs / 19 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 590 shp / 440 Kw = 11,50 kts
Range 13.000nm at 10,20 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 433 tons

Complement:
91 - 119

Cost:
£0,045 million / $0,178 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0,5%
Machinery: 23 tons, 2,2%
Hull, fittings & equipment: 457 tons, 43,5%
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 265 tons, 25,2%
Miscellaneous weights: 300 tons, 28,6%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2.848 lbs / 1.292 Kg = 137,0 x 3,5 " / 88 mm shells or 1,7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1,00
Metacentric height 1,0 ft / 0,3 m
Roll period: 14,3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 100 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0,05
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 2,00

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle, rise forward of midbreak
Block coefficient: 0,440
Length to Beam Ratio: 6,69 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 14,96 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 30 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10,00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2,62 ft / 0,80 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 15,75 ft / 4,80 m
- Forecastle (20%): 15,09 ft / 4,60 m (14,44 ft / 4,40 m aft of break)
- Mid (50%): 13,78 ft / 4,20 m (7,22 ft / 2,20 m aft of break)
- Quarterdeck (15%): 7,22 ft / 2,20 m
- Stern: 7,87 ft / 2,40 m
- Average freeboard: 10,96 ft / 3,34 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 43,2%
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 103,1%
Waterplane Area: 4.738 Square feet or 440 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 271%
Structure weight / hull surface area: 60 lbs/sq ft or 291 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 1,30
- Longitudinal: 3,61
- Overall: 1,44
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather


Thanks to Alvama for using his drawing