The Nanyang Fleet (南洋水師) was one of the four modernised Chinese naval fleets in the late Qing Dynasty. Established in the 1870s, the fleet suffered losses in the Sino-French War, escaped intact in the Sino-Japanese War, and was formally abolished in 1909.
Read more about Nanyang Fleet: Composition, 1884, The Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885), Postwar Development, Ships of The Nanyang Fleet
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