An item referred to the magazine Mittheilungen dated May 1903 reporting that the Chinese 3rd class cruisers Kien-Wei (1) and Kien-Ngan (2) based on the design of the French Dunois cruisers achieved during their trials the contracted speed of 20 miles. The machinery consisted of Normand-Sigaudy boilers and engines built by the Societé des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, would be placed in the ships at Futschao.
Notes
1. Torpedo gunboat, built in 1900, still in service 1912.
2. Torpedo gunboat built in 1899, still in service in 1912.
Notes
1. Torpedo gunboat, built in 1900, still in service 1912.
2. Torpedo gunboat built in 1899, still in service in 1912.
