Chinese river gunboat Chu Yiu 1907-1937

Sister ship Chu Tung©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Yongxiang, Yongfeng-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Also spelled as Tchou-Yeou. Part of Chu-class consting of the Chu Tung, Chu Chien, Chu Tai, Chu Yu, Chu Yiu and Chu Kuan succeeded by Yongfeng-class gunboats. Ordered from Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Kobe, Japan in 1904, launched on 1 April 1907, commissioned in 1907 and sunk on 2 October 1937.