Chinese cruiser Hai Chi

Hai Chi on 11 September 1911 in New York City
History
China
NameHai Chi
BuilderArmstrong Whitworth, Low Walker
Laid down11 November 1896
Launched24 January 1898
Completed10 May 1899
FateScuttled 11 August 1937
General characteristics
Class & typeHai Chi-class protected cruiser
Displacement4,300 t (4,232 long tons)
Length129.3 m (424 ft)
Beam14.3 m (47 ft)
Draught6.1 m (20 ft)
Speed24 knots (28 mph; 44 km/h)
Complement476
Armament

Hai Chi (Chinese: 海圻; pinyin: Hǎi Qí; lit. 'Boundary of the Sea') was a Hai Chi-class protected cruiser of the Imperial Chinese Navy. She was at the time the largest warship in Imperial China with a displacement of 4,300 tons and was armed with two 8-inch (203 mm) guns and a top speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph). She subsequently served in the Republic of China Navy, before being scuttled in 1937. The hull of the vessel was raised in 1960 and subsequently broken up.