Dingyuan-class ironclad

The Dingyuan class (simplified Chinese: 定远; traditional Chinese: 定遠; pinyin: Dìngyǔan; Wade–Giles: Ting Yuen or Ting Yuan) was a pair of ironclads built for the Imperial Chinese Beiyang Fleet in the 1880s. As China lacked the technology and capability to construct its own armoured warships, they were ordered from Imperial Germany. Although they were completed in 1883–1884, they were not delivered until after the conclusion of the Sino-French War in 1885.

Dingyuan-class ironclad

The Dingyuan class (simplified Chinese: 定远; traditional Chinese: 定遠; pinyin: Dìngyǔan; Wade–Giles: Ting Yuen or Ting Yuan) was a pair of ironclads built for the Imperial Chinese Beiyang Fleet in the 1880s. As China lacked the technology and capability to construct its own armoured warships, they were ordered from Imperial Germany. Although they were completed in 1883–1884, they were not delivered until after the conclusion of the Sino-French War in 1885.