Chinese cruiser Chao Ho

	Chinese cruiser Chao Ho
History
Republic of China
Name	Chao Ho (肇和)
Builder	Armstrong Whitworth
Cost	£210,000
Laid down	7 October 1910
Launched	23 October 1911
Completed	21 February 1912
Recommissioned	31 December 1928
Decommissioned	December 1923
Stricken	December 1923
Homeport	Guangzhou
Fate	Sunk 28 September 1937 by Japanese Aircraft
Reacquired:	29 December 1928
Beiyang Government
Name	Chao Ho (肇和)
Acquired	December 1923
Commissioned	5 January 1924
Homeport	Qingdao
Fate	Reintegrated into the Republic of China Navy
General characteristics
Class and type	Chao Ho-class protected cruiser
Displacement	2,750 t (2,707 long tons)
Length	105.5 m (346 ft)
Beam	13 m (43 ft)
Draught	4.5 m (15 ft)
Propulsion	Three-shaft Parsons steam turbines, 4 cylindrical and 4 Yarrow boilers; 6,000 hp (4,500 kW)
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Range	4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement	283
Armament	2 x 1 - Armstrong Pattern NN 6-inch (152 mm)/50 guns; 4 x 1 - Elswick Pattern P 4 in (100 mm)/50 guns; 4 x 1 - Armstrong 3 in (76 mm) guns; 6 x 1 - 47/40 Hotchkiss guns; 2 × 37 mm (1 in) Maxim AA guns; 2 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Deck: 19 to 25 mm (0.75 to 0.98 in); Conning tower: 76 mm (3.0 in);

Chao Ho (Chinese: 肇和; pinyin: Zhào Hé; Wade–Giles: Chao Ho; lit. 'Harmonious Beginnings') was the lead ship of a class of her class of training protected cruisers originally built for the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

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