Английская Википедия:Chinese dispatch boat Tientsin
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Tientsin (Шаблон:Zh) was a British-made dispatch boat launched in 1863.
History
Tientsin was ordered by Horatio Nelson Lay, Inspector General of the Qing Dynasty Chinese Maritime Customs Service as part of an effort to bolster the Qing Dynasty naval force in response to the ongoing Taiping Rebellion.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Thereafter she became part of the Lay-Osborn Flotilla commanded by Sherard Osborn.Шаблон:Sfn She was put under the command of Captain Beville Granville Wyndham Nicolas.Шаблон:Sfn Upon her arrival in China, the Qing government ordered the ship to be renamed as San Wei (Шаблон:Zh).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Disagreements between the Qing government and Lay over the command and composition of the Lay-Osborn Flotilla led to its disbandment in 1863, and Tientsin returned to the United Kingdom. She was originally intended for sale, but an embargo on sales, due to the concurrent American Civil War and fear of the vessel joining the Confederate States Navy, prevented any sales.Шаблон:Sfn When the American Civil War ended in 1865, she, along with China and Pekin, were sold in an auction to Egypt on 30 December 1865 for £20,500.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Tientsin in the Guangdong Fleet
A Tientsin with identical characteristics was part of the Guangdong Fleet c. 1867. Richard Wright speculated that Tientsin was eventually (or alternatively) acquired by the Imperial Maritime Customs Service in Britain, 1868.Шаблон:Sfn She was used as a customs cruiser at Canton.Шаблон:Sfn
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