Is the Zhiyuan a metal hull Who is the captain of the Zhiyuan

Yes. The cruiser Zhiyuan is a dome-armored protection cruiser ordered by the Beiyang Naval Division of the Qing Dynasty from the British Armstrong shipyard in the Qing Dynasty, and is the lead ship of the Zhiyuan-class cruisers.

With a displacement of 2,300 tons and a speed of knots, the Zhiyuan is the fastest among the main warships of the Beiyang Naval Division. After the Zhiyuan and its sister ship Jingyuan, as well as the Jingyuan and Laiyuan ordered in Germany at the same time, were completed at the end of 1887 and joined the Beiyang Naval Division, the Qing Dynasty stopped purchasing new ones from the Beiyang Naval Division due to various political reasons. As a result, in the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese Naval War that broke out in 1894, the Zhiyuan and Jingyuan were the most "new" ships of the Beiyang Naval Division.

The Zhiyuan adopts the more common single-chimney double-mast design, with a length of one meter and the deepest draft, and is equipped with a twin installation in the bow and a single 210 mm (inch) Krupp naval gun in the stern, all with gun shields; One 150 mm (inch) gun with a gun shield on each side of the forward amidships; Four 57 mm (in) naval guns in the bow and on the broadside. In addition, it was armed with four 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes and 10 machine guns; It is powered by 2 steam engines, 4 coal-fired boilers, twin-shaft propulsion, a maximum horsepower of 7,600 horsepower, a speed knot, a maximum coal load of 520 tons, and a cruising range of 6,000 nautical miles for 10 knots. The armor was an arched "dome", which was installed in the middle of the hull, with the middle part above the waterline and the sides sloping down below the waterline.

The waterline belt is not armoured, and is only defended by coal cabinets. The dome armor is 100 mm thick, the conning tower armor is 100 mm, and the artillery shield armor is 50 mm. [3]

The Zhiyuan (English: Chinese cruiser chih yuen) is the lead ship of the Zhiyuan-class cruiser ordered by the Beiyang Naval Division of the Qing Dynasty from the British Armstrong Shipbuilding Company.

With a displacement of 2,300 tons and a speed of knots, the Zhiyuan ship is the fastest among the main warships of the Beiyang Naval Division. After the Zhiyuan ship and its sister ships Jingyuan, as well as Jingyuan and Laiyuan, which were ordered at the same time in Germany, were completed at the end of 1887 and joined the Beiyang Naval Division, the Qing Dynasty stopped the Beiyang Naval Division from purchasing new ones for various political reasons. As a result, in the Sino-Japanese War in 1894, the Zhiyuan and Jingyuan were the most "new" ships of the Beiyang Naval Division.

On September 17, 1994, during the First Sino-Japanese War, after running out of ammunition and suffering heavy losses, the Zhiyuan was ordered by its captain (Deng Shichang) to rush to Matsushima (Yoshino), the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, which was not the "First Guerrilla Force" [1], and wanted to fight the enemy to the death. Unfortunately, the torpedo tube was hit by the enemy, resulting in the sinking of the torpedo ** in the tube, and all 246 officers and men of the ship sacrificed their lives for the country. Gao Yong, a calligrapher and painter at the end of the Qing Dynasty (some sources believe that it was written by Emperor Guangxu himself), inscribed the famous elegiac couplet "This day is full of tears, and the navy is mighty".

The captain of the Zhiyuan is Deng Shichang. In 1873, Deng Shichang and his classmates began to practice at sea. Finally, after a long period of study and training, Deng Shichang finally grew into an excellent naval officer.

He was one of China's first naval officers and the captain of the Beiyang Fleet Zhiyuan.

Deng Shichang (October 4, 1849 - September 17, 1894), formerly known as Yongchang, was a native of Guangfu, Guangdong, and a native of Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province.

In order to commemorate Deng Shichang's great sacrifice, people created many literary, film, television, and opera works such as "Macro Hail Key Jiawu Fengyun", "Hero Deng Shichang", and "The First Sino-Japanese Sea Battle" to praise his heroic feats.

Deng Shichang Memorial Hall" is located at No. 2, Longxuanli, Longzhu Straight Street, Baogang Avenue, Haizhu District. Its predecessor was the "Deng Ancestral Hall", which is the birthplace of the national hero Deng Shichang, covering an area of 4,700 square meters.

Yoshino, Naniwa was originally ordered by the Qing Dynasty, but later Cixi embezzled the navy's military funds, and as a result, it was bought by Japan!

The sinking site of the Zhiyuan ship is the sea area southwest of Daludao, Donggang City, Liaoning Province, and the salvage plan has begun.

On October 2, 2014, the Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection Center of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage identified a shipwreck in the Yellow Sea of Dandong as a sunken battleship in the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, named "Dandong No. 1", with a volume of about 1,600 tons and a seabed depth of about 18 meters to 23 meters. The battleships were all buried deep in the mud and sand, with scattered ironclad edges and hull components slightly protruding from the mud and sand, and a large number of sea creatures and fishing nets attached to them.

Dandong No. 1 was seriously damaged by external factors, and the damage came from many reasons, and the searchers said that it was blown up by the bomb at that time, or the boiler **, as well as the nets of modern people, and the debris was picked up. "Dandong No. 1" found a cannon and some ammunition stuff, as well as the hull, and after searching, it was found that it was at least 50 meters from head to tail, the width was 10 meters, and the aspect ratio had reached at least 5, which belonged to the battleship.

According to expert analysis, the "Dandong No. 1" is most likely the Zhiyuan ship led by Deng Shichang or the super brave ship led by Huang Jianxun. A Grimm cannon has been salvaged from the water, and the nameplate marked with important factory information is covered with marine life, and subsequent cleaning and identification will provide important clues about the ship's identity.

This can't be any ship at all, it's a scuffle.

Japanese ships in the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, right?

Probably called Yoshino.

After Deng Shichang fell into the water, his righteous dog did not save him with his clothes in his mouth, and he was resolute in his death after the defeat. The Qing Dynasty has since declined.

Could a small island be the same cause today?

With a displacement of 2,300 tons and a speed of knots, the Zhiyuan is the fastest among the main warships of the Beiyang Naval Division.