The depth keeping of Beiyang Fleet's torpedo was set for battleships.

The Beiyang fleet was initially considered to be the weakest of the four Chinese regional navies.

Several different explanations have been put forward as to why the Beiyang fleet did not change their formation to react to the Japanese tactics more effectively.

The Beiyang Fleet was organized by Li Hongzhang.

After the war, he was sent to Lushunkou, where he was assigned to command the newly-constructed base for the Beiyang fleet.

Lin rose to become an admiral in the Beiyang fleet during the Qing dynasty and continued to serve in the Republic.

The entrances to the harbor were closed off by booms to prevent attacks from outside, and the remaining ships of Beiyang Fleet were anchored inside.

At the end of the battle, representatives from the Beiyang Fleet arrived on the deck of Matsushima to sign documents of surrender.

Dingyuan, the Beiyang Fleet, the First Sino-Japanese War and life-at-sea exhibits.

These ships engaged the Chinese Beiyang fleet which was superior on paper at least at the Battle of the Yalu River.

Chinese armies like the Anhui Army and Beiyang Fleet were commended and admired by the Western observers.

The Jiyuan (Chinese:济远), sometimes translated as Chiyuan, was a protected cruiser in the Chinese Beiyang fleet of the Qing government.

As part of the Beiyang fleet, the Saien was present at the initial Battle of Pungdo and at the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

In a few short months the Japanese defeated China's Beiyang fleet, routed the Chinese armies in Manchuria, and captured Port Arthur and Weihaiwei.

September 12 (August 13, (Chinese calendar)), Liu leaded The "Dingyuan" and some other warships of Beiyang Fleet left for LvShun at night.

Li's selfish attitude was neither forgotten nor forgiven, and in the First Sino-Japanese War the Nanyang Fleet made little attempt to help the Beiyang Fleet.

They were divided into four fleets (Beiyang Fleet, the Nanyang Fleet, the Guangdong Fleet and the Fujian Fleet).

The loss of Yuyuan and Chengqing in February 1885 eroded the Nanyang Fleet's advantage over the Northern Seas Fleet (Beiyang Fleet).

Although the Beiyang Force - Beiyang Army and Beiyang Fleet - was the best equipped and symbolized the new modern Chinese military, corruption was a serious problem.

In this battle, the commander of the Beiyang Fleet was Ding Ruchang, originally a cavalryman, and Sukeyuki Ito was the commander of Japanese fleet.

So as the Japanese fleet closed in, Li recommended the convoys be stopped, and that the Beiyang fleet be kept within its naval stronghold in Lushunkou (Port Arthur).

May 19 (April 15, (Chinese calendar)), Liu leaded The "Dingyuan" and several other warships of NanYang and Beiyang Fleet arrived in Hai Wei.

The Beiyang fleet had completed escorting a convoy to the mouth of the Yalu River, and was returning to its base at Lushunkou (Port Arthur) when it was engaged by the Japanese navy.

May 24 (April 20, (Chinese calendar)), Liu leaded The "Dingyuan" and other warships of Beiyang Fleet left YanTai to YingKou,this line was to escort Li Hongzhang.

Although the Qing Dynasty attempted to modernize the Chinese navy, China's Beiyang Fleet was dealt a severe blow by the Imperial Japanese Navy in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895).