The Guangdong Fleet (Chinese: 廣東水師) was the smallest of China's four regional fleets during the second half of the nineteenth century. The fleet played virtually no part in the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885), but several of its ships saw action in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–5).
Read more about Guangdong Fleet: Leadership, Composition, The Sino-French War, Acquisitions, 1885–94, Ships of The Guangdong Fleet
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