Zhen Yuan

Zhenyuan(Chinese: 鎮遠; Wade-Giles: Chen Yuen) was a Dingyuan-Class Ironclad and is a closed beta reward ship. She was built for the Imperial Chinese Navy in Germany during the years of 1882 to 1884.  The defeat of China's traditional junk fleets during the First and Second Opium Wars prompted a major rearmament program that began in the 1880s. There were 2 ships built in this class.

Zhenyuan served between the years of 1885 to 1912.

Preceded by:  None

Succeeded by: None

Dingyuan-Class Ironclad Zhenyuan first saw combat at the Battle of the Yalu River on 17 September 1894, during the First Sino-Japanese War. She was next in combat during the Battle of Weihaiwei in early 1895, where she was blockaded in the harbour. Her sister ship Dingyuen was struck by a torpedo, and was beached where it continued to operate as a defensive fort. When the fleet was surrendered to the Japanese, Dingyuan was destroyed while Zhenyuan became the first battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy as Chin'en.