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Chinese ironclad Dingyuan

Dingyuan was an ironclad battleship and the flagship of the Chinese Beiyang Fleet. She was the lead ship of the Dingyuan class, which included one other vessel, Zhenyuan, both of which were built in Germany in the early 1880s. Delivery of the two... Wikipedia
Length: 308′
Construction started: March 31, 1881
Armor: Belt: 14 in; Deck: 3 in (76 mm); Barbettes: 12–14 in; Conning tower: 8 in (203 mm)
Fate: Scuttled, 10 February 1895
Launched: 28 December 1881