清朝福建水师赶缯船兴衰探析

A Study on the Rise and Decline of Fujian Navigator’s Ganzeng Ship in Qing Dynasty

赶缯船是清代前期的主力战舰之一,也是风帆时代中国最优秀的战舰之一。在保卫海疆,征剿海寇的战斗中,赶缯船曾经发挥过重要作用,但是由于建造制度的僵化,造船质量不仅不能与时俱进,反而逐渐退化,越来越不适宜海防斗争的需要。19世纪,在海寇战舰的挑战之下,赶缯船相形见绌,不得不退出海洋战争的历史舞台。通过探讨赶缯船的兴衰历程,不仅可以了解清王朝造船制度的内在机制,还可以总结其利弊得失,鉴往知今。

The Ganzeng ship is one of the main warships in the early Qing Dynasty and one of the best warships in China in the sailing age. In the battle of defending the sea frontier and fighting against the sea pirates, the Ganzeng ship once played an important role. However, due to the poor construction system, the quality of shipbuilding can not keep pace with the times but gradually deteriorate, which is more and more unsuitable for the need of coastal defense struggle. In the nineteenth century, under the challenge of the sea warships, the Ganzeng ship was dwarfed and had to withdraw from the historical stage of the ocean war. By discussing the ups and downs of the Ganzeng ship, we can not only understand the inherent mechanism of the shipbuilding system of the Qing Dynasty, but also summarize its advantages and disadvantages and learn from the past and the present.