Hardrada55

I found this on another forum. Does anyone have any info?

This purports to be an drawing of the Chinese protected cruiser Hai Chi (1898). Obviously this ship has an added, almost Japanese looking, post world war 1 type range finding/fire control tower. Is this really Hai Chi? It seems very similar to the pictures and drawings I"ve seen of Hai Chi, but not quite exactly. As you probably know, Hai Chi was active through the 1920s up until 1935 or so and was scuttled, along with most of the Chinese Navy in 1937 (according to Wright in The Chinese Steam Navy). The only other photographs and drawings of Hai Chi I've ever seen do not show this fire control tower. Does anyone know if this is a drawing of an actual modification to Hai Chi or if this is speculation, and, if it is a drawing of what the ship actually looked like, when and under what circumstances did Hai Chi acquire this modification?

Does anyone have any drawings or designs of cruisers found in the 1920 issue of the American Society of Naval Engineers? It mentions on page 216 several designs being considered by the "Conseil Superieur". These are: 5,300 tons 32knts eight 5.5 inch 55 caliber guns 6,000 tons 35knts eight 5.5 inch 60 caliber guns 7,600 tons 33knts six 7.6 inch guns 8,500 tons 33knts five 8 inch guns In 1919 there were plans for a 4,750 tons cruiser with eight 5.5 inch guns and 30 knots speed. I presume this is some kind of "follow on" design to the 1915 Lamotte Picquet. Is there any more information about these?