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The first-class Fujian ship original: 福船一號 (fúchuán yī hào) has a draft 喫水 (chīshuǐ): the depth of water a ship draws; the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull. that is too deep, which makes its movements slow and heavy. For this reason, only the second-class Fujian ships are commonly employed in the present day.
...military resources reported to the throne; naval warships
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