十九世纪六十年代起,清统治集团内部出现了长达三十余年的洋务运动。筹建中国近代海军,是洋务运动的重要组成部分。作为洋务运动的倡导者、组织者之一的李鸿章,为近代海军的诞生作出了较大的贡献。一、创设近代海军思想的萌发 1870年10月下旬,在奕诉推荐之下,李鸿章就任直隶总督要职。旋即,他上书清廷提出:“选将练兵筹备海防一节,尤为目今要务。1874年12月,他又以丁日昌提出的关于建设近代海军的“三洋方针”为基础, Since the 1860s, the Westernization Movement, which has lasted for more than thirty years, appeared within the Qing Dynasty. The establishment of the Chinese modern navy is an important part of the Westernization Movement. As an advocate of the Westernization Movement, Li Hongzhang, one of the organizers, made a great contribution to the birth of the modern navy. First, the creation of the idea of ​​modern Navy germination In late October 1870, under the recommendation of victories, Li Hongzhang became governor of Zhili. Immediately afterwards, he wrote the Qing court: "It is particularly important that we should train our troops to prepare for a section of coast defense. In December 1874, on the basis of Ding Yichang’s Sanyo Guideline on building a modern navy,