Chapter 157: Ship Reading Style (VI)

In 1911, the first year of Chengxian in the Chinese Empire, and the first day of the first lunar month of the Chinese calendar (January 30th of the Western calendar), the second female emperor in Chinese history, Liu Qianhua, held the throne ceremony in the Forbidden City Taihe Hall. On the same day, his half-brother, Liu Ping, was conferred the title of his half-brother, the 20-year-old Prince Wurui, as the crown prince.

A month later, the queen and the crown prince moved to Qingdao.

In the early morning of March 2, the "Wufeng" carried the queen, crown prince, important officials and celebrities and foreign guests slowly sailed out of Qingdao Port under the escort of more than ten large and small ships of the Imperial Navy.

Outside the port, 116 Chinese and foreign warships were arranged in more than ten parallel columns, spreading on the sea surface ten kilometers inside and outside Jiaozhou Bay!

Each ship was hung with colorful flags from the head to the tail of the ship. The officers and soldiers were all wearing the most solemn dresses and stood neatly beside the side. They were truly lined with masts and oars, covering the sea and sky; iron armored steel cannons, intimidating the gods!

The Wufeng first drove past the pilot ships of each column. Three green signal flares flew up from the Wufeng on the ground. The pilot ships immediately fired their cannons and set off thirty-three. After the last cannon was released, the Wufeng had already turned its head and sailed to the predetermined viewing point.

The "Wufeng" was originally a large 7,000-ton royal cruise ship built for the late Emperor Kaihong. It was originally named "Tai'an". However, when the ship was completed last year, Emperor Kaihong passed away, and the ship naturally became the imperial ship of Empress Seung-heon, and the queen herself changed its name to "Wufeng".

On this day, a stepped viewing platform was built on the uppermost platform of "Dream Phoenix". It was equipped with a sunshade and audio equipment, which was enough to accommodate more than a hundred guests on the boat to watch the ship.

At this moment, on the simple throne installed in the center of the viewing platform, Qian Hua was holding a light female high-power telescope in his hand, looking at the countless smoke columns on the sea from afar... and the more than a hundred modern steel warships that created such serious pollution, his heart was surging - who could not be shocked by such a grand scene?

The most important thing is to shock the arrogant white people on the viewing platform!

With the three whistles of the "Wufeng" sounded, the commander-in-chief of the ship, General Yan Fu, the chief of staff of the Navy, held the sword and strode to the imperial throne: "Your Majesty, the sea parade of the fleet for the parade has been prepared, please order the inspection!"

Qian Hua put down his telescope: "Let's start."

"The sea diversion begins!" Yan Fu gave the order, and ordered the flag to quickly rise to the main mast of the "Wufeng" and several red and green signal flares flew into the blue sky.

After a moment, the radio speakers on the viewing platform began to broadcast alternately in Chinese and English, introducing the columns that were inspected: "Now that you enter your vision is the first parade column, which is the pioneer of the entire team, consisting of the first and second submarines of the Imperial Navy. It includes six offshore submarines and long-range submarines. It is completely independently designed and manufactured by our country and has very excellent combat performance..."

The military officers present in Europe and the United States immediately widened their eyes, unable to reach into the telescope, and looked at the twelve beautiful submarines with blue and white edges and golden dragon flags from the outside to the inside, admiring, doubting, jealousy, disdain, and contempt. More than a dozen languages ​​had more than a dozen tones, like colorful bubbles emerging from some chemical reaction, as if they were about to flood the entire viewing platform.

At the same time, General Hook, the Minister of Defense next to the imperial throne, found a folder from somewhere to carefully introduce the new ships to Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness.

"...The six smaller ships in front are the Shark Type 1 of the First Team. The Shark Type 1 means a near-shore submarine developed on the basis of the Sea Dragon and Seal Class that have been in service for many years. Although it only increased the displacement of 30 tons compared to the Seal Class, and its navigational performance has not improved by leapfrogging, it has been replaced with a more powerful 500mm torpedo, and its mine preparation has also increased to 5. In addition to the six ships ordered by the Imperial Navy, Asahi Sea

The military also ordered two ships each. The Navy ordered 20 ships, which were established last year, and 6 ships have been in service so far. For the sake of confidentiality, it has not participated in this inspection. The Shark II is equipped with my country's unique 550mm large-caliber torpedo, which is powerful and is enough to destroy the active warships with the best protection and ability in various countries. In addition, the Shark III, which has more ammunition and better navigation, is still under design."

"The six larger ships behind are the whale type of the second team, which means the first type of whale type, which is the first-class ocean submarine ship of the Navy. In order to complete the scheduled long-distance ocean breaking, reconnaissance and enemy port surveillance missions, this type of submarine has strong continuous combat capabilities. In order to save torpedoes and combat against enemy anti-submarine forces, the ship surface is equipped with 120mm medium-caliber guns and 60mm light and high-fire guns. This type of submarine also has a mine-laying type, which has been ordered in total, which can be arranged in a hidden way near the enemy port thousands of miles away to block it, and at the same time has a certain direct attack capability. The tonnage is larger and the navigation is better. The Whale Type 2 equipped with 550mm torpedo will be finalized this year. The Navy has already ordered 6 ordinary and 2 mine-laying types..."

The folder was presented to Qianhua, and the performance data of the established new submarine ship was copied in beautiful fountain pen letters:

Shark type one

Standard displacement: 330 tons above water 369 tons below water

Maximum speed: 16 knots on water and 10 knots under water

Voyage: 850 nautical miles above the water 12 knots, 4 knots below the water 70 nautical miles

Torpedo: 3 500mm torpedo launch tubes (front 2 and rear 1), 5 lightnings are available.

Safety work depth: 45 meters

Crews: 26

Shark Type 2

Displacement: 380 tons above water and 435 tons below water

Speed: 16 knots on the water and 10 knots under the water

Voyage: 2500 nautical miles above the water, 8 knots under the water, 4 knots below the water, 70 nautical miles

Torpedo tube: 3 550mm torpedo launch tubes (front 2 and rear 1), 5 lightnings

Artillery: 90mm 45 times single-load gun 1, 60mm high 'fire' gun 1

Safety working depth: 50 meters

Crews: 32

Whale type

Displacement: 556 tons above water 780 tons below water

Speed: 16 knots on the water and 10 knots under the water

Voyage: 5500 nautical miles above the water, 8 knots under the water, 4 knots below the water, 70 nautical miles.

Torpedo tube: 5 5 torpedo tubes (front 4 and rear 1), 8 lightning pieces

Artillery: 120mm 45 times single-load gun 1, 60mm high 'fire' gun 1

Safety work depth: 45 meters

Crew: 42

Whale-Breaking Type

Displacement: 590 tons above water, 816 tons below water

Speed: 12 knots on the water and 8 knots under the water

Voyage: 9000 nautical miles above the water, 8 knots under the water, 4 knots below the water, 50 knots under the water

Torpedo tube: 5 500mm torpedo tubes (front 4 and rear 1), 5 lightnings are available.

Water mines: 16 water mines (plug-up)

Artillery: 90mm 45 times single-load gun 1, 60mm high 'fire' gun 1

Safety work depth: 45 meters

Crew: 42

...

"Did it be written by Mr. Hu himself?" Qian Hua felt that the handwriting on the document looked familiar.

Hu Ke refused to change his mind: "Yes, for the sake of confidentiality, the old minister personally asked the relevant departments for the copying of confidential information, which was specially used to explain to the emperor today. After this inspection, the information was burned immediately. If the emperor wanted it, he could instruct the old minister to present it after returning to the palace."

"Sister, it's really rare for Mr. Hu to think so thoughtfully." Crown Prince Liu Ping praised.

Qian Hua also nodded and smiled: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Hu."

Hu Ke said respectfully: "This is a habit developed during the late emperor. If a person has a habit, it will not be easy to change it. It is nothing... Please see, the Second Column has turned over."

The second column consists of sixteen destroyers of the same type, with a long and thick forecastle that is obviously different from the small foreign destroyers. It is semi-closed, with a comprehensive bridge in front and round front and back, close to the main mast behind the bridge, two large chimneys far apart behind the main mast, three medium caliber main guns in front one and two rear two, and two dual torpedo launchers installed between the chimneys and obliquely forward.

This time, the sound of praise rising from the European and American VIP seats slightly overwhelmed the birds singing that contained other emotions.

In fact, no other country's navies had such a large destroyer at that time, and judging from the smoke emitted from the chimneys of these destroyers, it was obvious that they used more advanced fuel engines, which not only surpassed the coal-fueled destroyers built by Britain between 1901 and 1910, but also seemed to be more 'performance' than the immature fuel destroyers built by Britain during the same period.

Hook continued to introduce to Qian Hua: "...The first and second teams who are coming here are all wolf-font destroyers set in the first year of Kaihong (1905). The Navy ordered 24 ships, and 18 ships have been completed so far. The North Korean Navy also ordered 4 ships and required 4 more ships to be built according to the permit..."

Listening to Hook's introduction, Qian Hua turned to the second page of the folder and saw the information about the wolf-sized destroyer:

Standard displacement: 1090 tons

Maximum speed: 33 knots

Main gun: 3 120mm 45 times

Sub-cannons: 4 37mm speed 'fire' cannons, and 4 other machine guns.

Torpedo: 2 double-connected 550mm torpedo launcher tubes (8 lightnings)

Crews: 137

"At present, only my country and the United Kingdom have large destroyers of more than 1,000 tons. The latest British Harrier-class is fueled by coal and has a speed of only 27 knots. Although the tribal class, which was fueled by heavy oil, has a speed of 33 knots, its endurance and military equipment are far weaker than the Wolf. It can be said that among the destroyers in the world's Navy's service, the comprehensive "performance" is the highest." Hook said proudly.

While speaking, the third parade column had entered the prescribed parade route. This time it was a light patrol class ship that was about two or three times larger than the second column destroyer. There were twelve ships in total, belonging to four light patrol teams.

The smooth and slender hull, densely packed chimneys and ventilation ducts, square forecastles, simple semi-enclosed cannon-type main guns in front and back, and silhouette cannons on the side, are nothing surprising. The so-called "protective cruisers" and "reconnaissance cruisers" in this era are basically like this - the foreign VIP seats are quiet.
Chapter completed!