After the Y-20 special plane arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Qi Yiming asked his girlfriend to take a rest in the hotel here. Under the guidance of the relevant person in charge of the South China Sea Fleet who had been waiting here, Qi Yiming drove all the way to Huangpu Military Academy.

The Huangpu Shipyard is separated by a wall.

Not long after getting off the car, Qi Yiming met Navy Commander Liu Huaqing. The admiral was wearing a straight-laced 07-type navy uniform and already had his own epaulettes with three general stars conspicuously on them, which was enviable. It must be said that

The new military uniforms issued by Qi Yiming to the troops are not only made of good materials and comfortable to wear, but also look particularly handsome in the 1980s when everyone wore monotonous clothes. Qi Yiming once heard Liao Huairen say that his nephew originally did not want to join the army, but after meeting his uncle

That handsome military uniform actually applied for the military academy again.

People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles. The naval officers wearing the Type 07 military uniforms all seem to have a bit of an international style. The Type 07 naval uniforms are particularly similar to the uniforms of the US military. Qi Yiming looked at the news photos of the visit of the Chinese and US navies before traveling.

You have to make a lot of effort to identify which ones are Chinese and which ones are American imperialists...

Liu Huaqing waved to Qi Yiming with a humble smile, and said sheepishly: "There are always things that I want to trouble you with, haha, I also know that Xiao Qi, you are a busy man, and the country cannot live without Xiao Qi.

You, but this matter is really important, I have to say hello and discuss it with you."

How dare Qi Yiming dislike the navy, he quickly said: "I'm just an errand boy. Hey, how do you say that? I am a brick of socialism. Wherever you need me, I can move it."

Liu Huaqing nodded and said with a smile: "Although this sentence says so, not everyone can move it and use it if they need it. It is inappropriate for everyone to use bricks. It is better to say screws, but on every machine

They all have different standards. This screw can be screwed here, but it cannot be screwed on another machine. Fortunately, Xiao Qi, you are that big or small screw, and it can be used wherever you put it."

Of course he felt good after being complimented, but Qi Yiming still knew how to measure his limits. He gave in a bit and then asked: "Commander Liu, tell me what you need me to do. If there are difficulties, go ahead. If there are no difficulties, create difficulties."

Come on too."

Liu Huaqing was amused by him and pulled him towards the shipyard, that is, to the shore. The Huangpu Shipyard actually occupies a large area, and Qi Yiming couldn't get a full view of it until Liu Huaqing kept his mouth shut and pulled him to the mooring.

On the other side, Qi Yiming's chin was about to fall to the ground.

"You built an aircraft carrier...?" Qi Yiming's head buzzed. There was a huge ship parked next to the shipyard. It was much larger than the small fishing boats or bulk cargo ships being built by Huangpu Shipyard.

However, Qi Yiming soon denied himself, because this aircraft carrier looked very old, and its shape was also quite old. It had an open flight deck, and this kind of flight deck was most common during World War II, when a large number of American and Japanese

Ordinary warships and merchant ships all have a layer added to them by similar means, and the islands of these aircraft carriers are relatively small, just like the one Qi Yiming saw in front of him.

Qi Yiming no longer cared about the commander standing next to him, and began to circle around the behemoth. Finally, after turning around several times, he turned back to Liu Huaqing and asked: "Is this the Melbourne?"

Liu Huaqing nodded with a smile and praised: "Xiao Qi, you are indeed knowledgeable and strong-minded. Yes, this is the HMS Majesty, which was originally part of the British 1942 version of the light escort aircraft carrier. It was later sold to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed the HMS Melbourne.

, construction began in 1943 and was not removed from active service until this year.”

Qi Yiming came from the business world and was good at observing people's emotions. What's more, he also knew the commander's life. He immediately said: "Commander Liu, do you want to restore this old ship from World War II?"

Liu Huaqing coughed to avoid embarrassment and said: "Although it was built during World War II, it was put into service after World War II. Our navy does not want to use this ship to form any combat effectiveness. It just wants to study and master the manufacturing of aircraft carriers.

Although we have you and your Project 9527 to rely on for your technical and control experience, I think this ship is also an opportunity for us and we can make good use of it."

Qi Yiming was silent for a moment and asked: "The repair is not a big problem, but what should I do after it is repaired?"

Liu Huaqing still looked a little embarrassed and said: "Don't we still need your help, Xiao Qi? Our family is thin, but Xiao Qi's is not. I just want to ask you whether this ship has been repaired and renovated.

the value of."

Qi Yiming shuddered, pointed at this silent giant ship, and asked: "My lord, are you really not afraid of her? This is a famous ship in the history of the world for cheating teammates!"

Liu Huaqing shook his head firmly and confirmed to Qi Yiming in the loyal tone of a proletarian revolutionary fighter: "You have misunderstood her, Xiao Qi. This ship clearly has an unyielding heart to fight against imperialism and bourgeois reactionaries.

She was born in the wrong womb and became a British warship and an Australian warship. Naturally, they are not compatible. When she arrived in our country and our People's Navy, she was just the right person to serve as our revolutionaries and destroy cities and villages!"

Qi Yiming couldn't help but wanted to say "He Qicu" to the naval commander whom he still respected very much, but he still gritted his teeth and did not say it. This ship is a dangerous place for any navy to avoid.

The Navy can be said to be the most superstitious of all the military services. This can be seen from the traditional launching ceremony of the navy in Western countries. A ship must have an influential local woman throwing a champagne bottle at the bow.

The more broken the bottle is, the more auspicious the ship will be.

Obviously, the Royal Australian Navy's Melbourne, with hull number R-21, is the most unlucky. Or to put it in easy-to-understand street language, this ship is simply an out-of-print auspicious ship!

The Melbourne was formerly the HMS Dignity of the British Royal Navy, and was also the first ship of the Majesty-class aircraft carrier. The Majesty-class and the Giant-class were both the secondary classes of the British 1942 version of the light aircraft carrier, of which 8 were built for the Giant-class and 5 for the Majesty-class.

This class of ship is also the most sold aircraft carrier class in the world. A total of 8 navies have used this class of aircraft carriers from front to back, including India's first aircraft carrier Vikrant, which is the sister ship of the Majesty.

After World War II, the Australians purchased a total of three aircraft carriers of this version from their mother country. The first Revenge was a Giant-class aircraft carrier. It was acquired in 1952, decommissioned in 1955, and later sold to the Brazilian Navy. Australia subsequently purchased

Two Majesty-class ships were built, one was the Majestic and the other was the Terrifying.

In 1949, the Royal Australian Navy decided to purchase the Majesty and renamed it Melbourne. It also carried out a series of modifications in the UK, including adding steam ejection devices and radars, and adjusting the 5.5-degree beveled deck and configuration.

Assisted landing mirror. The ship is equipped with three flight squadrons, with multiple strike capabilities against air, sea and ground. In 1955, this warship with modern combat power joined the Royal Australian Navy, but no one could have imagined that this ship would bring

What comes is more tragedy.

On October 28, 1957, the aircraft carrier finally showed its "fangs". While sailing in Port Adelaide, she was hit by a ship named Lanka, because the collision was in the port.

, so he only suffered minor injuries.

But she loves the bumper boat game and has not stopped her history of crashing boats.

On February 10, 1964, the captain of the Royal Australian Navy's destroyer Voyager seriously neglected his duty and deviated into the waters of the aircraft carrier's channel. Melbourne collided with the escort ship that was originally part of its own formation. The collision was very serious.

Seriously, the 20,000-ton Melbourne hit the destroyer amidships, cutting the destroyer in half like a huge blunt knife. The accident caused the death of 82 officers and soldiers on the Voyager. The Voyager was completely scrapped, and the Melbourne hull was destroyed.

Severe damage.

But since this incident, this giant ship seems to have begun to enjoy the pleasure of cutting destroyers in half. This time she swung her "butcher knife" at the U.S. Navy. In the early morning of June 3, 1967, the Royal Australian Navy and the U.S. Navy were in South China

A military exercise called Kraken was held at sea. At this time, their exercise subject was anti-submarine warfare. Before the exercise, Operation Commander Stevenson specially invited the captains of each ship to have dinner and talked about what happened to the Voyager a few years ago.

He also explained how to avoid such a thing from happening again, and asked all ships to be on alert with 120,000 vigilance.

But it was like a spell had been cast. On the night of the incident, the American destroyer Evans, which was the escort ship of the Melbourne, was once again bewitched. Her captain actually dozed off, and the two people responsible for observing

The young officer also did not notice the ship's yaw. This time, both sides discovered this dangerous movement and began to evade it at the same time. Then in an unusually loving way, after both sides evaded, the Evans's midships again faced it without hesitation.

Boarding the bow of the USS Melbourne. Of course, the USS Melbourne would not miss this opportunity and cut the Evans in half without hesitation. In this accident, 74 US Navy sailors died.

Cutting two destroyers in half, I am afraid that in a sense, the Melbourne is the most outstanding aircraft carrier after World War II.

Although the incident of severing a destroyer in half has never happened again, it is probably because Australia's own destroyers, including Australia's own, did not dare to approach her easily. Even so, this trouble-loving big ship still had many encounters with merchant ships, passenger ships, and cargo ships during its service.

When different ships collided, the damage was relatively small. In 1972, a fire broke out on the ship. In 1979, a boiler on the Melbourne exploded.

Until the end of the Falklands War in 1982, the Australians believed that the role of the aircraft carrier was greatly weakened by anti-ship missiles. Coupled with its cursed reputation, the Australians finally sold it to China United Ship Recycling Company in 1984.

And it was towed into Huangpu Shipyard in the summer of 1985.

Thinking about the misdeeds of this aircraft carrier that loves to cut destroyers in half, Qi Yiming couldn't help but picture a bright red background, an eye-patch Lolita wearing a black Gothic maid outfit, holding a large kitchen knife, and grinning.
Chapter completed!