C845 The first Iron-armored Ship (1/2)
The dry dock was over a hundred meters long and thirty meters wide and nine meters deep. In the distance, there was a water gate blocking the river, and when the ship was finished, they would naturally be able to enter the river and head towards the Baltic Sea.
A pitch-black metal monster was quietly lying on a densely packed concrete stand. 90% of the ship's hull was already completed. Only a few tasks were left to be done, and quite a few sailors were still training on it.
”This warship has yet to be named. According to his design, it should be at a tonnage of 2300 tons. Our code name for him is the mother ship of the Iron-armored Ship type, which is 76.2 meters wide, 11.6 meters wide and 4.57 meters deep. ”He might not be as strong as England's Warrior, but he's not weak at all …”
Prince Karl led the group down the dry dock. Everyone's palms touched the rough surface of the boat and the exquisite paint on it. They were all stunned by this big guy.
In this era, it was normal for Sail battleship to discharge six to seven thousand tons of water. The British Warrior Iron-armored Ship even managed to discharge nine thousand tons of water, but the pure steel warships and the wooden Sail battleship were two completely different beings.
It was even more valiant and powerful. The murderous aura was like a real substance rushing over. Humans were born with an adoration towards large metal objects, not to mention this kind of military weapon.
”Two months ago, we took advantage of the darkness of night to get into the Baltic Sea to adjust our seaworthiness. The maximum speed of this warship was 18.5 knots and its cruising speed was also around 10 knots. It's too fast, it's already a miracle for a warship to have such a speed …”
In the middle of nineteenth century, the average speed of sail battleship s was around 10 knots, with a maximum of 15 knots. This was because the design of the ship was right there, no matter how fast the ship was, there would be danger, and there would be no guarantee for the battle.
The battleship was not a scissor boat, but it did not have a high speed of 20-30 knots.
Just as Prince Karl was introducing the people, a man's smile appeared on the deck. ”Hello, your Highness. I have been waiting for you for a long time. When Cai Bixia saw him, she immediately laughed and rushed forward to shout, ”Professor Kevin, I see you again …”
Kevin was a senior engineer in the Voltaire Shipyard, and also a designer in the Ship Design Institute. He majored in ship design in Prussia, and had studied profound knowledge about it with Kevin for half a year.
”Oh, isn't that the little angel of the East? My child, I have prepared the best hamburger sausage for you, it was personally made by my wife … ”
As the design engineer for the entire battleship, Kevin's introductions were naturally more professional than Prince Karl's. ”Combat power?” Do you not believe in our Prussian industrial power? I feel that Eastern Prime Minister Xiao is definitely the most discerning person. What our German Federation lacks the most is coal and iron … ”
”Do you know why our railways and locomotives came so late? Because we have no shortage of steel and coal, we have a lot of expertise in this field... ”
”Two 210-millimetre Krupp cannons, the bow is equipped with double units and the stern is a single unit. The special steel used is completely customized. I can guarantee that you won't consider the problem of the rifling until after 200 shots from these three cannons …”
”The auxiliary weapon system is also very advanced. Two Armstrong breeches, one on the left and one on the right, defending the two sides of the battleship. The caliber of the cannons also reaches 152.4 mm, eight 57 mm rapid fire gun s, six 37 mm machine guns …”