118 long wind

"Sir, is this really made by ourselves?"

After seeing the Changfeng giant cruise ship in Jiangnan Civil Shipyard, everyone couldn't help taking a deep breath for this huge thing and making an unbelievable question mark.

Sa Zhenbing looked up at the heart of the giant ship waiting for the launching of the dock. It was really hard to imagine that such a huge thing could be created after the Jiangnan civil shipyard split and was taken over by Li Xiang.

"Yes, this is the huge ship we built ourselves."

The total tonnage exceeds 32,650 tons, with a total power of 28,000 horsepower. The captain is 219 meters, 25 meters wide and 4 axes. The speed is expected to reach 22 knots, carrying 2,210 passengers. In China, even in the world, it can definitely be regarded as a giant ship. After the sinking of the Titanic, she is the first in the world.

"Unfortunate, this is not a warship!" Sa Zhenbing sighed again.

A lot of people cried.

Nowadays, the largest sea of the Chinese navy is only more than 4,300 tons. The navy in the Qing Dynasty has not built a new ship for more than ten years. The Chinese navy, which was once the most powerful than the Far East, has a total tonnage of less than 40,000 tons. The tonnage of the Changfeng super luxury cruise ship to be launched is close to the total tonnage of China's current navy.

For the long wind launching ceremony, Li Xiang came to Shanghai in person, and the whole fleet stationed in Shanghai lined up to welcome him. After Sun Yat-sen resigned, he was also invited to Shanghai.

Japanese spies have also come to the dock. This is China's largest ship-building activity in recent decades. Before that, many of China's "large" merchant ships and warships were arranged by Japanese shipyards, but now China has built its own giant ships that shocked the world. They are eager to know about this situation. Although it is only a civilian cruise ship, the shipbuilding technology is here, and a super cruiser may be built tomorrow.

There will be a war between Japan and China in the future, and all preparations must be carried out now.

Tens of thousands of people came to watch the ship at the Shanghai wharf. At the entrance of the dock and on both sides of the main road, there are colorful flags and ribbons. Near the wharf where the new ship is located, there are colored sheds specially for guests to watch or rest.

Reporters from major newspapers across the country have come, and even foreign reporters have come here to join in the fun.

"Dashuai Li said, can we start?"

Sa Zhenbing saw Li want to nod to him in the crowd of spectators. He walked to the rostrum and shouted at the microphone, "I announce that the launching ceremony begins!"

After announcing the beginning of the ceremony, the guests were introduced, all stood up, the band played music, the gongs and drums were played together, and the sound of sheng, huang, flute, flute and cloud gongs were loud. Almost at the same time, hundreds of people sang the March of the National Revolutionary Army.

The song goes straight into the sky!

Why didn't he play the national anthem instead of playing the military anthem of the Ezhou National Revolutionary Army? Sun Yat-sen didn't ask much. At this time, he enjoyed the cheers of the Chinese people with him and his entourage.

Marshal Li, the owner of this super luxury giant cruise ship, went to the rostrum to briefly introduce the basic situation of the new ship.

Li Xiang has a large-brimmed hat on his head, his military uniform is straight, a pair of Prussian boots shining, and his waist armed belt is heroic. The stars are shining under the sword eyebrows, and they look very energetic under the March sun. He pressed the decorative sword in his hand, his face was red, and he looked around, which was really a little emotional. In the deafening shouting voice, Li wanted to solemnly raise his hand to greet the warm-blooded and jubilant people. At that moment, there was another silence on the dock, only the sound of the tide of the Huangpu River hitting the embankment.

"Ladies! Gentlemen!" Li wanted to shout loudly.

"Marshal Li!" The echo is like a tsunami.

The Changfeng has a total tonnage of 32,650 tons and a total power of 28,000 horsepower. The captain is 219 meters, 25 meters wide, 4 axes, and the speed is expected to reach 22 knots. Li Shangkang said, "The cruise ship has thousands of rooms of different levels for more than 2,210 guests, from 4-bed family cabins to luxury suites, providing passengers with a variety of choices. It is not only a 6-star standard hotel, but also a huge playground. Passenger services include: cafeteria, western restaurant, lounge, cigar bar, swimming pool, casino, gym, children's playground, Internet cafe, shop, infirmary, ballroom and luxury theater that can accommodate 2,500 people. There are three football fields and an outdoor entertainment area. The cruise ship has 3 large restaurants and 18 elevators, 17 bar lounges, a library, a beauty salon, and a South Beach Club. Passenger services also include: disco dance hall, Internet access, 3 swimming pools, gambling casino, fitness center, and Olympic bar. Passengers can also buy all kinds of duty-free goods on board.

Although the words are short, they are very powerful. Li Xiang finally said, "Now there is a bottle throwing guest, Mr. Zhongshan, to toss a bottle!"

"Mr. Zhongshan, please!"

Sa Zhenbing shouted loudly.

Li wants to see that Miss Song wants to bring a bottle of champagne for Sun Yat-sen.

The bottle throwing gift is a unique program in the launching ceremony. It has a long history abroad and has been introduced to China. Its purpose is to create a festive atmosphere. The practice is that a special guest in a dress holds a bottle of authentic champagne in both hands and throws the bottle into the bow of the new ship. If the champagne is not broken, it means that the ship will be unlucky.

Miss Song said, "Sir, please!"

"Good!" Sun Yat-sen couldn't help but be moved when he saw Miss Song's red eyes. "I'll be a bottler today."

Sun Yat-sen looked energetic and energetic. He toss the big bottle hard and shouted, "Zhong!"

The champagne bottle flew to the bow of the new ship, "Bum!" After the bottle broke, the wine smelled and the wine foam splashed.

After the guests tossed the bottle, all the people present saluted the new ship and immediately applauded warmly.

"Good!"

In the cheers in unison, at this time, the scene played music or drums again, cast balloons, released carrier pigeons, and sprinkled colorful flowers and ribbons on the new ship. The drum horns are shaking more and more.

Cut the cable, and the new boat slowly slid into the water.

The admirals said one after another, "Such a huge ship has not existed for more than ten years, and our navy is also excited."

"Please," Sa Zhenbing said with a wry smile, "Mr. Zhongshan, Marshal Li, please board the ship."

Accompanied by Sa Zhenbing, Mr. Zhongshan visited the ship and made him sigh, "What a good ship!"

"Yes, it's really a good ship." Li wanted to laugh and said, "Why don't you go to Nanyang with me, Mr. Zhongshan?"

"The purpose of my coming here this time is to see the giant ship. After that, I will inspect the whole country and start railway construction." Sun Yat-sen took off his hat with a wry smile. It's all up to my brother for the trip to Nanyang.

"When will the marshal start building warships?" Sa Zhenbing asked eagerly.

"I just want to hear your opinions." Li thought, "I heard that Dreadnought-class cruisers are popular in Europe?"

"That thing is more deterrent than practical!" Tang Xiangming suddenly said.

"What do you say?" Li wants to ask many people's questions.

"The cruiser is a large surface ship with strong firepower and many uses, mainly operating in the ocean, which is not suitable for China's current national conditions." Although Tang Xiangming said it righteously, he was still a little timid. After all, Li Xiang had said on many occasions that he wanted to learn from Germany and develop a dreadnought-class cruiser.

With this, Li wanted to believe, "Then what type of warship should we develop?"

Tang Xiangming breathed a sigh of relief: "The destroyer!"

Sa Zhenbing has heard of this thing and explained: "This is a "torpedo boat" in the navies of European powers, which uses torpedoes as the main weapon and mainly conducts lightning strikes against large enemy ships. For this powerful small ship, Britain built the Harwalk in 1893, a warship designed as a torpedo boat destroyer. It is designed with a speed of 26 knots and is equipped with a 76mm artillery and three 47mm artillery, which can capture enemy torpedo boats at sea without difficulty. In addition, The ship also carries a triple 450mm torpedo launch tube to attack the enemy ship. In addition to the British navy, the German navy has also developed similar warships, but the British navy calls them "destroyers" and the German navy calls them "large torpedo boats".

"British tribal-class destroyers began to use oil-fired boilers as power, and the speed was increased to 30 knots for the first time." Tang Xiangming said, "If you use the power of an internal combustion engine, the speed can be one level higher than that of the United Kingdom."

Li wanted to nod. What he thought was that it would be cheaper to build a small ship.

Sa Zhenbing also said: "In Britain, all torpedo warships composed of destroyers have become the main backbone of the naval fleet. Destroyers are not only responsible for the task of attacking enemy torpedo ships, but also for carrying out torpedo attacks on the enemy fleet before the decisive battle of capital ships, weakening the enemy's strength. "

"How about the tonnage?" Li wanted to ask.

"Standard displacement of 1,000 to 1,300 tons, speed of 30 to 37 knots, equipped with 3 to 6 88-102 mm naval guns, and 1-2 triple or quadruple 450-533 mm torpedo launchers." The fast report of Tangxiangming.

In fact, in essence, a destroyer is a large torpedo boat, a kind of capital ship that can carry out torpedo attacks on enemy ships on the ocean. In the sense of existence, the destroyer does "expel" the torpedo boat.

"Isn't the endurance of this tonnage good?" In fact, Lixiang doesn't know much about the navy.

"We can increase the tonnage. The hull adopts a high-gearboard design, which is more suitable for fighting in the harsh sea conditions in the distant sea. Equipped with 4-inch artillery and triple 21-inch torpedo tubes, the firepower and endurance have been greatly improved." Sa Zhenbing suggested.

"I think I should design the idea of anti-submarine air defense." Li wanted to suggest.

Sa Zhenbing smiled and said, "The speed of the submarine is very slow, no more than 20 knots, and the depth is also small, while the destroyer is small and flexible, generally with a speed of more than 30 knots. It is almost impossible for the submarine to launch a raid on the destroyer."

Li couldn't think that the submarine at this time was so bad. He smiled awkwardly and said, "What about air defense?"

"In the Italian-Tustani War, although the plane shines brilliantly, the sailing distance is too short. It's okay to do reconnaissance, which is not a threat to the fleet."

Li Xiang has nothing to say.