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Chapter 835 Dongfang (Third)

"The big ship is about to launch!" With the sound of the salute, some residents of Dalian Port who were onlookers shouted.

The huge hull of 125 meters shook slightly and began to slide slowly!
Because such a large boat has never been built before, the side slipway is used instead of the traditional front slipway, and it can only enter the water by sliding sideways.

The workers operating the winches on the berth were very nervous, with sweat on their foreheads and backs of their hands.

The giant ships are linked by thick iron chains to prevent the giant ships from slipping into Dalian Bay during construction.Now in order to launch the giant ship, it is necessary to carefully tow the giant ship into the water.Even if the giant ship is not fully loaded, it still weighs several thousand tons. Once the iron chain breaks suddenly or the big ship capsizes, the consequences will be quite serious, and people will die.

Everyone waited anxiously for half an hour, held their breath nervously, and the giant wheel slid forward about 12 meters.

"There are still more than 60 meters..."

The palms of the factory manager are already soaked with sweat. This is the hard work of their Royal Shipbuilding No. [-] Factory for several years, investing dozens of engineers, hundreds of apprentices, and thousands of workers.

Chu Yun still needs this huge ship to build the submarine cable on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. If there is any problem in this launching ceremony, it will not only be a waste of years of hard work by the shipyard, but also the submarine cable plan on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean will be shelved for a few days. Year!

Nelson is full of expectations for the upcoming [-]-meter giant ship.This [-]-meter-long steamship will demonstrate the economic superiority of larger steamships.Larger ships can transport more goods or passengers at a time, and can also be used to carry enough submarine cables across the ocean.

"It's so slow. We have waited for two hours, but we haven't entered the water yet."

"Didn't you see how big this ship is? If it is towed by manpower, it is estimated that [-] people may not be able to move it. No matter how patient we wait, we can already see the ship shaking."

"Two and a half hours, I went back to have lunch in the middle, and I felt nothing when I came back."

"That's because you didn't notice the change. If you take a closer look, the bottom of the boat has already touched the water. It may take another hour."

The residents of Dalian Port who watched were bored and sat on the ground on the embankment. They waited for 5 hours, but the giant ship still failed to go down into the sea.

Nelson didn't care, he waited patiently for the launch of the giant ship.He knew that it was already a big project to be able to pull such a huge ship of thousands of tons into the water, and such a craft did not exist in his era.In the era of Great Britain in which Nelson lived, it would take 50 years before it could be produced.

All the people, either patiently or impetuously, waited for the giant ship to go into the water at a side-slip speed of more than 10 meters per hour.

An hour later, the giant ship was about to fall into the water.

Everyone is worried whether the giant ship will sink!

"Loosen the iron chain!" The workers on the berth yelled, and the tight iron chains connected to the giant wheel were loosened one by one.

Boom!The giant ship finally launched into the water, splashing a burst of water!
The huge ship like a castle on the sea swayed a few times in the water, then gradually stabilized and stood upright in the water!

"Success!" The workers on the berth cheered first, and the residents of Dalian Port watching on the embankment burst into even more enthusiastic cheers!

The 125-meter-long giant ship can really float!
"Get on board, prepare for sea trial!" The factory manager yelled.

A group of sailors hurriedly pushed the boat into the water and approached the giant ship with their oars.In order to prevent the huge ship from sinking, there was no one on board, and it was necessary to send people on board later.

"I'll go too." Nelson wanted to board the giant ship immediately.

"Lord Nelson, you have a special status, so you can't take risks. The fact that a new ship doesn't sink when it's launched doesn't mean it won't sink when it's sailing. Moreover, the steam boiler is in danger of exploding. Wait until our sailors succeed in the sea trials before you go up. "The factory manager stopped Nelson. If something happened to Nelson, Chu Yun might come over and beat him to death.

One by one, the sailors climbed onto the giant ship along the ladders that had been prepared long ago, and performed their duties.Coal shoveling workers also went to the position where the coal-fired boiler was located in time.It took a lot of time to launch the giant ship, and there was not much time left for them to set sail before dark.

This kind of preparation will take another period of time, but compared to the changes that are difficult to detect with the naked eye when entering the water, it is much easier.

Woo! ! !The sound of the whistle echoed in Dalian Bay! ! !
Everyone looked at the [-]-meter giant wheel in unison!
The four thick chimneys began to emit black smoke outside!

The black smoke changed from thin to thick, billowing straight into the sky! ! !
The most iconic scene in the steam age, the black smoke that makes people love and hate!

"The big ship is moving!" Someone on the embankment yelled first.

The ship did move, and the heavy hull began to turn slowly, and three of the six masts hoisted their sails!

all the best!The most nervous thing is the engineers and workers who polished this giant ship!

Some workers recruited from Dongying and Korea stood on the berth, holding their heads up proudly. They also participated in the construction of this giant ship, and their efforts were united with this iron-clad ship!
Nelson saw this huge ship slowly sailing into Dalian Bay, and the speed was getting faster and faster, and his heart was full of emotion.This is the future of the naval fleet!
"Our design idea is not wrong. We only need to observe for a few more days before we can put into the plan of building the submarine cable. This time we are building a sea cable from Edo City to Beijing." The factory manager looked at the giant ship in normal operation very proudly.

"Our huge ship has not been named yet, we are waiting for the military master to give it a name, so that our workers can paint the ship's name on it." Dozens of engineers who designed the [-]-meter giant ship came over.

"The military lord has already said before sending me to Dalian Port that if this giant ship can operate normally, it will be named 'Dongfang'." Nelson said.

"Dongfang!" Dozens of engineers recited the name. Although the name is not as meaningful as "Yongchang", it fits the image of the overlord of the East.

And the mission of this giant ship is to pave the way for the submarine cable connecting the entire eastern region!

"The submarine cables produced for the laying of the Jingcheng-Edo Castle telegraph line have basically been completed, and the Vostok will go to Edo Bay. The purpose of the journey is to get familiar with the waterway, and the cable will be laid when returning from Edo Bay." Nelson Seeing the billowing black smoke from the Vostok, I couldn't help being envious.

If it is possible, find an opportunity to ask Chu Yun to allocate funds to the Ministry of the Navy to build a steam warship. Anyway, it can be used in the future, so build it early and enjoy it, and you can also accumulate experience in building iron-clad warships.thought Nelson.

(End of this chapter)