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Chapter 1248 Dreadnoughts of the Empire (Second update, please subscribe)
People without thought, he must worry about.

After time entered 1887, the world has been quietly moving towards war to some extent. It seems that no force can stop this. Britain, the United States, Germany, and Italy are all building their fleets.

In July 1887, amid much anticipation, the British "Century" was finally launched. When the ship had a displacement of 7 tons, it had four 17504-inch main guns and ten 9.2-inch secondary main guns. At that time, its prime minister even declared ambitiously - "The Union Jack of the British Empire is flying on the sea again"!
This powerful battleship seems to have thrown off the "Huizhou" that was launched two years ago - although they all have [-]-inch main guns, the second-level main guns of the "Huizhou" only have eight ten inch main gun.

However, the "Century" of the British Empire has two more second-level main guns. Although the caliber is slightly smaller, 9.2 inches is no worse than ten inches!And it fires faster too.

For a time, the news was published on the front pages of newspapers around the world, and overnight the "Century" became synonymous with the strength of the Royal Navy, just like what the Secretary of the Navy said when he was launched.

"The Royal Navy will never cede dominance of the seas to any nation."

To whom are the British saying this?
As we all know, it must be Da Ming. After all, Da Ming has been ambitiously trying to seize the dominant position in the sea.

However, the British Royal Navy will definitely not give in, not only will they not give in, they even ambitiously set the standard of "two powerful navies", that is, the size of their navy is equal to the sum of the tonnage of the second and third strongest .

"The Union Jack of the British Empire has been, is and will be flying on the sea in the past, and the Royal Navy will always rule the sea."

Behold the resolve, behold the will.

It seems that it was from this time that the British Empire challenged the Ming Empire.

What kind of challenge is this?

It's a sea challenge!

Faced with such a challenge, is the Ming Empire silent?

At least on the surface, the Ming Empire was silent. For the next month, when the whole world was discussing the power of the "Century", the Ming Empire Navy seemed to be silent.

Is the Imperial Navy really silent?

of course not!

Nanhua Bay is not necessarily the best bay in the world, but it is also the most famous bay in the world, because this is the place where a powerful empire rose.

Although Nanhua is not the capital of the empire, it is known as the "City of the Empire"-since it is the most populous city in the empire, it is also the city with the most advanced technology and industry in the empire, and the Nanhua Shipbuilding Company is also the number one in the world. A first-class shipbuilding company.

Nanhua Shipbuilding Company - is the mother of the empire's shipbuilding industry. Almost every new ship is first built and launched here. It was the same in the past and it is the same now.

On this day, it was not the same as in the past. On the road to No. 13, the largest shipyard in the shipyard, there were guards standing everywhere with guns, and the outfitting platform where materials such as turrets and range finders were once piled up was cleaned up. Clean and tidy, a temporary viewing platform was crowded with people from top to bottom.

In addition to the many officials of the Ministry of the Navy on the stage.There are also shipyard technicians and thousands of shipyard workers.In addition to most of the Chinese workers among these workers, there are also European shipbuilders.All of them looked beaming.Whether it is the technicians and workers of the shipyard, or the officials and officers and soldiers of the Ministry of the Navy.

Looking at the huge ship that has not yet been launched, the people looked up at him and let out admiration and laughter from time to time
Today is the day the battleship "Intrepid" was launched.

Four years ago, the draft of the new warship was approved by the Ministry of the Navy. After His Majesty's approval, the navy began to build two "full heavy artillery battleships" with "14-inch naval guns".

Today is the day for the completion of outfitting and commissioning of its first ship "Intrepid".

"Today is the launch day of our navy's combat ship - "Intrepid". It is a great honor for me to come here and participate in this ceremony. I can represent the opinions of the whole country because I know that the history and engineering progress of this factory since its opening is extremely fast, which is enough to be proud of. All over the world...everyone knows the meaning of "fearless" to our navy. Navy personnel "should be fearless in the ocean". It has long been the belief of navies all over the world..."

When the Minister of the Admiralty on the rostrum was giving a speech there, Wang Zhensheng, as its designer, was like a child whose father saw him grow up. At this time, his heart was agitated—this is the building built in the history of mankind. The most powerful battleship.Even European and American countries do not have such powerful warships.

"It will certainly usher in an era, a whole new era of warships."

When looking at the word "Fearless" cast in brass on the bow.Wang Zhensheng felt that his eyes seemed a little blurry.

Now, with it, it will become the most powerful warship in this sea, not only the most powerful, but it will also eclipse all warships in front of him overnight!
Nothing more than a few words of thanks on the way down.The modesty of the speech was full of boasting, a display of force.

At the moment when the Minister of the Admiralty smashed a bottle of victory wine on the bow of the ship, as the battleship slowly slid into the sea, the "medicine jade" hanging on the bow released countless colored papers, and even the There are also compressed air cylinders that eject colored ribbons.

Amidst the dazzling ribbons and the vigorous performance of the naval band, the battleship was launched, and on the outfitting platform of the shipyard, there were thunderous cheers from technicians and naval officers and soldiers everywhere.

Following the waves created by the battleship when it entered the water, the people on the outfitting platform seemed to be in a state of madness, and their excited roars resounded through the sky and continued.

The moment the battleship entered the water, everyone was watching it. Under the setting sun, the "Intrepid" battleship with a displacement of up to 27800 tons was moored quietly on the sea. Into the eyes of the world!
The setting sun dyed the sea and the huge warship red. Under the shining of the setting sun, its thick gun barrel revealed a strong killing intent.

Under the shining of the setting sun, the red sea surface is like blood stained red!
It's just that at this time, no one has noticed all of this. This is a natural phenomenon, but it is also a sign of the future-the sea in the future is bound to be dyed red by it, and tens of thousands of naval soldiers will On the sea, in battleships, use their blood and lives to fight and sacrifice...

(End of this chapter)