This ship was built by Sun Lei according to the line map of the famous "Americas" in history, but it was enlarged a lot in the same proportion, the displacement of the "Americas" in history was only 170 tons, and the total length was 30 meters, Sun Lei felt that compared with the 1800 tons of the "Unicorn", it was too shabby, and the ocean-going warships in this era had to be 1,000 tons to see it.

After careful consideration, he chose a ship type that was very similar in appearance to the "Americas" among the many modern battleship models in his collection: the brig.

Agile and fast, this fast schooner can operate with only ten men without regard to armament, making it ideal for ocean-going adventures and maritime patrols.

"Does this ship have a displacement of a thousand tons?"

Lin Xiao visually observed that the ship was only about 70 meters long, which was much smaller than the 83 meters of the "unicorn".

"Yes, moreover, more advanced than the ships of the same era." Sun Lei on the side responded proudly.

"Let's go, go up and have a look."

After getting on the boat, Lin Xiao first pointed to the sail and said suspiciously: "Why is this boat still a hard sail?" Unicorn, isn't it already a soft sail? ”

"The canvas with soft sails is difficult to get, and the operation is too complicated, the hard sail production requirements are low, and the operation is flexible, so there is nothing wrong with it."

Sun Lei replied confidently, "Actually, you'll know the real reason later." ”

In contrast, first of all, the material of the soft sail had to be a specially made canvas, and the spinnaker was a complex curved surface that required the sewing of a skilled craftsman, and the boatmen under Sun Lei did not themselves master the technology of making the soft sail.

The Chinese-style hard sail is a flat piece, because there is a supporting bone, the material requirements are not high, the general cloth and even straw mats, reed curtains and other things can be replaced, even if a little damage can continue to be used, temporary repair is also very convenient.

Secondly, in addition to the manufacturing problems, soft sail sails require much higher skill requirements of sailors, and are not as simple and convenient as hard sailboats.

The lifting of the hard sail is much more convenient, because there is no soft sail those complex sail cable system, the average person almost does not need any special training to perform the work of retracting the sail, its sail retraction speed is extremely fast, the danger of the moment or even as long as the main rope can be cut in a few seconds to get it, in the voyage does not need to be adjusted frequently, can save the operator's manpower, of course, the disadvantage of the hard sailing ship is that it is generally slower than the soft sailing ship.

When he went down to the cabin, Lin Xiao found the second difference between this ship and the "Unicorn" - there were no gun windows on both sides of the ship.

Since it was not prepared to install the side guns, it had much more space available under deck, which greatly improved the self-sustaining power and carrying capacity of the ship, and the living conditions of the crew were naturally much better than those of ordinary sail warships, with more crew rooms and sanitary facilities, better lighting and ventilation, no wonder Sun Lei thought that this tonnage was enough.

"What kind of artillery is ready to be installed? Still is...... Not ready to install? ”

Lin Xiao asked, he knew that with the "Javelin" anti-tank missiles in their hands alone, they could kill all the warships in the current time and space in seconds, even if they did not install artillery, his fleet would also run rampant across the oceans, and Chen Yiming's "Longsheng" This trip to the Americas relied on missiles to protect themselves.

"If you don't have a gun, how can you call a battleship?"

Sun Lei said with a smile, "I have already made an agreement with Cao Gonggong to temporarily install a 24-pounder breech gun in the bow and stern, which is modified on the basis of the artillery produced for your army, and a rotary battery is added...... Later, it can be replaced with a modernized breech gun at any time. ”

"Oh, is the range enough?"

"Cao Gong and they have tested it, and they can hit five kilometers at most, which is much more powerful than the unicorn's cannon of the same caliber, enough to surpass all the cannons of this era, but the accuracy is still poor, and it can't be compared with breech guns."

Sun Lei said confidently, "My design idea is to win with range, shoot as far as possible, and avoid close-range bombardment that both loses." ”

"Oh, really?"

Lin Xiao glanced at him, a little unconvinced of his words, just two cannons, no matter how far they hit, is the firepower density enough? Once you encounter a large number of enemy fleets, isn't it easy for enemy ships to break through the defense line, and you still have to rely on missiles and rifles to protect yourself, right?

However, when he reached the rear of the bilge, Lin Xiao immediately laughed dumbly, and immediately believed it, because he saw that there was a diesel engine lying horizontally.

This was dismantled from the "Lufeng", and he remembered that the power of a single engine was more than 100 kilowatts, and 18 such diesel engines could drive an 80,000-ton modern oil tanker to run fast, and it was naturally a piece of cake for a single engine to drive this small 1,000-ton wooden sailing ship.

With such a power against the sky, let alone hard sails, it doesn't matter if you don't have sails, who else in this era can catch up with this ship? This ship is a sea guerrilla!

"Propeller...... How is it designed? It's supposed to be liftable, right? ”

He knows a little bit about this, when he usually uses the wind to sail, the propeller needs to rise out of the water, and it will only be lowered when the machine is turned on.

"Yes, thanks to Cao Gong's help, not only the propeller, but also the whole set of equipment, including the power rod and supporting bearings, are all made by them."

Sun Lei said with a smile, "Not only that, but even the keel of this ship was built by them." ”

"You mean, this ship already has a steel keel?"

"That's right, it can be said that even if it is unfortunately hit by a large-caliber shell, I guarantee that the ship will not break in two." Sun Lei said confidently.

"Great, good...... So, if the smelter's steel production can go up, can you build an ironclad ship? Lin Xiao was overjoyed when he heard this, and said excitedly.

"Of course, this is actually not that difficult, and iron-hulled ships are actually easier to build than wooden ships."

Sun Lei smiled when he heard this, "As long as the materials are enough and the training of skilled workers can keep up, it is trivial to build a thousand-ton ironclad ship...... However, after all, the number of diesel engines is limited, and if we want to establish a fleet in the future, it is not a matter of a few ships. Isn't there a saying that riveting and steaming steel, the turret is supreme? ”

"This, I don't know much either, you can discuss it with Cao Gong and them, if the diesel engine can't be built, then go to the steam engine first."

……

The launching ceremony went smoothly.

After Lin Xiao and the others cut a colored rope, the boatmen pulled forward and backward with the rope, and the small sailboat slowly slid into the sea along the tidal flat, shook violently a few times and floated steadily on the sea.

In the midst of cheers, Sun Lei, who accompanied Lin Xiao to sit on the rostrum, loudly ordered the dry dock to open the gate and release the water, and when the turbulent sea water poured into the dock, Sun Lei said with a smile: "Mr. Lin, give it a name, this is our first child, biological." ”

"How about calling it Qinzhou? Later we named such warships after coastal cities. ”

"Okay, then call it Qinzhou."

"In the future, when you build an ironclad ship, you will name it after the provincial capital." Lin Xiao said arrogantly, but then raised his eyes to look at the south, and muttered: "I don't know how the first big ship in Haiphong Port was built. ”

There, Gong Zhenhao was also ordered to set up a shipyard, but the technical ability was limited, and at first it was only a transport ship, and not long ago it began to communicate with the Qinzhou base and began to build the same type of thousand-ton large warship.

Question: After Lin Xiao and the others returned to China, where was the first munitions depot located?

(End of chapter)