"Holy, isn't it? Can they still get the goods in at this time? The prince's first reaction was not frustration and disappointment, but shock! This TM is amazing! The British have restored the blockade of the North Sea, and they can still move in and out freely under the blockade of light cruisers and auxiliary cruisers, which is really a bit powerful! You can get rid of it by speed by simply assisting the cruiser blockade, but after joining the light cruiser, what do you do?!

"It's said that they rely on speed, but they run faster. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info," said Count Schelling, with some embarrassment.

"Damn, are they transported in battlecruisers?" As a veteran of the navy, the prince knew very well how much was behind this fluttering sentence. Theoretically, the fastest large and medium-sized ships running on the sea in this era are light cruisers and destroyers, and generally new light cruisers can easily run at a speed of 25 knots. Ordinary cruise ships can't get rid of it. What's more, it's a heavy-duty cargo ship loaded with hundreds of trucks, tractors, lots of accessories, and metal ingots!

"Where's the ship?" The prince is now genuinely interested in this thing.

"It's in Wilhelmshaven, in the civilian berth, and you can see its mast as you stand here." The Count said, pointing in the general direction.

"Let's go, let's take a look." The prince said.

"No wonder it was able to outrun the light cruiser, I bet the weather must have been bad when this ship entered the North Sea!" Accompanied by Count Schelling, the first thing that caught the prince's eye was the huge square stern of the transport, the Chicago. The square stern was very effective against wind and waves, and the balance was unusually good, and this stern was used by the last British battleship Avantgarde, which used a square stern, and during the exercises in the Atlantic, the battleship performed very well in wind and waves.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince welcomes you." The captain of the Chicago, Fürth, personally introduced himself to the distinguished guest, the proud fast ship.

The 190-meter-long, 32-meter-wide high-speed transport ship belonging to the Morgan consortium was designed for war transport, with a tonnage of 21,000 tons. But don't underestimate the speed of this behemoth, it is designed to transport high-value goods such as cars, tractors, and various machinery, so he must be able to break through all obstacles at sea. With 18 small water-tube boilers and 4 steam turbines, the ship has an output of more than 56,000 horsepower and can reach a top speed of more than 25 knots."

"Of course, if this is the case, there is no guarantee of foolproof, what this ship can really honor is the ability to sail at high speed in high sea conditions, for example, this time, we seem to have encountered a cruiser, the opponent's top speed is more than 27 knots, we watched each other get closer and closer, and God willing, when a storm comes, we can still sail at a speed of more than 23 knots, and the other party is almost overturned by the waves! Your Highness, you didn't see the sad appearance of the British at that time. Fürth said proudly.

"Very good, a good ship." The prince nodded, and walked inside the hull. And after getting to the inside of the hull, the prince also had to give a thumbs up to the Americans, the design of the ship is really characteristic. First of all, from the structure of the mountain, in addition to the middle of this ship is a length of 130 meters. Huge space with a width of 25 to 30 meters. The height is generally between 2 and 3 decks, which means that the height of the cargo compartment is between 5 meters and 7.5 meters. The lower part of the hull is used to store all kinds of raw materials, fuels and products that should not be damaged, and then a layer of steel plates is installed on the upper layer of these things that can be removed or folded! These steel plates, with lateral supports, form a temporary deck that can be used to park vehicles, tractors, packaged engines, gearboxes and other high-value items!

"It's a very good design, it maximizes the use of hull space, and it can transport different kinds of cargo at the same time, which is very creative." The prince did not hesitate to praise himself. In fact, the idea of transporting cars by simply removing the deck to increase the cabin area was the same as that of later car carriers. And the first pure car carrier was only available after World War II, using limited tonnage to stuff as much cargo as possible, which is easy to say, but it is not easy to do.

And most importantly, don't you think this ship is a good aircraft carrier reserve? High enough speed, with reserved hangars and space for refits, of course, the biggest advantage of this boat is that it is wide enough, 32 meters wide hull! If you make an open hangar, it is possible to have an upper deck up to 36 meters wide! Such a large hangar also provides a ...... for the possibility of taking off and landing aircraft with a larger wingspan. This is simply an aircraft carrier specially built for twin-engine aircraft take-off and landing!

Of course, such an aircraft carrier will definitely not look good, and the hull with a length of 195 meters and a width of 32 meters looks a little fatter ....... Somewhat similar to the pre-dreadnought body type.

"Isn't it a bit too extravagant to put such a high power on this ship just to transport cargo?" The prince thought for a moment and asked, he still didn't understand why the Americans built such a ship, those capitalists would certainly not equip a cargo ship with such a luxurious power system, even if Bavaria would buy 30% more American products, it would not be enough for those vampire-like capitalists to produce such a ship.

"It's a government-subsidized ship, and in return, the U.S. Navy can call up the ship to transport supplies and personnel if necessary. As you know, the Japanese armored cruiser fleet was very powerful, and high speed was a guarantee of safety. Captain Fittel thought for a moment and said.

"I see." The prince understood the reason, since the outbreak of World War 1, with Japan's encroachment on the former German Pacific colonies, the United States and Japan were once again on the brink of war, and the U.S. government found itself as a country on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean as a country on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean It was too difficult to project its own power to the Far East, the fleet was one aspect, the transportation of materials and personnel was another, and in order to meet this demand, the construction of some high-speed transport ships became an inevitable choice, And this Chicago is the product of that plan!

"Very nice boat, really good." The prince visited all the places where the ship could go, and even asked the captain about the ship's watertight compartments. In the end, the prince made up his mind, and the fourth aircraft carrier was changed with this ship!

"Go back and say hello to the Admiralty guys, and then notify the relevant government departments and tell the Morgan consortium that we want this ship!" The prince said to the people beside him after the visit. As for how much to pay and how to deliver it, that's their business, and the prince doesn't care so carefully!

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