On February 10, 1906, the streets of England were all talking about the same topic, gentlemen and laborers, all talking about the new battleships of the Royal Navy that were about to be launched in the newspapers this morning.

Although the British have not seen larger ships at this time, the cruise competition between White Star Shipping Company and Canard Line Company has made the British have seen more than 20,000 tons of super cruise ships as early as 5 years ago, and the competition between the two major shipping companies makes such a giant ship no longer a rare thing.

The ambitious Germans heard that they had built more than 20,000 tons of freighters, and they really didn't know where they got so much cargo to transport, all of which were robbing us of the market in Great Britain, and the British people were often indignant about it.

But today they were very excited, because early in the morning the newspaper had the news and posters of the launch of the new battleship of the British Royal Navy, which said that the battleship had a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, and claimed that it was the largest and strongest battleship in the world. It will be the royal navy's trump card to ensure sea supremacy in the future.

This propaganda has excited the British public, who have been preaching the German threat theory by the British government in recent years, and who have constantly felt the pressure from the German sea and the malice from Germany, but what they do not know is that the poster of the new battleship in the newspaper is incompatible with the battleship in the Portsmouth shipyard.

At this moment, on the slipway of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, the hull of a huge ship is quietly parked there, although it has not yet been built, there is only one hull, but you can still see her hugeness, standing under her, you can feel the sense of oppression from this huge ship.

Although only one hull has been completed, the five huge holes in the deck show the powerful firepower that this giant ship will be equipped with in the future, which will surpass all warships in the world.

Looking at this new warship built under his leadership, Fisher's heart was surging, he had put too much effort into the design and construction of this battleship, made too many efforts, and offended too many people, but he didn't care, everything he did was for the Royal Navy he loved.

In order to ensure the speed of the construction of this battleship, he poured too much energy, and even because the manufacturing speed of the Vickers BVIII turret could not keep up with the construction schedule of the battleship, he and the Admiralty argued, and finally got them to agree to transfer all the turrets originally planned to be equipped with Lord Nelson-class battleships.

This will lead to the fact that the two Lord Nelson-class battleships, which have been under construction for more than half a year and have been launched, will face the situation of having no turrets available, the construction period will be greatly delayed, the new turrets will not be in place until next year, and the two battleships will be completed more than one year later than the new battleships in front of them.

However, Fisher thinks that it is worth it, those two battleships are just scrap metal that will be swept into the garbage before they are built, how can they affect the progress of the construction of the new battleships he leads?

Looking at the massive hull, Fisher had already begun to imagine the majesty of the turret when it was mounted on a battleship.

At this moment, Fisher desperately hoped that everyone could see the battleship built under his leadership, let them know that this was his own achievement, and let everyone remember his name, the father of cross-era battleships! I love that feeling of being in control.

However, in order to continue to keep the new warship a secret, today's launching ceremony is not open to the public, only people from the navy and shipyards participate, and Fisher has a little regret.

But Fisher knew that the public outside the shipyard was now talking about the warship, and although it was a false message, it was not a lie about the tonnage number, on the one hand, it could inspire the people with the words "the world's largest and strongest", and at the same time it could deter the navies of other countries, and by the way, it could also mislead them about the design of the new warship.

I believe that the surprise when the battleship is really displayed in the eyes of the world and finds that her real appearance is completely different from that of the propaganda Del makes Fisher a little happy, and a little regret is gone.

Of course, although it is kept secret from the general public, the launching ceremony of the new battleship is not deserted, on the contrary, the crowd participating in the launching ceremony is definitely not a minority, the officers of the navy, the head of the shipyard, the guards who protect the secrets of the shipyard, and the workers who built the battleship are all around the battleship, and the scene can be called lively.

And today's launching ceremony will also be described in the most enthusiastic words, and then published in tomorrow's newspaper. Therefore, except for the fact that the public could not see the true face of the battleship with their own eyes, the propaganda was carried out according to the highest standards.

Such a move by the British can really achieve the unity of high-profile and secrecy, which can really be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Lord of the Admiralty, Baron Edward Marchbanks, was also very excited about the ship, and as a new Lord of the Navy, it was a great honor to be able to participate in the launching ceremony of the Royal Navy's epoch-making warship shortly after taking office.

He nodded to the high-spirited Fisher, who was standing there in charge of the design and construction of the battleship, and showed a congratulatory smile, he knew that as the Minister of the Admiralty, he would have a long time to deal with the First Sea Lord, and his former predecessor, the Count of Serborn, had told him to do his best to cooperate with the big man in front of His Majesty the King.

The two of them smiled heartily, because the Germans who were kept in the dark were still building backward dreadnoughts like the Braunschweig class, and once the battleships that were about to be launched in front of them were revealed, the new battleships that the Germans had been in the water for a few months would be scrap metal, and they had already painted the desperate and frantic expressions of the Germans in their minds.

The Royal Navy has had enough of being challenged by all sorts of restless guys, and today's launch of this new battleship means that the Royal Navy has completely opened up the technological gap between the Royal Navy and the navies of other countries, and the reality of all the Royal Navy's enemy ships turning into garbage in the shipyard really excites everyone.

When the time for the launching ceremony of the battleship came, Baron Tuidemouth stepped forward, stood on the improvised platform under the bow of the battleship, looked at the crowd in front of him, smiled, and when everyone's eyes were focused on him, Baron Tuidemouth softly voiced:

"Gentlemen, today is the day when a new battleship of the Royal Navy is launched. And the launch of this battleship will mark the Royal Navy's reoccupation of the technological pinnacle of the world's navies!

And such a battleship, from the start of construction to the launch, took only 4 months, this is a miracle! But it is also a manifestation of the strength of our Great Britain!

Thank you to Lord Fisher and the designers of the Design Committee, and to the shipbuilders of the Navy Yard for their hard work, for building this battleship for the Royal Navy!

I hope you will continue to work hard to complete this battleship and put it into service as soon as possible, so that she will become the new mainstay of the Royal Navy!

She will be the hope of the Royal Navy! The future of the Royal Navy! ”

The words fell, and the applause was thunderous. The workers of the shipyard may not yet realize the significance of this battleship, but everyone is proud that this battleship that has received such high praise is made by their own hands.

The officers of the Navy knew what this battleship meant to the Royal Navy, and everyone hoped that such a battleship would be commissioned soon, so that the flag of the Royal Navy would once again become the object of the world's navies.

Baron Tudmouth's hands pressed down, and the crowd gradually quieted down: "Gentlemen, I'm sorry, because of secrecy, today's ceremony can't allow more people to share our joy and see the majesty of the Royal Navy warship. But be assured that on the day this ship is commissioned, we will celebrate with an even greater ceremony so that all can share in our joy!

I declare that the name of this battleship is Dreadnought! ”

As the words fell, Baron Tweetmouth picked up the champagne in the shiny tray and slammed it into the bow of the battleship, which had just been named the Dreadnought.

With the crisp crash and the sound of glass shattering, the spray of white foam splashed on the gray bow, and the colored balls hanging from the top of the bow opened, and the paper flowers with ribbons falling inside, and the people standing on the hull deck flipped down a wooden plaque and hung it on the side of the bow, with the name of the Dreadnought written on it.

Amid the cheers of the people, the cable that held the hull was cut by the idiosyncratic axe, and the massive hull slowly slid under the force of gravity.

In the majestic music, the battleship slowly slid, the huge hull slowly slid into the water, and the discharged sea water was squeezed and splashed out to both sides, forming white waves, which spread to both sides, which was spectacular.

In just a few tens of seconds, the 160-meter hull completely entered the water, but the huge hull still slid backwards with inertia, dragging a long trail.

The cheers of the people who watched this spectacular spectacle never stopped.

The battleship slowly came to a halt in the water, several tugboats slowly approached, and the hull of the ship would be towed to the dock to complete the outfitting work, while the situation of the Dreadnought would remain a secret from the outside world, and the British expected the world's shocked reaction when she made it public.

However, no one noticed that one of the shipyard workers in the cheering crowd, although he was also cheering, there was no joy or excitement in his eyes, and his calm gaze was carefully examining every place he could see the battleship, as if he wanted to turn the battleship into a picture and imprint it in his mind. R1152