The so-called container is to put the goods in a box and load it, and the container has actually been there for a long time, in 1801, Dr. Anderson of the United Kingdom put forward the idea of container transportation.

It wasn't until the early 20th century that British Rail experimented with transporting furniture in wooden containers, using railway flatbed cars, and using cranes to transfer the boxes to horse-drawn wagons, which then transported the goods to their destinations. This new mode of transport has been promoted.

Around 1920, the New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad introduced 9-foot steel containers. Each railway wagon can carry 6 containers, each with a carrying capacity of 5 tons. With these containers, the railway can be much more efficient and less expensive when transferring goods along the route.

During World War II, the amphibious landing ships of the U.S. military loaded trucks to carry out beachhead landing missions. At the same time, the military also used small steel containers to transport soldiers' personal belongings.

However, in this era, the advantages of containers were not reflected, and it was not until later generations, when roads and shipping were combined together, that they really rose, and after being transported from the sea, the containers could be loaded directly onto the car and arrived at the destination.

What are the advantages of containers? Of course, it is convenient to load and unload, and when it is transported from sea to land, this advantage can be reflected, and in later generations, it was the American Malcolm McLean who did it, so he is known as the father of modern containers.

Therefore, in the present, container transportation, although there is, has not risen on a large scale. And the Lufthansa steamship company, already aware of the huge profits, wanted to provoke this new transport reform. It's just that this requires a large number of container ships, so Lufthansa Steamship Company found the Newport News Shipbuilding Company in the United States to order a new type of container ship, and the demand is quite large, twenty at a time!

This would have been normal, but when they took out the blueprints, Walter, the head of the Newport News shipyard, was taken aback, this so-called container cargo ship is very similar to an aircraft carrier!

At the top, there is a flat deck, and the island is arranged on the right side, although the total length of this cargo ship is only 148 meters due to the limitation of displacement, but from the outside, it looks like an aircraft carrier.

At the same time, in the lower part, there is another floor, and there are lifts on the sides, this is definitely an aircraft carrier, where is what is the so-called container cargo ship!

"This is after our careful consideration, the design is made, the lower level of the warehouse, are placed in some valuable containers, and on the top, can be stacked four layers of containers, this way, can maximize efficiency."

"Can't you just pile it all on top?" Walter asked.

"We can imagine that when the sea is stormy, the container may have the risk of falling into the seawater, so we should put the precious container underneath." Art said.

"I see." Walter nodded: "The power system you need is also a bit excessive, right?" The speed of fifteen knots is not low for a transport ship, so why eighteen knots? ”

"Actually, we originally wanted 25 knots, but it was only because of the cost of construction that we reduced it to 18 knots." "You should know that with the continuous progress of the times, the timeliness of cargo transportation has also been mentioned, and the higher the speed, the better. ”

Yat's answer satisfied the other party, and after some discussion on the details, the two sides finally finalized the preliminary framework of cooperation.

"As for the cost, we can pay 20 percent upfront, and when we get the cargo ship, we will deliver the rest, anyway, our ships are not delivered together, we want to build one, just deliver one, we can't wait."

The deposit is small, but as long as the delivery is fast, it will not be affected, the delivery of one, the settlement of the final payment, in the construction of cargo ships, is also the most common situation, anyway, the steel used in the construction of the shipyard, but also only pay a deposit.

After building one, one will be delivered, and the final payment of one will be settled, such a plan is also normal.

"We ask for a 30 percent deposit." Taking advantage of this opportunity, Walter continued to increase the ratio.

"Yes, you can." Art agreed to the other party's request.

Looking at the ships being built outside, Yate was in a surging mood.

On the surface, he was the head of the Lufthansa steamship company, but in fact, he served the German Navy, and containers were of course the trend, but now they are still dominated by the Navy.

All the shipyards in Germany have already started, and at the same time, when France is conquered, there will be large and small shipyards in France, integrating French industry, and the German Navy can have a large number of naval riots.

But that's not enough!

The German Navy, if it wants to develop into an oceanic navy in a short period of time, will eventually have to compete with the US Navy, and they need a large number of warships!

Therefore, there are still some ships that cannot be built under German control, among them, there is a special escort aircraft carrier proposed by Führer Ciric.

The current experience of the German Navy has shown the importance of aircraft carriers, and at the same time, the construction of aircraft carriers is also quite complicated, and in this case, it is imperative to develop an escort aircraft carrier.

Regular aircraft carriers are used to fight the enemy's fleet, while escort aircraft carriers are mainly tasked with protecting merchant ships.

This kind of aircraft carrier, instead of fighting a decisive battle with the main force of the opposing side, is generally deployed in front of the transport fleet, using carrier-based aircraft to reconnoiter and attack submarines, or guide surface ships to carry out attacks. In addition to escorting escorts, escort aircraft carriers often take on the task of transporting ships.

Therefore, the escort aircraft carrier does not need to have too strong protection capabilities, and it can be built according to the standards of civilian ships, but it must have enough numbers to be able to build in large quantities.

And now this container ship, in fact, is an escort aircraft carrier, it is relatively small, only 10,000 tons of full load, the flight deck above, can not be made into an oblique deck, at the same time, it has just met the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft, but this is enough.

This idea of Ciric, of course, was obtained from the Americans of later generations, and this is simply the German version of the Casablanca-class aircraft carrier! Historically, the Americans have built a total of 50 ships, and the fastest one was built in 76 days.

Germany, in the future, has a vast ocean, there are a large number of maritime interests to protect, this kind of escort aircraft carrier, is absolutely necessary, moreover, the Americans helped their own construction, although the price is slightly higher, but this is definitely a thing that makes the German Navy proud.