On December 5, B58, the first batch of reinforcements from the side of the United Expeditionary Force of the United Empire of San Romain arrived, and a large number of Zorro-class fast gunboats (numbered Z plus three digits, such as Z109) joined the interceptor fleet. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThese new small warships fought with wolf pack tactics, often in the size of more than ten or even dozens of ships, frequently attacking and harassing the Marnerocco Imperial transport fleet, and repeatedly annihilating the enemy's transport fleet. Soon the same tactics began to be used by the Selena cruisers and even the Penguin-class battleships. The effect of the wolves fighting en masse was almost immediate. Almost at the same time as this tactic was being implemented, the supply lines from the Marne-Rocco Empire mainland to the distant colony of Yanar were completely cut off by the strangulation of the United Empire Expeditionary Fleet.

From December 10, B58 to January 20, B59, the main trading ports along the Yanar coastline did not have a single material transport ship arriving for a whole month and ten days. According to incomplete statistics, from the date of the war to December 31, B58, in this period of only a little more than two months, a total of less than 70 days, due to the lack of attention to the United Imperial Fleet's strangulation at sea and the failure to take effective countermeasures, the Marnerocco Empire lost 153 transport ships of various types and a large amount of cargo under its own flag and its own Yanar colony off the coast of the Janar colony. The tonnage of empty ships alone is as high as 365,000 tons, of which three 10,000-ton freighters of the Marne-Rocco Imperial State Shipping Company were sunk and one 10,000-ton ship was captured. In addition, a large number of neutral hired ships were intercepted by enemy fleets and escorted to ports controlled by the United Empire to be unloaded. Such huge losses made the upper echelons of the empire realize the seriousness of the problem and sent a fleet to escort the merchant fleet. But in the face of as many as a dozen, or even dozens, the escort fleet composed of single-digit warships is really a bit thin. The inevitable result is that the story of the sheep and the wolves, the sheepdogs and the wolves, has moved to the sea.

During this period, there were a large number of naval interception battles, and as with the early battles, there is a lack of official records. Fortunately, several of the more classic or large-scale of these were compiled into military documents such as the "Selected Combat Cases of Maritime Interception Combat" by the United Imperial Navy, and have been preserved as a result. In those years, the bravery of the officers and men on the front line and the planning of the commanders of the command command won the victory in the colonial war, which also made us sit in the study today, drink coffee, and enjoy and experience the excitement of these battles outside the battlefield in a leisurely state of mind.

The war story will begin......

Story one, a high-IQ giant catfish

(1) The luck of the hypocrites of the family

At noon on December 12, B58, in the coastal waters off the southeast coast of Yanar, the 20,000-ton large-scale mixed armed freighter "Qingjiang", the 3,000-ton single-warehouse armed freighter "Squid", and the 5,000-ton mixed cargo ship "Mabuyu", three cargo ships formed an armed merchant fleet, loaded with various industrial products necessary for the colony, and sailed to Yulan, the largest port city in the colony. The perimeter vigilance cruisers, feigning merchant patrols on this route, spotted the convoy and reported the details to the expeditionary fleet command.

After receiving the report of the discovery of the vigilant cruiser, the Expeditionary Fleet Command immediately organized an interception force, dispatched ships to the nearest area to form an interception fleet, and specially dispatched two Penguin-class battleships from the Olive Island base to support to ensure that all of them could be sunk in the event of the fleet's resistance.

The "Qingjiang" was one of the largest merchant ships in the world at that time, built in 54 of the B century, with a displacement of 22,000 tons, named after a large river in the territory of the Marnerocco Empire, and was known as one of the symbols of industrial manufacturing capacity in the era of human steam revolution. More than ten years before its inception, when it was not very developed, many shipbuilding experts believed that the tonnage of ships could not exceed 10,000 tons. In B43, the first 10,000-ton steamship was launched, and the imaginary psychological barrier of the world's shipbuilding industry instantly became a joke. Soon, with the joint efforts of engineers, shipyard owners, and shipping companies, the 15,000-ton tonnage line was broken. In the 50s of the B century, mankind began to bravely build giant ships with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, and the Qingjiang was the product of the shipbuilding industry of the Marnerocco Empire to challenge this record. Many historians believe that the technical level of human beings in that era could build 30,000 tons or even 50,000 tons of giant ships, but such a large cargo ship was a bit too large for shipping merchants, and the international trade freight volume at that time did not need such a large ship.

December 13, B58 was a sunny Friday. At 14:35 in the afternoon of the same day, the merchant fleet led by this 22,000-ton large armed merchant ship encountered the K28 fast gunboat interception detachment composed of the Z28 Zorro-class gunboats Z109, 110, 111, and 112 of the United Imperial Navy. The major came from a military aristocratic family, he was not yet 20 years old, his father was a vice admiral, and his grandfather was also a high-ranking general, but unfortunately he was the only man in his generation. This little seedling of the general deigned to come here to participate in the war, which is quite gilded. This Neumann clan was once "extremely famous" in aristocratic circles for his unimaginable selfishness and ruthlessness, when the land ruthlessly threw this newly grown child in order to continue the glory and legend of the Jiangmen family. Major Hudson Neumann, almost the youngest captain of the expeditionary fleet, has come here to serve his country on the battlefield with the trust of his family and the honor of his ancestors.

At 14:55, the Qingjiang discovered this small boat fleet, not too late, there was still enough time for combat preparation. "At 14:55 p.m. on December 13, four small enemy ships were spotted on the west side of the flotilla." According to the crew of the ship who was captured at the time, they "did not feel scared at all, and the Qingjiang was originally equipped with 4 150mm naval guns and 6 Gatling 20mm machine guns as anti-piracy self-defense firepower, and this wartime emergency addition of 10 120mm broadside rapid-fire naval guns (without defensive shields), 8 700mm rockets and 12 20mm Gatling machine guns (all wheeled and mobile deployment on the deck), this firepower configuration was absolutely stronger than the full firepower of a second-class cruiser at that time." In addition, the two smaller cargo ships were also equipped with self-defense naval guns (120mm) and Gatling guns. A fleet with unprecedented firepower, this time it can be said that it is prepared for going to sea.

Soon, both sides came within range of each other's main guns. The Zorro-class gunboats fired first, and the shells landed in front of the ships of the flotilla, which were launched at the signal to signal the flotilla to stop. The captain of the Qingjiang is also the commander-in-chief of the merchant fleet, and he was a former naval captain, and most of the crew members are retired naval veterans, and these people are well versed in all kinds of naval warfare tricks. With the strength and the added added experience, the captain thinks that his fleet can deal with these enemy forces, complete the task of transporting supplies, and even eat this small enemy fleet right away. He ordered the ships to slow down until they came to a gradual halt, to do as instructed by the enemy, and to wait for the enemy to approach.

In the eyes of the naval forces carrying out the interception mission, the huge "Qingjiang" is a giant catfish as big as a submarine in the eyes of fishermen, and it is definitely an ecstatic oversized prey, which sometimes makes people dizzy. Major Hudson, who was on a combat mission for the first time, was fooled. He ordered the whole team to approach the enemy convoy, boat No. 110 saw the enemy's lead freighter (Squid), No. 111 and No. 112 approached and watched the largest one (Qingjiang), and he personally took Z109 to watch the last ship of the flotilla (Mabuyu).

Major Hudson naively thought at the time, "The mission is almost complete, and it only takes two hours to wait for the other ships to rush to this area, and then they can escort the loot back to base." "But this is war, a life-and-death contest, and victory will never come so easily. Underestimating the enemy will inevitably pay the price of blood, and even the glory of the entire family......

At 15:40, Z111 and Z112 came to about 300 meters west of the Qingjiang, the officers and men of the two sides seemed to be very friendly, and the officers and men of the United Imperial Navy on the boat were very relieved, this distance was the dead end of the 150mm' guns on the freighter, and their own 150 main guns could bombard the opponent's waterline freely.

At 15:42, four flames rose on the deck of the Qingjiang, which was a bit of an accident, and the sailors on the Zorro-class gunboat even thought that the other ship had accidentally caught fire. On the deck of the Qingjiang, a huge 700mm rocket soared into the air, and a few seconds later smashed on the Zorro-class gunboat, exploding violently, and the two gunboats instantly turned into two fireboats.

Almost at the same time, at 15:42, the shipboard guns of three freighters opened heavy fire, and the Z110 and Z109, which were stopped or in a low-speed state, were caught off guard and hit by enemy artillery. The two ships quickly returned fire and attacked the enemy transport ship with all kinds of firepower.

In the melee, the captain of the Z110 gave the last order to turn the bow of the ship and fire the torpedo...... The fish shot out, but missed, got too close and got underneath the enemy cargo ship. Subsequently, one shot hit the bridge of the Z110, killing the captain, and another 150mm shell from the Qingjiang hit the boat and penetrated the hold and powder magazine, and then the entire ship exploded. Only the deputy captain, who was ordered to prepare the lifeboat, and other 4 people survived.

At this time, the Z109 seemed to have a chance to escape, but the commander at the time was stunned, and such a result really made the Hudson Neumann major and his military aristocratic family lose face.

(Omit the tall and mighty here.) Light. He claimed that he decided to fight to the end and sank the Qingjiang with a torpedo, but in the end he failed. In fact, this is just the beginning of his lie...... (Some heroic lies are omitted here.) ）

The battle ended with the sinking of Z109.

Twenty years later, the then Major Hudson Neumann became "a man who fought for his country", a "tragic fighting hero", a "failed tough guy", a new senator of the central government, the youngest senator. Legendary experiences similar to those of U.S. President John F. Kennedy's military career have helped him achieve political success. It seems that these artistically processed deeds will continue to propel him further politically. President Kennedy, known as the "SAIKESI Warrior" and the "White House nymphomaniac", seems to have been inviting him to join the club of top hypocrites. Fortunately, the good fortune of the major came to an end at that time, otherwise the country would definitely suffer heavy losses.

In B83, Senator Hudson Neumann offended a newspaper tycoon Belmot because he didn't talk about something, and the tycoon offended him at the same time. This is a high-end reciprocal resentment, and since then, both sides have been using various resources in their hands to find fault with each other, dog-eat-dog.

In B84, the newspaper tycoon Belmot suffered several power losses, but his pen was really short of materials, and the few strokes he drew casually lacked lethality to others. In the end, he decided to use his money bag to find other faults with the power boss, and the tycoon was actually forced to hire a private detective to find out the old background of the parliamentarian. In the eyes of others, the detective's life is completely lucky, but after all, he is a detective, experienced, and decisive decision starts with the history of this councilor. Private investigators investigated a large number of historical archives in the archives of the two countries, hoping to find out that this "hero" was an imposter and transferred the deeds of others. The result was unexpected, but the effect was the same. The United Empire has only a few words about the battle record of this failed naval battle, and the logbook of the captain of the Marnerocco Empire details the actual battle of that year.

"At 15:45, the only enemy ship that had not yet sunk was still parked there, the command room had already been shot, and the panicked shooting of the officers and men on the deck was completely suppressed by the Gatling guns on the cargo ship." "Our ship continued to bombard the enemy ship with stern fire, and the ships also opened fire on the enemy ship, and our ship's 150 guns hit the ship twice. "At 15:50, after confirming that the ship was going to sink, our fleet left the sea at full speed, and at this moment, the enemy ship exploded, violently exploding, and absolutely no one survived. ”

Major Hudson Neumann was the only surviving officer of Z109, and two deck gunners survived, but they died the next day from severe burns and concussions. The actual situation at that time may have been that the comrades-in-arms sent the captain who had been stunned by the shell and the other wounded to the lifeboat, and the kind sailors also put on the captain's life jacket. In the ensuing battle, small lifeboats floated a short distance behind the side of the ship. Then the Z109 exploded, extremely violently, and the shock wave overturned the lifeboat,...... Next to the upside-down lifeboat, only Major Hudson floated on the surface.

At 16:40, Major Hudson, who had been in the water for a while, may have finally realized that the Qingjiang had no intention of surrendering at all, and that these cargo ships that pretended to surrender must have agreed in advance to launch rockets as a signal ...... to attack the ships of the United Empire. More importantly, perhaps it was through this bathing that he realized how small individuals are in the midst of war, and that the power to control the war outside the battlefield is where the real strength lies. Subsequently, he cleverly used lies to cover up his former unbearableness, and he was portrayed as a quasi-hero in the battle record. Soon after the war, despite his family's objections, he retired from active service, bribed tabloid reporters with a whole box of gold coins, invested heavily in building a heroic image, and then joined the local political circles......

At 16:45, the support fleet salvaged Major Hudson, who was in a semi-unconscious state...... After this battle, he ushered in his new life.

The truth of the heroic story has finally been revealed, so powerful, a big enough news. This material is simply a titanium alloy dog eye that blinds the public, and the pen with this kind of precision-guided munition instantly crushes the power handle. Behind the scenes of history seen by the public, a bloody case caused by bribery, a contest between politicians and local tyrants; What the public can see, an exposé in the name of justice, a vote in the Senate to clean up offending members......

Before the arrival of B85, Hudson Neumann became a former member of the national parliament, and even the local council removed him. In January B85, the Lianhe Zaobao and other media continued to publish articles that continued to scare the former parliamentarian as a "fighting hero", and that "the excessive greed for money and the arrogance brought about by a successful career finally made Hudson Neumann, a fake hero, show his true colors".

(2) The flames of war are huge

Back on the battlefield at that time, in the battle on the afternoon of December 13, the Qingjiang fleet escaped from the first interception like a cunning giant catfish, ate the innocent fisherman and helped create a masquerade "hero" by the way, and it will continue to make heroes. The fleet in the dark was moving at high speed, getting closer and closer to its destination.

The headquarters of the interception fleet on Olive Island was intensively dispatching troops, and the staff officers unanimously agreed that this fleet was absolutely extraordinary, and that it was likely to carry important cargo, and the command ordered all sub-fleets to intercept it, intercept this fleet by all means, and damage these enemy ships before seizing them, and in case of resistance, they must be resolutely sunk. This means that the former "capitulators" can no longer use the trick of surrender, and can only fight bravely. In the ensuing battle, the crew of this miracle armed merchant ship showed extraordinary combat effectiveness.

At 17:30 p.m. on December 13, the Qingjiang fleet entered a rainy area, and no one thought that fierce battles would break out here, and fierce battles would break out all night.

At 20:10 on the night of December 13, the X06 cruiser squadron (S089, S090, S091, S092), consisting of four Selena-class cruisers, encountered the fleet head-on. At that time, the X06 cruiser squadron was moving slowly south in a horizontal formation, planning to search the Qingjiang fleet in this area after dawn. On the sea after the rain on a rainy night, an unexpected encounter brought about a night of life-and-death struggle.

At 20:10, the S092, located on the left side of the X06 fleet, spotted the oncoming Squid, when the rain was about to stop, but the wind and waves were still very strong, and the distance between the two sides when they unexpectedly met was less than 800 meters. Realizing that the opponent's light mark was definitely not the mark of a friendly ship, S092 immediately opened fire, and the rest of the X06 fleet joined the attack on the Squid with full rudder left. The Squid also launched a counterattack, but in the wind and waves of the night, the artillery of both sides was really not accurate.

At 20:15, the big guy, the Qingjiang with the implementation of light control joined the artillery battle, and then the X06 fleet found out that there was still this behemoth, and then confirmed that this was the merchant fleet that the superior had strictly ordered to intercept in the enemy briefing.

The Qingjiang ship is big enough, it is still stable in this wind and waves, and the guns on the ship are accurate, and it has just joined the battle and fired many close-arrow shells. The crew was full of confidence.

The X06 fleet realizes that this big catfish inserted in is the ultimate boss, and it must be solved first, otherwise its own life may be lost. After the fleet fired a volley of torpedoes at the Squid, the ships began to lay siege to the Qingjiang. The Squid fled, and the ship had super good luck that night, as none of the torpedoes hit due to wind and waves. At 7:15 a.m. the next morning, the detached Squid encountered the X07 cruiser squadron of the United Imperial Expeditionary Force, and the Squid turned around and fled, and the X07 fleet chased all the way, and the two sides exchanged fierce fire. At 8:45 a.m. on December 14, a torpedo fired by Selena S096 hit the Squid, followed by a follow-up shot from S095. A large amount of seawater poured into the Squid's hold, and the single-compartment freighter, which had no watertight compartments, sank quickly. Interrogation of the Squid's crew revealed that the convoy was carrying a large amount of munitions, mainly to replenish ammunition for the colonial fleet. At about 8 a.m., after the situation was reported to the command, Admiral Norman Rhodes ordered the sinking of all ships of the flotilla at all costs......

In the ensuing eight-hour shelling battle on a rainy night, the Qingjiang was shot several times, but it was not seriously harmed, and it also covered the Ma Buyu, which was wounded on the afternoon of the 13th. The hull of the giant merchant ship was large enough that a few 150mm shells seemed to be out of its reach, and it didn't hit the vital point. Another important reason is that this ship is a wartime requisitionable ship built according to the standards of cruiser protection, and its ability to resist strikes is no less than that of ordinary warships.

The situation on the X06 Fleet is not so good, to be exact, very tragic.

The first unlucky guy was the S092 ship, which was hit by multiple close-in shells, and the ship leaked badly, so it withdrew from the battle and landed behind the fighting team to wait for friendly rescue. The ship sank little by little, this was the luckiest warship of the X06 cruiser squadron. When the rescue fleet arrived on the afternoon of the 14th, the ship was already heavily tilted and almost on the verge of sinking. After saving people, the ship sank, but fortunately, the crew survived.

The S090 ship was also lucky, a close enough short-range bomb opened the hull of the ship, and the sea water poured into it. In desperation, the ship sealed the leaky compartment and threw away all the heavy objects that could be lost, which may not be a watertight compartment, and the water was still leaking. The ship sank before dawn, and the extremely limited number of lifeboats and floats saved less than half of the crew, who drifted for two days before being rescued.

The S091 and S089 ships accompanied Qingjiangyu until dawn, and although they were hit by a close-range bullet and were hit by a 20mm machine gun many times, they were able to continue fighting at a low speed. The ammunition for the 150mm main guns of the two ships was gone, the torpedoes had long been exhausted, and only the 120mm guns were still firing. However, the "giant Qingjiang fish" was still full of firepower, in fact, the ammunition of the 150 guns was exhausted in the middle of the night, and it was using the cargo in the cabin.

In the early morning, both sides could see each other clearly, and the Qingjiang was absolutely afraid that the two small cruisers that had been tossed all night might have run out of ammunition, but he still had to test it. The 150 guns of the Qingjiang began to concentrate their fire on the S091 ship, but the S091 ship could only return fire with 120mm secondary guns on the side of the ship. In the midst of the wind and waves, although it was already daytime, the aim of the 120mm secondary gun on the small boat was still not good. The steady Qingjiang guns were extremely high, and after a few rounds of firing, the S091 ship was drowned in flames.

Next must be the turn of the S089 ship. When the Qingjiang attacked S091, the S089 ship kept sending a report, even if it was inevitable to die, it would send out information to inform the friendly ship of the location of the submarine catfish. But the S089 ship doesn't know where it is now, and the navigator is still calculating. In the blink of an eye, this opportunity was gone, and the Qingjiang turned around and rushed towards S089 like a tank duckbill catfish in hunting, and at 6:14, the collision was successfully achieved. The S089 ship was packed in two by the Qingjiang and sank in less than a minute......

At this point, the second interception failed, and the interceptor fleet was completely lost.

(3) The third interception

At 8:45 a.m. on December 14, B58, Admiral Norman Rhodes of the United Imperial Expeditionary Fleet Command telegraphed all ships to search the Qingjiang fleet and sink the Qingjiang and other transport vessels of the fleet at all costs. However, the "Qingjiang" is only a nominal merchant ship, in fact, it should be counted as a large transport gunboat, and its damage management and protection are designed and operated in accordance with the standards of warships after all. It is definitely not so easy for an ordinary cruiser to sink it in the same way as a merchant ship.

At 11:20 a.m. on December 14, the Qingjiang intercepted the fleet again. The two squadrons of fast gunboats, K19 and K20, of the 7th Rapid Gunboat Group of the Expeditionary Fleet, caught up with the Qingjiang flotilla, and the K21 squadron and the K22 squadron of another group could arrive in about an hour. A fierce battle is about to be. When the wolves attacked, the Qingjiang and the Mabuyu immediately drove side by side in close proximity, moving synchronously, covering each other's hulls on one side, and concentrating limited firepower to deal with the enemy's attack.

The 7th Rapid Gunboat Brigade is full of confidence, this time it can definitely sink this fleet, first sink the Qingjiang named by the commander, and clean up this big man, the other one will be easy to do. But soon they found out that the Qingjiang was too difficult to deal with, and it could not be counted as a merchant ship at all.

At 11:40, the 7th Rapid Gunboat Group launched a torpedo attack, and the K20 squadron approached from the side of the fleet Qingjiang, preparing to fire torpedoes after reaching the optimal firing distance; The K19 squadron bombarded the Qingjiang with main gun firepower to cover the friendly forces to engage the enemy.

The Qingjiang had already taken precautions against this attack, and almost all of the rockets and Gatling guns were pushed to the outward side of the ship, and the other side was protected by the Mabuyu. The transport first welcomed the attackers with a heavy 150 naval guns, and the 150mm and 120mm naval guns fired intensively, hitting the nearest one first, and then another.

The K20 squadron suffered heavy losses in the course of engaging the enemy.

First, the Z080 boat was slowed down by a near-arrow projectile, and the front of the hull was directly hit by a 120mm semi-armor-piercing blasting shell, which was pierced under the main gun turret, and the shell exploded only after hitting the powder magazine, and then triggered the explosion of the powder magazine and the shell magazine below the foredeck, and the entire front of the hull was blown up in an instant......

Then there was the Z079 boat, two 120mm high-explosive shells hit the side rear hull waterline position and the middle hull deck respectively, the ship's side opened a large hole, the hull tilted badly, and the boat disappeared into the sea after a few minutes......

The Z078 boat rushed to the torpedo firing distance and fired a torpedo, but was hit by a 120mm high-explosive shell in the middle of the cockpit of the boat, which spun around on the sea......

The Z077 boat fired a torpedo and successfully broke away, seemingly about to become the only survivor of the K20 squadron in this attack, but on the way back, it was hit by a close-arrow shell, the hull leaked and slowed down, and then it was shot into the soul by the 150 guns, completely incapacitated, and floated helplessly on the sea......

The four torpedoes fired by the K20 squadron were fanning out and clamping the Qingjiang. The ship is too big to dodge, and it seems that it is already doomed. But the deck of the Qingjiang was instantly full of flames, and there were continuous violent explosions on the sea, and the 700mm rockets of the Imperial Navy of the Marnerocco were really powerful, and the two torpedoes that could hit the Qingjiang were detonated.

After dealing with the threat of torpedoes, Qingjiangyu saw that the Z078 and Z077 boats, which had lost their resistance, were really in the way, and the two unlucky eggs once again became the targets of the 120mm rapid-fire guns, and after a round of artillery fire, the two boats turned into two fireboats.

Next, only the K19 squadron went up, and after the Qingjiang artillery solved the K20 squadron, it began an artillery battle with the K19 squadron. The main guns of a small gunboat in the wind and waves were too poor to sink such a large ship. In desperation, the K19 squadron could only press the treasure on the torpedo attack, looking for opportunities to fire torpedoes in the artillery battle, and entangle the opponent until the friendly forces arrived. The artillery battle between the two sides lasted for half an hour, and all the boats of the K19 squadron were directly or indirectly shot and lost their combat effectiveness, and four seriously damaged boats were floating or sinking on the sea, and some of them were almost sunk. The K19 squadron was finished, but there were still results, and a torpedo accidentally hit the Mabuyu.

At 12:20, the Z73, which was almost half sunk, was still composing, and at this time, the only participating ship of the United Imperial Navy on the sea. The captain of the boat on the mast noticed several ships coming in the distance, and the captain shouted "Reinforcements are coming", and for a time the surviving officers and soldiers were excited. However, as soon as the words fell, the "reinforcements" fired three red smoke flares, which were by no means the contact signals of the United Imperial Navy......

At 12:45, four armored cruisers and one battleship from Yulan Harbor met the Qingjiang flotilla. The pursuing K21 and K22 squadrons were bombarded by 280mm guns and had to turn and watch from a distance as the Qingjiang and the badly damaged Mabuyu left.

That night, the mixed ship Mabuyu was sunk by the fleet due to too much water to continue sailing.

The ancients described military operations as "one blow of strength, then exhaustion, and three declines". The volley of the Qingjiang was carried out three times, and the reinforcements also came, all of which were escorted by regular warships, and it seemed that this game of wild wolves and elephants should be over. Maybe it's time to put an end to it.

Addendum: Information on the ships involved

Zorro-class fast gunboat: Iron-ribbed wooden hull, displacement of 450 tons, length of 37 meters, width of 7.5 meters, depth of 4.4 meters, draft of 3.5 meters, 800 horsepower, speed of about 22.5 knots. Equipped with 1 150mm gun (single front main gun), 2 400mm torpedo tubes, 2 57mm rapid-fire machine guns; Crew 60 people. A total of 480 ships of this class were built. (Towed to the war zone by ocean-going transport ships, 21 ships were lost due to cable disconnection and drifting away with the current.) ）

Selena-class cruiser: Iron-ribbed wooden hull, displacement of 1,300 tons, length of 86 meters, width of 11 meters, depth of 7.6 meters, draft of 5.3 meters, 1,500 horsepower, speed of 16 knots. Armament of 2 150-mm guns (twin forward guns), 4 120-mm guns (layout on both sides), two 400mm torpedo tubes; The crew is 160 people. A total of 366 ships of this class were built.