In fact, Datang's warship export project has always been relatively hot, starting from the earliest French and Spaniards to buy Datang warships, there have been other countries to buy steam ironclad warships from Datang, the largest number of purchases is still the Qing State Naval Division, but the level of these warships is not high, and gradually Britain, France and other countries can also reach this level, and Datang's warships sold abroad are not very popular. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Datang's shipbuilding enterprises also want to launch newer foreign trade warships through the Russian cruiser. Naturally, this battleship still can't escape the category of monkey version of equipment, but Datang has come up with better power, better artillery and better integration capabilities, so that it can overpower the immature European main warships in terms of combat power.

In fact, in addition to the great powers, several other countries are also seeking to buy Datang warships. Countries such as Germany, Peru, Colombia, La Plata and Brazil have all expressed this interest. Germany relied on the support of the Tang Dynasty to build a first-class army in Europe, and also hoped to have a more powerful navy to dominate the North Sea. At the same time, the strengthening of the German navy was also a check on Britain. Speaking of several countries in South America, in fact, maritime defense is basically done by the Datang Navy, and these countries are gradually not satisfied with this situation. The Brazilian revolution has come to an end, and although the dentist leader deliberately kept a certain distance from Datang, he still pinned his hopes on Datang to arm Brazil. If a strong navy could be built, Brazil would be able to keep the Portuguese colonizers out of the continent once and for all. Brazil also intends to become the number one power in South America, and these are indispensable for a strong naval fleet.

As for the three South American countries that are more pro-Tang, they directly target the active warships of the Tang Dynasty. The second-generation warships of Datang, that is, the combination of the Pinghai-class and the Free-Wind class, are also the number of steam ironclad warships, and they have gradually failed to keep up with the current rhythm of the Datang Navy. Judging by the speed alone, these two types of warships have a speed of 18 knots. The speed of Datang's new warships is more than 20 knots, and it is also an all-steel warship. The German side is also very optimistic about these second-hand warships of the Datang.

The Datang Navy intends to sell these warships, but after all, Datang now has a great demand for warships, and second-generation warships occupy half of the Datang fleet. So the Datang Navy is sure. In 1795, the second-generation ships began to be decommissioned one after another, and by 1797 the retirement was basically completed, with 10 ships decommissioned each year, and at that time these warships had basically not reached the service life of 20 years, and the navy of the brother country was still able to have a good service period of at least 10 years, and if it was overhauled and maintained, it was estimated that it would be no problem to serve for another 20 years.

In this way, the Datang Navy seems to have become more urgent to replace new ships. By the end of 1791. With 2 battleships, 25 cruisers and 46 frigates, the Datang Navy also has an ambitious and ambitious development plan. The core mission of the Datang Navy is to safeguard global territorial interests and maintain the country's main shipping routes, and at the same time develop the strength to defeat the enemy's fleet head-on on the high seas and oceans. On the other hand, Datang is also trying to develop new tactical weapons such as aircraft carriers and submarines.

After establishing the medium- and long-term development ideas, the Datang Navy took 1795 as a major node, and the Datang Navy would become the main ship with a small number of battleships and a certain number of heavy cruisers. With light cruisers as the defenders of ocean-going routes and the main force of the sub-intensity battlefield, a large number of frigates as a powerful fleet of multi-purpose auxiliary ships.

Five-year plan for the development of the Navy in 1791-1795. In fact, in the shipbuilding plan, the Navy will design and build a new generation of battleships, design and build two types of heavy cruisers, complete the construction of all light cruisers, and launch the successor model of the Thunderbolt-class Lightning class frigates, of course, more importantly. The Snapper-class submarines and their sub-Mackerel-class, which had been tested since 1790, and even the high-profile Pengzhou-class, the first-generation aircraft carrier of the Tang Dynasty, will be completed in this five-year plan.

The Datang Navy has also readjusted the naming rules of various types of ships to adapt to the new situation. Originally, the battleship was named after the ancient battlefield, but now it has been adjusted to use the name of the overseas territory of the Tang Dynasty. So. Originally, the two Zhuolu-class battleships were renamed Hawaii and Guwei respectively, and these two overseas territories were also the first areas to become Datang's overseas territories. Also adjusted was the naming of the cruiser, which had been replaced by the name of the city of Tang County. However, the original Pinghai-class and Dingyuan-class names have not changed, and a batch of Yuandajing-class light cruisers, which are being built and put into service in batches, have also been renamed Vancouver-class light cruisers. The frigate has not changed much, it is named after a natural phenomenon, and it has been in the same vein since the free wind, wind, rain, thunder and lightning (free wind, rainstorm, thunder, electricity).

In addition, among the newly added ships, the aircraft carrier adopts the domestic state and province nomenclature, so the two aircraft carriers planned to be built, one is named Pengzhou, and the other is named Mingzhou. The submarine is named after aquatic organisms, which is the same as the name of the U.S. military during World War II.

Among the non-main battle ships, corvettes, patrol ships, gunboats, minesweepers, and missile boats that may appear in the future are all named after small cities, counties, and districts.

Landing ships are named after mountains and rivers, supply ships are named after lakes, and transport ships are named after islands and reefs.

Following the new nomenclature, the new generation of heavy cruisers, which began construction in 1791, was also known as the San Francisco class. The San Francisco-class heavy cruisers are an important part of the Datang Navy's capital ship program. The Dingyuan class shouldered the task of firepower output of the capital ships of the Datang Fleet, but due to the small number of battleships in the Datang Navy, the number of heavy cruisers was also insufficient. The early Pinghai-class had a small tonnage, average seaworthiness, and poor performance, so it was only natural to build new heavy cruisers.

The San Francisco class plans to build 4 ships, which is less than other Datang Navy ships, but it is also more scientific, so that the Datang Navy ships can be updated faster and have newer technology. The San Francisco class has a standard row of 9,000 tons and a full row of 11,650 tons, which is more advanced than the Dingyuan class in terms of protection, in order to compete with the larger caliber guns of the capital ships of the European Navy. It also uses three triple 203 mm naval guns, and the secondary gun consists of four 130 mm naval guns and eight twin 30 mm rapid-fire guns, which also have the ability to fire torpedoes.

Of course, the most satisfying thing for the Navy is that the speed of the San Francisco class has soared to 27 knots, and it can take a greater initiative on the battlefield. Construction of the first ship, the USS San Francisco, began in March 1791, was launched in February 1792, and was expected to enter service in October 1792.

(To be continued.) )