After the Y-20 plane arrived at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, Qi Yiming asked his little girlfriend to rest in his hotel here, and under the guidance of the relevant person in charge of the South China Sea Fleet, who had been waiting for a long time, he drove all the way to the Huangpu Shipyard, which is separated by a wall from the Huangpu Military Academy.

Not long after getting out of the car, Qi Yiming saw the commander of the navy, Liu Huaqing, the admiral was dressed in a straight Type 07 naval uniform, and he already had his own epaulettes, on which were conspicuously the three general stars, which was enviable. I have to say that the new military uniform issued by Qi Yiming to the army is not only good material and comfortable to wear, but also extremely handsome in the monotonous 80s, Qi Yiming once heard Liao Huairen say that his nephew originally did not want to enter the army, but when he saw his uncle's handsome military uniform, he actually applied for the military academy again.

People rely on clothes and horses and saddles, and the admirals and officers who wear 07-style military uniforms all seem to have a little bit of international style. The Type 07 naval uniform is particularly similar to the uniform of the US military, and Qi Yiming looked at the news photos of the visit of the Chinese and US navies before crossing over, and he had to make a strong distinction to recognize which ones were Chinese which were US imperialism......

Liu Huaqing beckoned to Qi Yiming with a modest smile, and pretended to be embarrassed and said: "There is always something to trouble you, ha, ha, I also know that Xiao Qi is a busy person, and it is really impossible for the country to live without Xiao Qi for a day, but this matter is also really important, I have to say hello to you and discuss it." ”

Where did Qi Yiming dare to dislike the navy, and hurriedly said: "I'm just running errands, hey, how do you say that, I am a brick of socialism, where I am needed, I will move it." ”

Liu Huaqing nodded and said with a smile: "Although this sentence is so, but not everyone can move it if they need it, everyone uses bricks than inappropriately, it is better to say that it is a screw, but each machine has different specifications, this screw can be screwed here, but it can't be screwed when you change a machine, fortunately, Xiaoqi you are the screw that can be big or small, and it is suitable wherever you put it." ”

Of course, it was good to be complimented, but Qi Yiming still knew how to be measured, and then asked: "Commander Liu, tell me, what do you need me to do, if there are difficulties, if there are difficulties, if there are difficulties, there will be difficulties." ”

Liu Huaqing was amused by him, and pulled him to the shipyard, that is, to the shore, the Huangpu shipyard actually covers a large area, and Qi Yiming couldn't see it at a glance, until Liu Huaqing closed his mouth and kept pulling him to the edge of the mooring, Qi Yiming's chin was about to fall to the ground.

"You built an aircraft carrier...... Qi Yiming's head buzzed, and there was a behemoth moored next to the shipyard, much larger than any small fishing boat or small bulk carrier being built in the Huangpu Shipyard.

But soon Qi Yiming denied himself, because this aircraft carrier looks very old, and the shape is quite ancient, it is an open flight deck, and this kind of flight deck is most common in World War II, when a large number of ordinary warships and merchant ships of the United States and Japan were added to it by similar means, and the islands of these aircraft carriers are relatively small, just like the one that Qi Yiming saw in front of him.

Qi Yiming couldn't care about the big chief standing next to him, and began to circle around the behemoth, and finally turned around several times before turning back to Liu Huaqing and asking, "This is the Melbourne?" ”

Liu Huaqing smiled and nodded, and praised: "Xiao Qi, you are really well-informed and strong-minded, that's right, this is the solemn in the original British 1942 version of the light escort aircraft carrier, which was later sold to the Royal Australian Navy and renamed Melbourne, which began to be built in 1943 and was not removed from active duty until this year." ”

Qi Yiming was born in the business world and was good at observing words and feelings, not to mention that he also knew the life of this commander, so he immediately said: "Commander Liu, do you want to restore this old ship from World War II?" ”

Liu Huaqing coughed to avoid embarrassment, and said: "Although it was built during World War II, it was already after World War II when it was put into service. Our navy doesn't want to use this ship to form any combat effectiveness, just want to study it, master the manufacturing technology and control experience of the aircraft carrier, although we have you and your 9527 project to borrow, but I think this ship is also an opportunity for us, we can make good use of it. ”

Qi Yiming was silent for a moment and asked, "There is not much of a problem with the repair, but what should I do after the repair?" ”

Liu Huaqing was still a little cramped with his old face, and said: "Doesn't you still need Xiao Qi's help, our family background is thin, but Xiao Qi, your side is not thin, I just want to ask you, whether this ship has any value for repair and transformation." ”

Qi Yiming shuddered, pointed to the quiet giant ship, and asked, "My lord, are you really not afraid of her?" This is a famous pit teammate god ship in the history of the world world! ”

Liu Huaqing shook his head firmly, and confirmed to Qi Yiming in the loyal tone of a proletarian revolutionary fighter: "You have misunderstood her, Xiao Qi. This ship obviously has an indomitable heart to fight against imperialism and bourgeois reactionaries, but she was wrongly reborn and became a British warship and an Australian warship. ”

Qi Yiming couldn't help but want to say "why not give up the treatment" to the naval commander who he still respected, but he still gritted his teeth and didn't say it. This ship is a curse ship for any navy, and the navy can be said to be the most superstitious of all services. As can be seen from the traditional launching ceremony of the navy of Western countries, an influential local woman must throw a champagne bottle at the bow of a ship, and the more the bottle is broken, the more auspicious the ship will be.

Obviously, the Royal Australian Navy's Melbourne with the port number R-21 is the most ominous, or in easy-to-understand street language, this ship is simply out of print!

HMS Melbourne, formerly known as HMS Dignity of the British Royal Navy, is also the lead ship of the Majestic-class aircraft carriers. Both the Majestic and Giant classes are secondary to the British 1942 version of light aircraft carriers, of which 8 were built in the Giant class and 5 were built in the Majestic class. This class of ships is also the most sold aircraft carrier class in the world, and a total of 8 navies have used this class of aircraft carriers from before to later, including India's first aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, which is the sister ship of the Solemn.

After World War II, the Australians purchased a total of three aircraft carriers of this version from their home countries, the first of which was the Giant-class, which was acquired in 1952 and decommissioned in 1955 before being sold to the Brazilian Navy. Subsequently, Australia purchased two more Majesties-class, one Majestic, the other the Terrible.

In 1949, the Royal Australian Navy decided to purchase the Majestic and renamed it the Melbourne, while also carrying out a series of modifications in the UK, including the addition of steam catapults and radar, and the adjustment of 5. 5-degree angled deck and drop mirrors. The ship is equipped with three flight squadrons, and has the ability to carry out multiple strikes against air, sea, and ground. In 1955, this modern warship joined the Royal Australian Navy, but no one could have imagined that this ship would bring more tragedy.

On October 28, 1957, the aircraft carrier finally showed its "fangs", and while she was driving in the port of Adelaide, she was hit by a ship named Lanka, because the impact was in the harbor, so she suffered only minor injuries.

But she loves bumper boat games, and she hasn't stopped her history of bumping boats.

On 10 February 1964, the captain of the Royal Australian Navy's destroyer HMS Voyager was grossly negligent and yawed into the waters of the aircraft carrier channel, and HMS Melbourne collided headlong with the escort ship that had been part of his own formation. The collision was very serious, and the Melbourne, with a displacement of 20,000 tons, crashed into the destroyer's amidship, like a huge blunt knife cutting the destroyer directly in half, and the accident killed 82 officers and men on the Voyager, completely scrapped the Voyager, and seriously damaged the hull of the Melbourne.

It's just that since this incident, the giant ship seems to have begun to enjoy cutting the destroyer in half, and this time she swung the "butcher's knife" at the US Navy. In the early hours of June 3, 1967, the Royal Australian Navy and the U.S. Navy were conducting a military exercise called the Kraken in the South China Sea, and their exercise subject was anti-submarine warfare. Before the exercise, the commander of the operation, Stevenson, specially invited the captains of the ships to dinner, talked about the tragedy that happened to the Voyager a few years ago, explained how to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, and asked the ships to be 120,000 mentally vigilant.

It's just that as if a spell was cast, on the night of the incident, the American destroyer Evans, which was the escort ship of the Melbourne, fell into evil again. Her captain dozed off, and the two young officers in charge of Guantong were equally unaware of the ship's yaw. This time both sides noticed the dangerous maneuver and began to evade it at the same time, and then, unusually lovingly, both sides evaded, and once again let the ship of the Evans meet the bow of the Melbourne without hesitation. Of course, the Melbourne will not let go of this opportunity, and it will also be obligated to cut the Evans in half without hesitation. Seventy-four U.S. Navy sailors were killed in the accident.

Cutting two destroyers in half, I am afraid that in a sense, the Melbourne is the most outstanding aircraft carrier after World War II.

Although the halving of the destroyer has not happened since, it is likely that even Australia's own destroyers will not dare to approach her easily. Even so, this big guy who likes to cause trouble has collided with different ships such as merchant ships, passenger ships, and cargo ships many times during its service, and the damage is relatively small. In 1972, a fire also broke out on the ship. In 1979, a boiler on the Melbourne exploded.

It was not until the end of the Falklands War in 1982 that the role of the aircraft carrier was greatly diminished by anti-ship missiles, and its bad reputation for carrying its own curse, eventually sold it to the Chinese United Ship Recycling Company in 1984 and towed to the Whampoa shipyard in the summer of 1985.

Thinking of the misdeeds of this aircraft carrier that loves to cut destroyers in half, Qi Yiming couldn't help but have a bright red background in his mind, wearing an eye patch in a black gothic maid outfit, holding a large kitchen knife, grinning behind his ears, sharpening the knife.