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After five years of uninterrupted construction, the current Keelung Shipyard has completed the planned target of 200,000 tons of shipbuilding scale per year in the first five-year plan!

Now, the largest shipyard within the Huo Jiajun, in addition to undertaking the task of building warships for the navy, is also the largest commercial shipbuilding enterprise in the entire Nanyang region, and the number of merchant ships delivered every year has exceeded 48, close to 150,000 tons!

"Jianliang, has your Keelung shipyard developed very quickly in recent years? But in terms of the scale of the area, it should be more than 300 acres, right?"

In order to be able to observe the development of Keelung Shipyard over the years, although the factory area is huge, Huo Shan did not take a carriage, but led a large group of people into the shipyard on foot. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"From the establishment of Keelung Shipyard in 1880 to the present, Keelung Shipyard has become a large-scale shipyard capable of building 10,000-ton passenger and cargo ships and 5,000-ton warships, covering an area of 320 acres!" Huo Jianliang, as the director of Keelung Shipyard, is an old man who has followed him step by step since the shipyard was first established.

Keelung Shipyard is like his own child in his eyes, and his eyes are full of pride and pride!

After listening to his words, Huo Shan couldn't help but nod with satisfaction, five years, even with sufficient funds and a steady stream of worker support. However, it is not easy to build this large shipyard with a total annual shipbuilding tonnage of 200,000 tons on Taiwan Island, where the original industry was zero!

But. The development of industry, especially heavy industry, is like a boat sailing against the current. Moreover, the total tonnage of 200,000 tons of shipbuilding is still far from enough for the demand for ships compared to the rapid development of Huo Jiajun's economy and commerce!

"Do you have any plans for the future development of your shipyard? It is not that you have completed the goals set by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce ahead of schedule and will stop moving forward!"

"Hey, hey. How is this possible? Our shipyard has already made a plan for the next step, and in the next one to two years, on the basis of the current shipyard. Another 10,000-ton slipway, two 5,000-ton slipways, and six 3,000-ton slipways will be built, and the total shipbuilding tonnage of our Keelung Shipyard will be increased by 50,000 tons again! Now there are more and more 10,000-ton passenger and cargo ships in the world. We also plan to build a 10,000-ton dry dock and an 8,000-ton floating dock in two years for the repair of large merchant ships and warships and the salvage of warships!"

"Well, the idea is good, the action is not small, but I have to add another task to you!" Huo Shan said.

"Young Master, please speak!"

Looking at the respectful look on Huo Jianliang's face, Huo Shan watched the workers enter and exit the ant-like lively slipway, smiled faintly and said, "I'll give you two to three years, on the basis of completing the construction projects you just mentioned." You build me a 15,000-ton slipway!"

"Fifteen-thousand-ton slipway!"

Hearing his words, Huo Jianliang's face showed surprise. Even Wei Han and other people from the Ship Design Institute who followed Huo Shan were also talking!

"Young Master, is there a ship with such a large slipway in this world?" Huo Jianliang asked cautiously.

Now the most famous 10,000-ton ship in the world is the British who are now in service, and participated in the Anglo-Egyptian War, shelling Alexander's Inflecze-class ironclad ship, of course, although the Admiral-class is more advanced than it, and it is also a 10,000-ton ironclad battleship, but since the construction began in 1880, because of the economic crisis, it is still on the slipway of the British Navy Shipyard, and it is not well-known, and it is the first battleship of the Admiral-class ironclad ship. Collingwood's standard displacement also did not exceed 10,000 tons!

"There was no before, and there will be no in the future, the most powerful warships in the world in the era of sail are only 5,000 tons, but after entering the era of steam ironclads, this number continues to rise, and there are a lot of 10,000-ton steel giants in the world now! In addition, now that science and technology are developing with each passing day, it is only a matter of time before larger tonnage warships are built, not to mention that you, as the most outstanding talents of our Huo Family Naval Ship Design Institute, should be very aware of our current shipbuilding level, although it will take a few years to break through the 10,000-ton warship, but if you want to build a passenger and cargo ship with a displacement of 15,000 tons, it should not be too difficult, right?" Huo Shan said.

Hearing his words, Wei Han and other ship designers thought about it, and couldn't help nodding secretly, now Huo Jiajun has come to the forefront of the world in the research of ship power with the support of Huo Shan's data, the new three-rise steam engine has developed to five cylinders, the main power of a single steam engine has reached 3,500 horsepower, with four steam engines double-shaft propulsion, the speed of a 15,000-ton passenger and cargo ship is about thirteen knots, although the speed is relatively slow, but after all, it is not a warship, this speed is enough for civilian shipsAfter all, most of the ironclad ships in Britain in this era are also at this speed!

But despite this, these are all data on paper, and it is not so simple to really turn the drawings into real ships, even if it is not as complicated as a battleship, it will take a year to demonstrate! If you add the construction, it is impossible to do it without two or three years!

"Jianliang, as the leader of the largest and most advanced shipyard in the Huo family's army, your vision should not only focus on the present, but also consider the future development of the shipbuilding industry, don't wait until the end of the day, do it, it will be really late at that time, and others will not give you time, waiting for you to catch up again!" Huo Shan said in a solemn tone.

Only he himself understands that whether it is the Infleclibeth or the admiral-class without slipways, or the 10,000-ton warships of almost all the naval powers such as France, Italy, and Russia, they will all become obsolete in a few years, because the era of the pre-dreadnought battleships that marked the all-round rise of steel warships is coming! Before the dreadnought-class and super-dreadnought-class warships, these steel behemoths with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons and a main gun caliber of 305 mm will become the basis for judging the strength of a country's navy!

"Sovereign-class battleship, hehe, the beginning of the pre-dreadnought this time will be opened by the Huo family army!" Huo Shan thought secretly in his heart.

After hearing his words, everyone fell into thought for a while, and the team became silent.

After walking for a while, they came to a huge portal separated by a cement brick wall! It was not until they passed through the sentry at the gate that they actually entered the slipway where the warship was made. Because the construction of the Huo Jiajun warship is designed with too many advanced technologies developed by the Huo Jiajun, it is also unprecedentedly strict in terms of security!

Looking at the four huge warships that were placed on the slipway, had been built, and were only waiting to be launched and outfitted, they would be able to enter the sea, Huo Shan's calm eyes suddenly revealed amazing enthusiasm!

"Name-class light cruisers!" Huo Shan thought secretly in his heart.

In terms of appearance, this class of battleships has inherited the layout of the central axis of the main guns and the high trunk suspension of many general-class destroyers, and has removed the sail locks and useless ramming angles, but Huo Shan can still see from its slender hull that its speed must be very extraordinary. In addition, the bow of the Nasaki-class light cruiser is no longer as straight as it used to be, and although it is limited to processing technology, it is not the structure of the Atlantic bow, but the slightly upturned bow is certainly much more advanced in seaworthiness than the previous design!

"Triple knapsack turret!" Looking at the main guns on the deck, Huo Shan couldn't help but say with infinite surprise.

"Yes, if we hadn't delayed the design of this triple knapsack turret for too much time, the Mingxiang-class light cruiser wouldn't have been built in three years!" Wei Han said proudly, looking at the six thick 152mm gun barrels.

"Hehe, good, three years without vain flowers, three years to be able to master these two designs in the hands is really worth it!"

While the time-lapse device and knapsack turret with a 0.2-second delay for the main gun salvo are not very complex designs, they involve a series of ship design layouts to be successfully applied to warships.

After all, the design of a battleship is an overall project, and any change in any part will affect the performance of the entire battleship! Therefore, we have to repeatedly demonstrate and be very careful! Of course, the construction time will continue to be extended backwards!

"Let's go, go up and have a look!" Huo Shan said with an enthusiastic beckon. Just as women like beautiful things such as jewelry and diamonds, men also have a natural love for weapons, and the naval warship, as the most powerful weapon and equipment of this era, makes every purebred man have the urge to feast his eyes!

After getting on the ship, the first place Huo Shan went to was the front main gun, six thick barrels, anyone standing in front of it, would feel an exciting force!

Taking a deep breath, Huo Shan calmed down his boiling mood slightly, although the steel in his hand came with a cold texture, but on the contrary, it stimulated the violent factor in Huo Shan's heart!

"Wei Han, let's introduce it, let's get to know the combat capabilities of this new warship!" Huo Shan said.

"Hehe, young master, I think it's better to let Minister Huo come, he knows the performance of this warship better than us ship designers!"

Hearing this, Huo Shan couldn't help but smile, if there is anyone in the Huo Jiajun who knows the most about the Mingxiang-class battleships except for the warship designers, I am afraid that no one can compare to Huo Feng as the Minister of the Navy!

After all, this guy has to run here almost every week, except for the military department's base in Huojia's back mountain, I'm afraid he spends a lot more time in the shipyard than he does when he goes home! )