My Italian: Chapter 40 Venice-class armored cruiser 1
Carlo did not know what happened to the recruits of the Third Guards Regiment formed by the Red Shirts. But even if he knew, he couldn't do anything. It was impossible for the military to overdo it, and the number of eliminations was still limited.
Now Carlo has more important things to do, that is, the work on the two cruise ships is waiting for him. After he promised the navy to pay for the construction of two cruisers, Admiral Gorek, the Lord of the Admiralty, ran very diligently.
From time to time, he would come to tell Carlo how the progress was, which attracted the Prime Minister's curious inquiries. But when he learned that Carlo was going to buy two warships for the navy, the expression was wonderful. Because this is what Carlo does with royal funds, he cannot do anything about it as prime minister. I can only sigh, except that the royal family is really rich, there is nothing else to say.
Since he was going to spend a lot of money, Carlo didn't want to hide it and announce it generously. The public applauded the king's private money to help the navy build ships, and at the same time let Carlo's reputation reach his own high (or not much).
Of course, in this one, the newspaper added a lot to Carlo. In these newspapers, Carlo was described as a young King Yingwu who was unwilling to face foreign oppression and took out all his money to add two warships to the navy.
This kind of story is exactly what the people love to hear. Since Carlo took on such expectations, something that met their expectations was bound to be done.
Therefore, in the following period of time, Carlo frequently appeared in major newspapers. Although he did not understand Wang's speech that surprised the world, his presence was refreshing.
Although he appeared frequently in newspapers, Carlo did not forget his mission. He came to the Admiralty after Admiral Gorek reported that the preparations were about the same.
The Admiralty Building at No. 16 Mondivka Street presents a Renaissance style. The three buildings are arranged in a zigzag shape. The logo of the Royal Navy is vividly visible on the building, showing the extraordinary spirit of the Navy.
The Italian Navy was formerly known as the Navy of the Kingdom of Sardinia. In 1861, the maritime fleets of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and the Kingdom of Piedmont merged to form the Royal Italian Navy. At present, the Italian Navy has 87 combat ships with a total tonnage of 287,000 tons. Ranked fourth in the world.
However, despite the good tonnage of Italian warships, most Italian warships were built in the 1960s. After the Battle of Lissa with Austria, the navy's funding was greatly reduced. Despite this, the Italian navy still built a number of warships with sufficient performance.
Among them, the representative works are the Dolio and the Henrico Dandolo. This class cancels all sails, is equipped with double propellers, and is powered by a vertical composite steam engine. The power of 18,000 horsepower is enough to make this 12,000-ton giant ship reach a speed of 14.8 knots, which is also quite good in Europe. of.
These two warships were the most powerful warships in the world when they were built, and their 450mm 20-caliber naval guns were able to deal with all warships.
However, the construction time span was too long. It started construction in 1873 and was completed in 1880. After it was completed, it was a little mediocre. The firing rate of its main guns every five minutes is also impressive.
During the exercise, the navy found that although the ship is powerful, it still has various shortcomings, such as its main gun which fires every five minutes, and the problem of insufficient firing range of the ship's main battery. (The Dolio class has three chimneys, and the two turrets are located between the first and second chimneys, and between the second and third chimneys. The picture is too beautiful to think.)
Although the Durio class has various shortcomings, it still represents a huge progress in Italian shipbuilding technology.
At present, the Navy has decided to make some modifications to its shortcomings on the Durio class, and continue to build the idea of three improved versions.
Carlo is not ignorant of this. However, he didn't have much advice on the current idea of the Italian Navy. First, he didn't know much, and secondly, the time was wrong and the technology could not be reached. Even if he uttered the concept of a dreadnought, it is impossible for the Navy to agree, because it is simply not realistic at present.
So this time, Carlo came to the Admiralty, all he could do was choose a good plan for his armored cruiser.
That's right, this time, we are bidding for Carlo's two armored cruisers. Because no one in the navy has designed the type of cruiser, this time the navy intends to brainstorm and choose the most suitable plan to build it. Of course, the construction costs funded by the royal family may also play a big role in this. After all, this can bring the relationship between the navy and the king closer, so the navy did not invite bids internally, but instead called major shipyards to bid.
At present, the Ministry of the Navy has already sent the tender requirements to the major shipyards. In the requirements of the Admiralty, this Italian cruiser must have a speed of more than 18 knots, and must have enough firepower. In addition, the protection is required to be able to prevent the bombardment of 150 mm naval guns, and the tonnage must not exceed 6,500. hundred tons.
Facing the requirements of the Admiralty, the major shipyards have prepared their own plans and are gearing up to win the first Italian cruiser.
Faced with such a bidding situation, the Navy might not invite Carlo, after all, the Royal Navy, and besides, this is still the king's money.
So after Carlo walked into the bidding conference hall, Admiral Gorek, who was the Secretary of the Navy, immediately announced that the bidding began. He didn't ask Carlo to say a word, and he didn't plan to say more. He was worthy of being a capable soldier.
With Gorek's opening, the bidding meeting began immediately. The first one to appear was from the Venice Naval Shipyard. This shipyard affiliated to the Navy is very powerful. The Dario-class battleship was built by this shipyard.
I saw that the person in charge of the shipyard came up with his own plan. "Your Majesty, everyone here, the design plan of our Tunisian shipyard is that the ship is 106 meters long, 14.7 meters wide, and has a draft of 7.1 meters. The standard displacement is 6,450 tons, and the full-load displacement is 7,130 tons.
In terms of firepower, we have prepared two 203mm main guns for it. uukanshu.com is installed in 2×1 in front of the fort of the first class. On the rear deck, we installed 4 152mm secondary main guns. In addition, there are 8 120mm guns arranged on both sides of the middle of the warship. In addition, in order to deal with Small and civilian targets, we also installed eight 57mm guns to deal with these targets, and the ship also installed a 5 x 18 inch torpedo tube behind the island.
In terms of power, we use a 10,000-horsepower reciprocating steam engine with a maximum speed of 18 knots. The maximum range is 5700 nautical miles/10 knots. On the armor, we use flat armor, of which the main armor belt is 100 mm, the horizontal armor is 50 mm, the conning tower armor is 57 mm, and the gun mount armor is 57 mm. "
The person in charge of the Venice Naval Shipyard always said a lot. Although it sounded very good, even Carlo, who didn't know much about the Navy, felt something was wrong. After thinking for a long time, he finally knew where the problem was. Such a firepower configuration is similar to that of a protected cruiser, and it is clear that the Venetian Naval Shipyard has not grasped the essence of armored cruisers.
Since Carlo has felt it, then Admiral Golek, who is in charge of the navy, can also feel it.
So he said after waiting for the person in charge of the Venice Shipyard to finish speaking. "We have learned about the plan of the Venice Shipyard, so please ask the next person in charge of the Andosal Shipyard to come up with a plan."
As the words of Admiral Gorek fell, a young man who seemed to be holding the tail of youth stood up.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the slightly young designer said a little embarrassedly. "I'm Vittorio Cuniberti, the designer of Andosal Shipyard. Next, I will explain the plan of our shipyard to everyone."