As an island country, Japan has the geographical advantage of the shipbuilding industry. Later, the Japanese government vigorously supported the exhibition of its own shipbuilding industry, but because the shipbuilding industry belongs to the industry with the most stringent technical requirements in the heavy industry, therefore, from the beginning, the Japanese government's support for the shipbuilding industry is mainly reflected in the importance of government enterprises, and the exhibition support for the private shipbuilding industry is not enough, this industrial support policy can certainly enable Japan to complete the upgrading of the manufacturing level of heavy industry in a relatively short period of time, but at the same time, it also makes the overall growth of Japan's shipbuilding industry slow, and cannot provide enough advanced warships for the Japanese Navy. What changed the industrial policy of Japan's shipbuilding industry was the Russo-Japanese War, because the Russo-Japanese War was not carried out in accordance with the decisive battle plan formulated by the Japanese government, and the whole war lasted for more than a year, for Japan, this was a protracted war, and Japan's national strength could not bear it at all, coupled with the fact that the Japanese Navy lost its main warships one after another in the Lushun blockade war, so that it had to engage in an arms race with Russia during the war, and the world was seeking to purchase warships, which made the Japanese government learn from the pain and was determined to completely change its attitude of neglecting the civilian shipbuilding industry. We will give full support to the exhibition of the private shipbuilding industry.

It is also after the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese government promulgated the relevant shipbuilding incentive law, and established tariff barriers, providing a solid foundation for the benign development of the country's shipbuilding industry.

A total of four "Golden Net" class battlecruisers were built, namely "Golden Net" and "Hiei". No., "Kirishima", "Lou Ming", taking into account the need to introduce advanced shipbuilding technology from Europe, the "Golden Net" class ship "Golden Moon. was built in the UK, while the other three ships of the same type were built by Japanese shipyards themselves according to drawings provided by British shipbuilders.

The "Golden Net" is the "Golden Net", a ship of small class battlecruisers, which was built by the British Vickers Arms Company, which not only built the hull, but also provided the most advanced power system and armament, and provided Japan with a complete set of drawings and trained shipbuilding technicians stationed in the shipyard by Japan.

As the most advanced battlecruiser in the dreadnought era, the "Golden Net" was the most advanced fast battleship in the world at that time. When completed, the total length of the whole ship is more than 210 meters, the width has reached an astonishing 28 meters, the average draft is 8 meters, the standard displacement is 26,000 tons, the most popular long-ship building ship type is adopted, and the British tripod mast is used, the power system is the British Parsons steam turbine, the power of a single unit has reached an astonishing 32,000 horsepower, which is enough to ensure the highest voyage of the battleship at 27 knots, and the main gun of the warship is a British 14-inch naval gun, mounted in four twin turrets, and the main gun salvo is powerful, enough to deal with the dreadnought battleships at that time.

However, although the armament is quite powerful, it is limited by the relatively thin hull armor, "Golden Net." It was not suitable for war warships, especially since the design of the armor belt at the waterline of the ship was flawed, compared to the German battlecruisers of the same era, "Golden Net." The horn paid too much attention to the attack from the direction of the waterline.

That's why. After eating the aerial torpedo dropped by the Chinese Air Force, the "Golden Net" soon lost its ability to navigate, and finally ran aground at the bottom of the mooring ground in Port Arthur under the supplementary attack of the Chinese Air Force, sank in shallow water, and was unable to float until the end of the Sino-Japanese Northeast Asian War.

Originally, the Japanese military planned to blast the underwater part of the "Golden Net" before the end of the Battle of Arthur, but because the Chinese armored forces moved very quickly, they took control of the strategic point of the port without waiting for the Japanese sappers to plant explosives, and in the end, the "Golden Net" was "complete." fell into the hands of the Chinese Navy and was immediately put on the salvage plan.

Salvage "gold nets." In order to float this battlecruiser with a displacement of more than 26,000 tons, the salvage team had to try its best and use the world's most advanced machinery and equipment, and even had to remove the turrets first to reduce the weight of the warship. Moreover, the hull was rusty, the four marks caused by the torpedo shock wave on the hull were clearly visible, and the power system also needed to be replaced.

"Golden Net". During the attack of the Chinese Air Force, a total of six torpedoes were eaten, as well as some heavy bombs, and due to the relatively powerful aerial torpedo torpedo heads, the hull damage was not serious, and the main structure remained intact, and it was for this reason that the Chinese Admiralty decided to repair the Japanese battlecruiser from the British shipyard and replace the turret and main guns, as well as the power system.

It was not easy to salvage this battleship, and it was even more difficult to repair it, at that time China did not have a large dock that could provide the repair of such a battlecruiser, and the Admiralty had to urgently build two large docks in Arthur for the repair of battleships, and at the same time hired shipbuilding technical experts from the United States and Germany to provide technical support, and for the replacement of turrets and main guns, a naval gun factory was established in Lushun, and the artillery factory under the Hanyang Arsenal was relocated here, and more advanced machines were imported from the United States, The plant manufactures the twin-mounted turrets required for new ships.

The Admiralty originally planned to continue to use the British-made 14-inch naval guns originally used by the "Golden Net", but at that time the war had already broken out in Europe, and it was impossible for Britain to provide such naval guns, and Germany was unable to provide similar naval guns to the Chinese Navy for the same reason

The caliber of the Feng cannon finally determined by the Ministry of Loose Military Affairs was 280 mm and five times that of the four years and five times that of the Qing Yingzhu, and this kind of naval gun was exactly the same as the main guns used in the "Green Forest" and "Chimei", and the Chinese artillery factory was able to manufacture its own gun bodies and shells, which was very crucial for the logistics supply in wartime.

In the eyes of the insider, it is somewhat overkill to replace this kind of naval gun on the "golden net, trumpet, but the reason of the Admiralty is also very sufficient, that is, the Chinese Navy does not need a larger caliber naval gun at present, because the main task of the Chinese Navy is not to seek a decisive battle with the fleet, but to protect the coastline and, if necessary, to put into the sea to break the engagement, then, the 280 mm caliber naval gun is enough.

Of course, there is a secondary reason for choosing a slightly smaller caliber naval gun, that is, the cost, the cost of the British 14-inch naval gun is almost twice that of the domestic 280-mm naval gun, and the same is true for artillery shells, the Chinese Navy does not have so much money, so it can save a little, after all, the problem of battleships that the Admiralty needs to solve first is not whether it is good or not, but whether it is there.

In addition, the ship's gun is lighter, so the warship can carry more fuel to ensure the range with the same displacement, and the use of more advanced American-made steam turbines allows the warship to run faster and farther.

and so on" Golden Net. After the completion of the repair, the Chinese Navy will have its own battleships, although this so-called "battleship" is somewhat unworthy of the name, but at least it can make the Navy look less shabby, after all, as a big country, a large country in the East with a long coastline, China should have a few large warships to guard the coastline anyway, now, small countries like Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Greece and those small countries have their own battleships, if the Chinese Navy is not equipped with several similar warships, Then this one is unreasonable.

Along with the "Golden Net" was salvaged and repaired there was another Japanese battleship "Satsuma", this warship belonged to the former dreadnought, and it was too far behind the advanced level in terms of performance, and it was inferior to the "Golden Net" in terms of displacement, armament, navigation, and armor, but compared with the other sunken ships, this "Satsuma, the small trumpet was more or less a battleship, so the Admiralty finally decided to repair the "Satsuma" together and form an independent battleship formation with the "Golden Net" to carry out the task together.

At present, the two large warships that are being repaired in the dockyard of Lushun Military Port are the "Golden Net" and the "Satsuma", and as the most important link in the restoration work, the quality of the shipbuilders directly determines the quality of the two repaired warships.

As a senior welder with a welding certificate and a foreman, Liu Tiezhu knew very well the significance of his work, and the reason why Japanese warships were able to run rampant in the Yangtze River was because China had no defense at sea. Now, China's navy is still insufficient, and it is precisely because of this that technical backbones like Liu Tiezhu are needed to use their ingenuity and dexterity to enhance the strength of the Chinese navy. After intermittent restoration work in the two eastern times, the current "Golden Net" and "Satsuma. As long as the last deck welding work and the decoration of some cabins are completed, the warship can be driven out of the dock, according to the original calculation of "at most half a month, these two "battleships" can sail on the Bohai Sea for sea trial operations, but now, the Admiralty suddenly issued an order, ordering the shipyard to complete all the repair work of the warship within five days, and ensure the smooth navigation of the warship. This is a huge challenge for everyone, and even Liu Tiezhu doesn't have much bottom in his heart, after all, he knows very well that this is not that kind of "general-purpose ship", this is a warship, and a small flaw is not allowed to appear.

"I'm afraid I'll have to sleep on the construction site again these days

Liu Tiezhu sat by the turret, drinking the hot tea sent by the workers, pondering about the deadline, and at the same time remembering the promise he made to the old man before leaving home, as well as the bottle of Shaoxing old wine and the fragrant Daokou roast chicken, and was thinking about whether to send someone back to deliver a message, but he heard the roar of motivation in the sky.

Looking up, Liu Tiezhu saw a large plane skimming the sky, he had never seen that kind of plane before, speaking of Lushun is a naval base, there are also naval aviation stationed, but that kind of plane is indeed a little unfamiliar, it looks like a kind of water take-off and landing aircraft, because the plane seems to be equipped with pontoons.

Sure enough, after circling in the sky a few times, the plane landed at the inner mooring yard of Port Arthur, and then a mobile loose board dropped off the plane and landed at Navy Pier.

Soon after, Liu Tiezhu received reliable information that the seaplane turned out to be the kind of Chinese-developed all-metal passenger plane "Progress" reported in the newspapers some time ago, and the passengers who got off the plane were all big figures in the Admiralty, among whom Navy Chief Tang Xiangming had the highest status.

What does it mean that the Admiral of the Navy had come to Lushun once a few days ago, and now he has come again, and before he came, he ordered the shipyard to work overtime to repair the battleship?

Liu Tiezhu couldn't figure it out, and he didn't intend to think about it anymore, so after putting down the teacup, he threw himself into the hot work, because he knew very well that as a citizen of this country, he had the responsibility to do his job well, and in the same way, the chief of the navy also had his work to do, and compared to Liu Tiezhu's work, the work of the chief of the navy was more important. If you want to know what will happen next, please log in to Ming, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!