Born In England

"Long Live in England ()"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked!

Cargo ships of 20,000 to 30,000 tons can be built?

How powerful is the diesel engine?

"Mr. Li, are you sure you're not joking?" Rodriguez's eyes lit up.

"Of course! My No. 2 dock is 100,000-ton class. It is easy to build a 50-ton-class cargo ship. As for diesel engines, our technology is definitely the best in the world!" Li Lin said.

"I'm going to visit Mr. Li's shipbuilding company when I have time."

"Non-wearing welcome!"

In the afternoon, more and more people came to visit.

There is still one week before the ship exchange meeting.

For three days in a row, Li Lin received a total of thousands of people to visit the ship, half of them were the bosses and senior management of the shipping companies, and half of them were colleagues, and they were all from the shipbuilding companies to inquire about information.

When they saw the huge diesel engine, they all had to admire it!

At least Li Lin is indeed the world's number one in the use of diesel engines, and their shipbuilding company still focuses on steam engines.

I believe that after this ship exchange meeting, major shipbuilding companies will definitely start to invest in the research of large diesel engines!

third day.

Li Lin's Flying Fish started a long-distance voyage exhibition, in order to show the above people a real look at the flying fish's speed and various performances.

After this day's exhibition, many people have felt the different feeling of diesel engine cargo ships.

Finally, another few days later.

The Seventh Ship Exchange Conference finally started.

The booth of Li Lin's Li's Shipbuilding Company was crowded with people, surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside.

Representatives of shipping companies from all over the world, as well as colleagues from some shipyards, came to visit one after another.

On the table of the booth, there are seven or eight models of cargo ships and passenger ships of different models.

Seeing so many people coming to watch, Li Lin was very satisfied, and began to introduce: "Gentlemen, ladies, friends, this is the model of our Li's Shipbuilding Company, this model is our Flying Fish, other Several types are diesel engine cargo ships, and they are respectively composed of 6,000 tons, 8,000 tons, 10,000 tons, and 15,000 tons of displacement...our diesel engines..."

After an introduction, many people became more and more understanding.

The popularity of Li's Shipbuilding Company is also louder.

Especially in the next few days of the exhibition, Li Lin's Flying Fish is still open for exhibition. After a few days, it is estimated that thousands of people will go up to watch it!

Li's Shipbuilding Company is so popular, it puts a lot of pressure on the peers!

...

Another group of people who came to visit the Flying Fish were sent away.

Suddenly, a resolute middle-aged man in a fur coat who looked to be in his forties did not leave, but extended his hand to Li Lin: "Mr. Li, I am one of the heads of the British Navy's equipment procurement department, and my name is Hof Man."

"From the Naval Purchasing Department?" Li Lin was slightly surprised.

After the two shook hands.

"I took the Flying Fish just now, and I saw that it can indeed reach a speed of 21 knots! Your company's diesel engine really caught my eye!" Hoffman said with emotion.

That's right, the parameters of the Flying Fish, especially the speed, have already attracted the attention of the high-level naval officers in England!

That's how fast it is!

What if it is installed on a warship?

This time Hoffman came here to learn more about the situation.

"Mr. Li, I want to ask the truth, just like the Flying Fish, can its power be higher, for example, can the speed exceed 25 knots?" Hoffman looked at Li Lin expectantly.

"Do you want to use diesel engines on cruisers or destroyers?" Li Lin asked back.

"That's right, I won't hide it from you, our Admiralty does have this idea!" Hoffman nodded.

At present, the world's first-class fleet, cruiser or destroyer, the speed is about 20 to 25 knots, most of them are between 20 and 23 knots, and the speed can reach 25 knots, that is to have super steam engine power , but in order to increase the speed, the hull must have reduced a lot of things, such as the reduction of weapons, the hull needs to be lighter, etc., the lighter the hull, the lower the armor!

For example, their current British Warrior-class armored cruiser: displacement 13,550 tons; main engine output power 23,000 horsepower; speed 23 knots; equipped with 6 9.2-inch guns.

Therefore, Li Lin's Flying Fish cargo ship can reach a speed of 21 knots, which is almost the same speed as the current cruisers.

In fact, these are light warships such as cruisers and destroyers. If they are battleships, most of them currently have a speed of less than 20 knots. The main reason is that they are too heavy and the speed is definitely not as fast as small and medium warships.

For example, I said before that the battleship Intrepid built by England a few years later was also the largest battleship in the world, with a speed of 21 knots, the fastest battleship at that time.

Whether it is a battleship or a cruiser destroyer, etc., their speed will be qualitatively improved during World War I. At that time, their power plant will be dominated by fuel steam turbines, and their speed will increase from 25 knots to 30 knots!

At present, it is definitely not possible.

"Of course, the power of the Flying Fish still has room for improvement. Our Flying Fish is only a cargo ship, so we only need enough power. If the power is too strong, it will be uneconomical." Li Lin laughed.

"That's right!" Hoffman nodded in agreement.

Cargo ships pay attention to economy, that is, they need to consider fuel consumption and various aspects.

But for warships, the pursuit is power, and that is to squeeze the power limit as much as possible!

Or make the engine bigger, the bigger the engine, the stronger the power must be!

"I don't know, but with the Flying Fish as the tonnage, how much horsepower and speed can you achieve?" Hoffman asked expectantly.

"The horsepower can reach 17,000 horsepower! The speed can reach about 28 knots!" Li Lin said with a smile.

"Not only that, our shipyard can also manufacture larger diesel engine sets, which can be used on ships of tens of thousands of tons, or even 20,000 to 30,000 tons!"

"Hiss... Are you sure Mr. Li is not joking?"

"No, I can also tell you clearly that as long as you place an order, I can build all the battleships for you, and the speed is not lower than 23 knots! If it is lower than 23 knots, I will not charge you! It is free for you." Li Lin drew big cakes for the other party.

Of course, it's not a big deal, he has so many design drawings of battleships in his hand, and he wants to find a speed that can reach 23 knots, every minute!

Battleships can be built?

Hoffman's eyes widened, he was stunned by this information!

In fact, Li Lin would like to add one more thing, not to mention battleships, I can build aircraft carriers for you, but I don’t plan to make it an epoch-making debut for the time being!