Greece’s Roman Road

"At present, it is impossible for warships to be handed over to a low-level shipyard like you for construction." Constantine interrupted the manager of Ravenna angrily.

Almost all warships used in the Greek Navy are purchased from the United Kingdom. If the Navy rashly agrees to the production of warships by the Greek shipyard, it is impossible for the Navy to agree.

After all, warships and civilian ships are different. The difference between the two is not in the size of tonnage, but mainly in the sturdy structure of the hull, speed, anti-sinking, and seakeeping.

Then there are reconnaissance, communication and navigation systems. Generally, ships are not as complete and advanced as naval ships.

"The recent task of your Athens shipyard is to receive more orders from the Greek Congolese Corporation to accumulate the ability to build large ships, especially the 8,000-ton ocean-going freighters that the Spanish Congolese Corporation needs recently."

Due to technological breakthroughs, the tonnage of ships at this time showed a rapid upward trend.

"At the same time, I will say hello to the navy and ask you to undertake the construction of a few small warships and get in touch with the construction of warships."

Don't think about large cruisers. Small warships, such as the navy's offshore patrol boats and torpedo boats, can still be tried.

After returning from the Athens shipyard, Constantine stopped by the naval headquarters in the port of Piraeus.

Rear Admiral Kontoriotis (accumulated merits to raise his rank), is now the only general among Greek naval officers and the de facto supreme commander of the Greek Navy.

"General Cantoriotis, I just returned from the Athens shipyard." Constantine went directly to Cantoriotis' office.

Seeing the dusty Constantine, Cantoriotis said, "Your Highness, is it time for our Greek Navy to buy some new warships?"

"The Ottoman navy was trapped in the lack of a navy in the war, which led to the passivity in the war of 1896, which is bound to trigger a construction boom for the Ottoman navy"

"Also, our neighbor to the west, the Italian Navy should not be underestimated. After Greece acquired Albania, the pressure on the navy increased sharply." Cantoriotis immediately complained when he saw Constantine's rare arrival at the Naval Headquarters.

Albania and southern Italy face each other across the Adriatic Sea and have a long coastline that needs protection. The southern part of Italy is very close to Albania.

The two sides, one east and one west, guard the gate of the Adriatic Sea - the Strait of Otranto.

Whether the Greek Navy wants it or not, the threat from the Italian Navy is already imminent.

According to the current capabilities of the Greek Navy, except for the two 3,000-ton Esmeralda-class ships, which are still eye-catching, other warships have little effect when facing the Italian Navy.

In order to face this severe situation, it is imperative to expand the strength of the Greek navy.

"His Royal Highness, the talented Italian designer, Ed Alte Mastio, designed a 7,350-ton armored cruiser for the Italian Navy that combines firepower, armor defense and speed, and can assist battleships in the decisive battle of the fleet."

Speaking of this, Cantoriotis was full of helplessness. The tonnage of a single warship was almost equal to the total tonnage of the Greek navy. The disparity in strength made him unable to resist the desire at all.

"The performance is very good, with a displacement of only about 7,000 tons. Ed Alte Masdio, the Italian designer, has realized the configuration of the mainstream 10,000-ton cruiser on it, including large-caliber main guns, which are numerous in number. rapid-fire secondary guns, large areas of hardened armor protection, and moderate speed and range”

"It is the excellence of this type of warship that Argentina and Spain have successively purchased a total of four Garibaldi-class armored cruisers from Italy."

At this time, the Italian Navy, in order to allow private shipyards to accumulate more construction experience, allowed the shipyard to sell the warships ordered by the navy to foreign countries, and then rebuild one to complete the contract of the domestic navy.

The four warships of this class that have been built successively, although they were all named "Garibaldi" at the time of construction, were all sold out after the construction was completed. On the contrary, the Italian Navy has not yet obtained a warship of this class.

"But according to the current situation (Greece has expanded its territory in the Balkans), after the completion of the new Garibaldi-class cruisers, they will join the Italian Navy no matter what."

"How should the Greek Navy respond?" Cantoriotis asked.

The financial problems of the Greek government are already very tense. Huge foreign debts, war costs, and infrastructure investment in new territories. Despite the implementation of tax reforms and the expansion of financial resources, Greece's finances are still stretched thin.

For Greece, the top priority is to digest the new territory as soon as possible, and the whole country will return to normal.

"In any case, the government can't afford to expand the navy now."

"At present, the Greek navy can only temporarily endure and adopt a defensive stance"

"However, there is no big allocation. Some defensive weapons can still be purchased."

Cantoriotis' eyes lit up and quickly said, "Your Highness, in fact, the torpedo boats purchased from the UK in the navy have been performing well since their service. If they are used for defense, large torpedo boats are very cost-effective."

The main weapon of the torpedo boat is the torpedo, which is a deadly threat to the ship due to the particularity of its destruction principle. It is an asymmetric weapon - even a torpedo launched by a small boat, if it can hit the enemy large ships, UU reading www. uukanshu.com will also hit the opponent hard, which is really suitable for the current Greek Navy.

Constantine agreed to this suggestion, and then told the other party what he had seen at the Athens shipyard and his intention to let his country participate in the construction of warships in the shipyard.

"You can apply to Prime Minister Alexandros for funding to buy a few large torpedo boats made in England, but it is best to order two or three torpedo boats from the Athens Shipyard."

"Although the navy will not have sufficient funds for the past two years, you should not slack off, let the technicians in your navy design cruisers, or find suitable designs from warships of other countries, and require that they can effectively deal with the Italian Gary. Bodie-class armored cruisers, you can start right away when the government's finances are plentiful later."

Although Constantine knew in his heart that let the Greek shipyards build warships, various important subsystems of warships, such as naval guns, coal-fired boilers and steam engines, and armored steel are basically purchased from abroad, and the Athens shipyard is no more than that. Just assemble it.

However, for the Greek Navy, those purchased warships cannot always go to the UK for maintenance and maintenance, and cultivate a strong domestic shipyard. quite a bit of military spending.

Thinking of this, Cantoriotis agreed with Constantine's suggestion and tried his best to let the Athens shipyard accumulate some experience in the construction of warships.

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