The roar of steam, the sound of metal cutting and the hammering of air hammers are the main sounds of a shipyard. Every busy shipyard basically has a variety of sounds mixed together every day, making it unique.
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Of course, for the employees of the Venice Naval Shipyard, they are already accustomed to the sounds inside the shipyard every day. It would be hard to get used to it without these noisy sounds.
However, for the Venice Naval Shipyard, the various banging sounds every day are a sign of the busyness of the shipyard. Without so many orders for military and civilian ships, how can it support thousands of shipyard workers.
However, the difference between the various shipyards of the Venice Naval Shipyard and ordinary shipyards is that many of the ships under construction in the Venice Naval Shipyard shipyard are military ships, while ordinary shipyards only have civilian ships.
And even for civilian ships, the technological content of the Venice Shipyard is higher than that of ordinary shipyards.
Dock No. 5 is the most mysterious and strictly governed dock in the Venice Naval Shipyard. The dock is directly guarded by soldiers, and everyone entering and exiting needs to clock in and register. It is also one of the few large docks in the Venice Naval Shipyard that is covered by buildings.
The dock is 230 meters long and 35 meters wide, and can build large ships with a displacement of over 40,000 tons.
In the dock, a group of the most skilled workers of the Venice Shipyard were busy working on a tall warship.
This battleship is taller and more different than the previous battleships built by the Venice Shipyard. Yes, this is the latest battleship of the Italian Navy. According to the convention of the first ship being named the Count of Cavour, this class is called the Cavour.
Fur class battleship.
Among them, the Venice Naval Shipyard built its first Cavour. The ship is 191 meters long, 28.9 meters wide, and has an estimated maximum draft of 9.3 meters. The design standard displacement is 24,000 tons, and the full load displacement is 27,500 tons.
Equipped with 16 oil-fired boilers and two steam turbines, the main engine has a maximum output power of 42,000 horsepower and 4 axles; the maximum speed is 23.5 knots and the maximum cruising range is 5,100 nautical miles and 14 knots.
In addition, the biggest feature of the Cavour class is that it is equipped with eight new main guns of 350 mm and 45 times the caliber. This main gun is also the result of joint research by the three countries. Although the development time is a bit long, it is excellent value for money.
The loading time of the main gun is about 30 seconds (2 rounds/minute), the recoil force is converted into a mass of 75,300kg, and the range is 28,000 meters at an elevation angle of 25°.
The elevation angle of the gun is -4°~25°
Horizontal firing range -140°/140°(bow)-135°/135°(stern) turret rotation speed 6°/s.
The capped armor-piercing projectile weighs 647kg, and the high-explosive projectile weighs 635kg.
The experimental penetration data of the gun is 598 mm at a distance of 5000 meters.
8000 meters 510 mm,
10000 meters 456 mm,
13000 meters 391 mm,
15000 meters 351 mm,
The main gun data is already very good in this era, and it is worthy of being the main gun of the new warship selected by the Three Kingdoms.
The eight main guns adopt a twin-mounted turret. The interior of the turret is designed with compartments. The front fighting room is divided into three independent parts by two anti-fragment fireproof armored longitudinal partitions. The command room in the tail cabin is divided into three separate parts.
The horizontal partition is separated from the fighting room, which improves the overall vitality of the turret.
In addition to the main gun, the designer also added 10 150 mm/50 times caliber secondary guns and 22 76 mm caliber guns to the Cavour class.
In addition to its powerful power and good firepower, the Cavour class also has good protection.
Its main armor belt is 4.3 meters high, the middle part of the ship reaches 330 mm, and extends to 152 mm at the bow and stern of the ship.
In addition to the main armor belt, the front of the turret is 330 mm and the top is 200 mm. The front of the command tower is 330 mm and the horizontal armor is 152-102 mm. The total weight of the armor is 8,545 tons.
It can be said that the Cavour-class battleships currently under construction are one of the most outstanding battleships under construction in various countries. Of course, excellent battleships naturally have excellent cost. According to documents from the Ministry of the Navy, the two Cavour-class battleships currently under construction,
The cost of each ship is as high as 49.7 million lire.
With such a high cost, the Italian Navy only dared to build three ships.
Since it is the Navy's new big treasure, people from the Navy will naturally come to check it out from time to time.
Today, the Venice Shipyard welcomed a new group of visitors.
"Your Excellency, Admiral, at present, our shipyard has completed 70% of the work on the hull. It is expected that it will take another 5-7 months before the ship can be launched and installed."
Director Matthias Horn, who is in charge of the shipyard, personally introduced the progress to the visiting Admiral Yagier.
Listening to the introduction of Factory Director Renhorn, Admiral Yagier looked at the workers busy around the ship and said, "Very good, I am very satisfied with the construction progress of your factory. I hope you can complete the ship's work with high quality and quantity."
Construction work. I think you also know the importance of this ship to our navy. The first ship, the Cavour, I will invite the king to come in person to watch its launching ceremony."
Facing Admiral Yagir's words, the people at the Venice Shipyard burst into laughter. It was a very honorable thing to have the king come to watch the launching ceremony.
"Thank you very much, Admiral, for your support, but I would like to ask, is the No. 4 ship really no longer being built?"
What's going on?
It turns out that there are four Cavour-class battleships in the navy's plan. The first ship, Count Cavour, and the fourth ship, Andrea Doria, were built by the Venetian shipyard. The second ship, Giulio Caesar, was built by the Venetian shipyard.
The USS Caio Duilio was built by the Ansa Shipyard, and the third ship, the Cayo Duilio, was built by the Orlando Shipyard.
But wasn’t this an accident? The Messina earthquake caused huge losses. The Italian finances needed to spend a lot of money for disaster relief, and the funds allocated to the navy were reduced. After repeated consideration, the navy had no choice but to cancel
Construction tasks of the fourth ship Andrea Doria.
Having said that, if we were to change to another shipyard, we would not dare to ask directly when faced with the navy's cancellation of orders. Who makes the Venice Naval Shipyard the true son of the navy, or the most friendly one (the shipyard with the best technology)
), so I feel confident to say such a thing.
Facing Factory Director Horn's inquiry, Admiral Yagier shook his head and replied. "Horn, there is nothing we can do about the fourth ship Doria. The reduction in shipbuilding funds leaves our navy with nothing to do."
Facing Admiral Yagier's answer, everyone at the Venice Shipyard showed disappointment.
At this time, an accompanying officer argued. "In fact, not only the construction of the No. 4 ship has been cancelled, but also two Piedmont-class cruisers, seven destroyers, and some special ships. Even the work we originally planned to do on the ship was cancelled.
The Milan-class battle cruiser that will be built next year can only continue to be postponed."
From these words, we can see how much effort the Navy has put into the reconstruction of the Messina earthquake. With so many warships canceled and postponed, it is conceivable how much the Navy's funds have been cut.
One more thing to say here is that after the construction of the three Taranto-class battle cruisers, in view of the fact that the battle cruisers were still not enough, the Italian Navy designed another Milan-class battle cruiser. This new battle cruiser has a total length of 200 meters.
, 28.5 meters wide, estimated draft: 8.7 meters. Estimated standard displacement is 24,100 tons, and full load displacement is 28,000 tons.
Power plant: 24 oil-fired boilers, 2 steam turbines, maximum power of 69,000 horsepower, 4 shafts, 4 propellers, twin rudders, maximum speed of 27 knots. Endurance is 4,800 nautical miles and 14 knots.
In terms of firepower, the new Milan-class battle cruiser is stronger than the Taranto-class. It is equipped with eight 350 mm/45-caliber main guns (four twin turrets adopt the standard layout of two in the front and two in the back).
It is also equipped with 10 150mm/50x caliber secondary guns and 20 76mm caliber guns.
In addition to having faster speed and stronger firepower than the Taranto class, Milan also has certain improvements in equipment. Its armor belt has a maximum armor belt of 260 mm, compartment armor 70 mm; deck armor has a maximum thickness of 81 mm, and turret front armor
285 mm, the maximum armor of the gun mount is 260 mm; the maximum armor of the command tower is 280 mm.
Overall, this Milan-class battle cruiser is even better than the Taranto.
The Navy has made such great sacrifices for the people affected by the earthquake, and the Army has no choice but to run away. For this reason, the Army will reduce the formation of two divisions every year starting from this year. In addition, the Army purchases artillery, machine guns, rifles, etc.
Various military equipment and materials have been reduced to a certain extent.
For this reason, General Simeone also scratched his scalp.
In a sense, the Messina earthquake slowed down Italy's military preparations. But what can be done about this? We can't ignore the people of the kingdom, right?
