After many technical discussions between Feng's Shipping Company and the Naval Steam Engine Factory, the Naval Steam Engine Factory finally finalized the final power plan.
That is to use the Nova's wider hull to directly install three steam engines and use three-shaft three-propeller propulsion, and at the same time plug in more coal-fired boilers to achieve a higher speed.
In order to supply the full power operation of these three high-power triple-expansion steam engines, there are a total of eighteen supporting coal-fired boilers.
In the end, they estimated that the entire system should be able to reach 23,000 horses.
Although the power system is still a little less, ordinary civilian ships do not need to consider armor protection like the navy's battleships, so battleships are made short and thick.
Civilian ships do not need to consider armor protection issues and can achieve optimal designs, so the hull design of the Nova is very slender.
After adopting a larger aspect ratio, the Nova's speed is expected to reach 20 knots, and most importantly, it is expected to be able to maintain a high speed of 18 knots for a long time.
The Nova's speed will instantly beat all passenger ships currently in service or under construction.
It will even kill most of the battleships instantly.
When the time comes, the only ones that can compete with the Nova in terms of speed will probably be the Xiyin-class cruisers that rely on speed!
However, even if the hull is slender in order to obtain high speed, resulting in a relatively large aspect ratio, the standard displacement of 30,000 tons is not just for eating. Even if the hull is slender, the seaworthiness performance such as rolling is still far beyond those of those
A passenger ship of over 10,000 tons.
Liu Dongyi, the chief designer of Fung Shipping Company and the designer of the Nova, commented on his work: "When the Nova is sailing on the ocean, passengers will not feel that they are on a ship unless they look out the window.
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The huge ship tonnage gives the Nova a lot of design margin.
These design margins also indirectly contributed to the completion of the design and the start of construction of this huge passenger ship.
Of course, the price is also extremely expensive!
Just that power system would have cost Feng Shipping Company hundreds of thousands of Tang Yuan at least!
The total cost of power and hull plus extremely luxurious decoration is expected to reach 3 million Tang Yuan!
After Feng's Shipping Company finalized the specific design, it couldn't wait to start construction in its own No. 1 shipyard.
After the construction of the Nova began, although Feng's Shipping Company maintained a certain degree of confidentiality, the construction of such a huge ship could not be kept secret at all. Before the construction started, the prerequisite preparations at the First Shipyard had already been made to colleagues.
It is guessed that the First Shipyard is expected to make big moves.
As a result, the First Shipyard directly built a shipyard of more than 30,000 tons, and built a lot of huge gantry cranes and other equipment. After the construction officially started, not to mention the colleagues, even the onlookers in Songjiang Prefecture were shocked.
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A thirty thousand ton ship?
Are you sure you can make it?
Once it's built, are you sure it won't sink?
If it doesn't sink, are you sure you can drive it?
The Songjiang Business Daily, which is the most famous in Songjiang Prefecture and ranks among the top ten in circulation in the country, reported on the front page that Feng's No. 1 Shipyard is building an epoch-making super ship.
It is also speculated that the displacement may reach more than 30,000 tons. It is not yet known whether it is a luxury passenger ship, a cargo ship, or some other vessel.
But the next day, before the Feng Shipping Company could officially respond, the Naval Steam Engine Plant jumped out and took the initiative to find the newspaper.
They didn't say much, they just said that their factory had provided a steam engine system with a power of 23,000 horsepower for Feng's First Shipyard.
It is used for the new generation of large luxury passenger ships being built at Feng's No. 1 Shipyard.
The Naval Steam Engine Factory finally came up with such a power system of more than 20,000 tons, which is the only one in the country. This is not bragging.
After bragging, you can sell more steam engines.
Nowadays, the competition in the domestic steam engine market is very fierce. When it comes to shipboard steam engines, the Naval Steam Engine Factory and several other manufacturers have been beaten to death. Now that there is such an opportunity to show off their strength, they will naturally not miss it.
Feng's Shipping Company obviously underestimated the curiosity of the onlookers. The ship had just begun to lay the keel, and the outside world was already paying widespread attention.
However, they didn't originally intend to keep it secret. They made this big move just to change the company's image, capture market share, and revive the stock price. Otherwise, why else would they spend three million Tang Yuan's expensive funds to build a new star?
Immediately, Guo Yadong officially announced the construction plan of the Nova to the outside world.
The huge displacement of 30,000 tons, the ultra-high speed of 20 knots, the most luxurious decoration, and the most comfortable travel have all stimulated the excitement of the people one by one.
But what really made the onlookers throughout the empire and even a group of colleagues fall into silence was the investment of up to three million Tang Yuan.
This Fung Shipping Company is crazy!
Three million Tang Yuan. The market value of most listed companies is not that high. Even large companies. In fact, the turnover of many large companies is not that high.
Even for Feng Shipping Company itself, this will be their net profit in about five years.
After the news broke, several senior executives at the Pacific Shipping Company headquarters in Guangzhou also looked dull.
Spend so much money just to build a passenger ship?
This Guo Yadong is crazy!
Even if you want to build a ship, you can still build a passenger ship of about 10,000 tons. Nowadays, the price of a 10,000-ton passenger ship is not expensive. You can get it for a few hundred thousand. Their Pacific Line's New Pacific series of luxury passenger ships have a displacement of 10,000 tons plus
Top-notch luxury decoration only costs over RMB 600,000 per unit.
Three million is enough for Pacific Lines to build five Pacific series passenger ships.
The passenger capacity of the Pacific series passenger ships is quite large. The combined passenger capacity of the five Pacific passenger ships can reach about 7,500 people.
And how many people can a 30,000-ton Nova carry? Five thousand people died.
In fact, Pacific Lines made a mistake in judgment. In order to ensure speed, comfort and luxury, the Nova luxury liner sacrificed a lot of passenger space.
It is expected to carry only 2,500 passengers.
However, even if the Pacific Ocean Shipping Company calculates based on the five thousand passengers it considers, after discussion, the people of the Pacific Ocean Shipping Company believe that with the current technical conditions and market environment, it is impossible to build and operate a 30,000-ton luxury liner, let alone take back the construction.
The cost is high, and it is estimated that the operating costs will not be recovered!
In the end, it is estimated that all the money will be lost, or the kind of blood loss that can lead to the bankruptcy of the company!
Their Pacific Shipping Company is a small business and cannot afford such a money-burning plan!
The empire's leader in the shipping market, the Yangtze River Shipping Company, is wary of Feng Shipping Company's new star!