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Chapter 1273, steamer launched

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    Ignoring the excited Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin also carefully observed the huge steamship in front of him.

    The ship still uses a wooden structure, and you can see the design of the mast. Obviously, the designer is afraid that the steam power will damage it. If there is a mast, it can be used as an ordinary ship.

    At the same time, with the existence of the mast, if the wind is downwind, the speed can be faster if the wind is raised. This is also a good design.

    Although the ship is far from comparable to the large ships of later generations, in this era, it is definitely a giant, with a length of more than 150 meters and a width of more than 50 meters.

    This is a large ship designed with reference to Zheng He's treasure ship. It is huge in size. Before it is launched into the water, it looks very imposing. When people stand next to it, it looks very small.

    There are two tall chimneys on the huge ship, which are standard equipment for steam ships and are specially used to exhaust smoke.

    Seeing this chimney, Liu Jin couldn't help but think of the movie Titanic that he had seen in later generations, and thought of those big chimneys.

    "Bah~"

    "On such a good day, I actually think of the Titanic."

    Soon Liu Jin couldn't help but cursed to himself in his heart, this ship was about to be launched, and he actually thought of the unlucky thing about the Titanic.

    Look at the propeller at the rear of the ship. This propeller is similar to the ship propellers seen in later generations. However, although the curved surface of the propeller is very good in Zhu Houzhao's view, in Liu Jin's view, this curved surface is still very average.  It cannot be compared with the curved surfaces of later propellers.

    But looking at Zhu Houzhao¡¯s excitement, you can tell that in this era, it is probably extremely difficult to create such a curved surface and such a propeller.

    Zhu Houzhao called it the pinnacle work in the field of machinery. Obviously, this curved surface processing is definitely not an easy task, and it is a matter of extremely high technical content.

    "His Royal Highness, Mr. Liu~"

    "For this steamship named Kunpeng, we integrated the design concepts and technology of Zheng He's treasure ship, and also referred to Western European shipbuilding technology, plus the principle of steam power to conduct repeated designs and experiments, and finally  It was just finalized and designed.¡±

    "All the wood used to build this ship was carefully selected from the virgin forests in the Liaodong region. A large amount of oak wood was used. Teak wood was also purchased from Siam. The shipbuilding materials used were all  the best."

    Chen Shou, the director of Tianjin Shipyard, also began to introduce the situation of the ship in detail.

    The embarrassing thing about the Tianjin Shipyard is that there is no good wood around Tianjin. The best wood for shipbuilding is teak and oak. Teak is mainly found in Myanmar and Siam in the Nanyang region. Oak is also called oak wood in the Ming Dynasty.  , found only in the primeval forests of Liaodong.

    If you want to build a large ship, you have to be very particular about the wood materials used in shipbuilding. Ordinary wood cannot be used to build ships, because ships are bumpy in the sea and are corroded by sea water. Ordinary wood is extremely easy to deform and corrode.  , only good wood can meet the needs of shipbuilding.

    "Stop talking nonsense and get ready to launch. I can't wait to see the launch of this steamer."

    Zhu Houzhao didn't want to listen to Chen Shou's nonsense. He just wanted to see this neat ship driving in the sea, so he quickly waved his hand and said.

    "Yes, Your Highness!"

    When Chen Shou heard this, he quickly arranged to get into the water.

    Soon, big red flowers were hung on the boats, incense burners and desks were set up, a pig and a sheep were killed, and after worshiping the Dragon King and Mazu, a long string of firecrackers were added.

    Then the launching bell started ringing at the dock.

    ¡°Dang~dang~¡±

    Accompanied by bursts of bells and the sound of firecrackers, the Kunpeng slowly began to sail into the sea. The moment it entered the water, the ship's huge body pressed into the water, causing a huge wave.

    Fortunately, everything went very smoothly.

    " Tianjin Shipyard builds a lot of large ships like the Zheng He Treasure Ship every year. They are rich in experience, and launching them into the water is even more trivial.

    "Let's go, let's take a ride on this steamer and go around the Bohai Sea~"

    As soon as the ship was in the water, Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to pull Liu Jin onto the Kunpeng.

    ""

    Liu Jin also has a shadow in his heart. Who knows what kind of trouble this guy Zhu Houzhao will cause.

    But there was no other way but to give Chen Shou a look, and the other party immediately understood."The same is true for the propeller transmission area, and the propeller transmission generates extremely high torque"

    Ren Siheng and Chen Shou led their teams to continuously inspect and test the mechanical design on the ship. This is the first steam ship. There must be many places where the design is not reasonable enough, and continuous improvements must be made.  A better steamship could be built.

    Liu Jin came to the deck of the ship, listened to the whistles, felt the sea breeze, and looked at the black smoke billowing out of the smoke, with a smile on his face.

    The steamship was built, which was definitely a huge leap for the Ming Dynasty's navigation industry. With the neat steamship, there would no longer be the influence of sails, and ships could sail around the world faster, easier, and easier.  , the Ming Dynasty can also strengthen its connections and control over Australia, Golden Continent and other places. The Pacific Ocean has truly become the Ming Dynasty's inland sea, and you can ride on it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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