Before the emergence of the segmented shipbuilding technology, the process of shipbuilding was actually similar. They were first laid keels in the order from bottom to top, then built the bottom joints and watertight compartments, then installed the boiler and steam engine, as well as the underwater hull. This is because the boiler and steam engine are large in size, and they are generally installed together with the construction of the hull. Of course, if you want to replace the boiler or steam engine in the future, it will be very troublesome, and some of the hulls must be cut open. Therefore, generally, the ship will not replace the boiler or steam engine when it is absolutely impossible. Even if it is replaced, it will only be replaced once.

After completing the underwater hull, the water hull part will be completed and various pipes will be laid out. A deck construction can be appropriately completed, and the main gun's bullet supply hole can be reserved. Then, after being launched, it can be installed until all of it is completed.

The keel steel, bottom joint steel plate, boiler and steam engine used to build the two warships all arrived in Qingdao with German engineers. During this period, they had already been transported to the shipyard warehouse. Therefore, after the construction ceremony, the laying of keels began immediately.

However, at this stage, there were not many people, because the installation and positioning of keels mainly relies on lifting equipment, and manpower only plays an auxiliary role. After all, a keel can be as light as several tons and as heavy as tens of tons. It is not something that manpower can carry. It is just that after the keels are in place, it is finely adjusted and fixed the position of the keels, so that the keels will not move, and the horizontal and vertical keels will be connected. Therefore, after the German engineers, Qingdao Shipyard participated, the 84 key trained workers were selected first. In fact, there are too many people like this, and Chinese workers can only participate in the construction in batches, while the other group of people are observing.

But after the construction began, the German engineers felt that the surprise was the lifting equipment provided by the East China government. The ship platform did not have a gantry crane. However, the crosser had a large number of construction machinery and equipment. In order to build these two warships, four wheeled cranes, two heavy forklifts and four light forklift equipment were specially pulled out. Among them, two cranes can lift 60 tons of heavy objects, heavy forklifts can transport 10 tons of heavy objects, and some small equipment, such as jacks, steam bells, electric drills, etc., and two-lift generators are also equipped.

It was the first time German engineers saw these construction equipment, but after using it, they realized that these equipment was indeed too convenient. Using a crane to lift keels is not only fast, flexible in lifting, and accurate in placement. The forklift transporting materials on the site is also convenient and fast; not to mention some small equipment, such as jacks, which can not only lift a keel effortlessly, but also play a great role in keel positioning.

The positioning of the keel needs to be very accurate. The lifting position can only ensure that the approximate position is good, but there will be an error of more than ten centimeters. This is the use of crane positioning. If it is equipment of this era, the error will reach 3 or 40 centimeters. At this time, manpower will need to accurately locate the keel. Sometimes, to move a keel, it takes more than an hour to concentrate the strength of dozens of people, and it is very easy to use a jack. It only takes two people to operate it and it can be completed in a few minutes.

The use of the steam clock is to install rivets. In this era, the steel connection is mainly riveted. The principle is to use the deformation or interference of the rivets to connect metal components. Therefore, the outer surface of the ships in this era is full of vertical rivet heads. However, the installation of rivets can only be done by manpower, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Sometimes a rivet needs to be hit for more than half an hour before it can be fully installed, but it can be done in a few seconds with a steam clock. Not to mention the function of the electric drill, drilling holes in the steel is like playing.

Of course, there are not many small furniture provided by the East China government, each with only 2 or 3 pieces. After all, although some of these furniture are still consumables, they are less damaged, so they need to save some use. Since it is riveting and drilling, more than half still require the technology of this era; but in this way, the progress of the project has been greatly accelerated, and the time for laying keels was significantly earlier than the expected construction progress.

These engineering equipment and furniture also shocked Hans. It seems that this group of overseas Chinese have a lot of good things. In the past, Germans had some sense of superiority from developed countries, but after seeing these engineering equipment and furniture, they unknowingly respected the time travelers. Because equipment and furniture are matched with engineering capabilities, overseas Chinese can design excellent ship types and have these powerful engineering equipment and furniture, which shows that before their country was destroyed, it was indeed a society with highly developed technology.

During the construction process, the German engineers did not hide it, and tried their best to teach Chinese workers how to position, make rivets, drill holes in steel, etc. On the one hand, they were shocked by the advanced equipment and furniture of time travelers. The technical level of overseas Chinese is never inferior to that of Germany, so what else can be done to them. On the other hand, the East China government has indeed very superior hospitality conditions. Even ordinary German workers are also delicious and delicious as VIPs, so Hans and others have to come up with something real.

Chinese workers also know that this is a rare opportunity to learn crafts. In China in this era, it is indeed not easy to learn a craft. Not to mention that you have to be an apprentice for at least three days, you have to work at least three days, but you have to do whatever you work is dirty and tiring. It’s like in a factory, not only can you get a high salary, but you also have the opportunity to learn the skills of a foreign iron-clad ship. Although you also know that even if you learn this skill, it is impossible to build an iron-clad ship by one person. But everyone knows that the reason why it is not enough to suppress one's body is understood, so naturally they all learn very seriously. Moreover, after work every day, the factory will organize workers to summarize and analyze, encourage workers to communicate and improve, and also pull out an accessories for workers to practice.

Thanks to the advanced equipment club provided by the Crossover, the construction of the first stage of the No. 1 ship was almost one-third ahead of the construction of the keel laying of the ship's bottom sealing compartment, which also surprised the German engineering National People's Congress such as Wesley. However, with the later construction of the underwater part of the hull and the installation process of boilers and steam engines, the role of the Crossover's advanced equipment club will be greatly reduced, and the weaknesses of Chinese workers' insufficient technical level will be gradually exposed, so the construction progress will gradually return to normal levels.

However, at this time, the No. 2 ship could also be built, and the time traveler also asked, as German, that in the construction of the No. 2 ship, except for cranes and forklifts, no other work frames were used, but all work frames of this era were used, and they hoped to get as many Chinese workers as possible. The construction progress of the No. 1 ship could be slowed down appropriately.

After consultation with other German engineers, Wesley also answered the Chinese suggestion. After all, the construction of the first phase of the No. 1 ship has accumulated a lot of time. Even if the later stage is more complicated, the tools of the time traveler can still play a certain role. Therefore, even if it slows down a little, it will not affect the total construction period. In addition, Wesley can also understand the time traveler's mood and hope to use the construction of these two warships to train workers.

So Wesley immediately adjusted the construction plan, divided the German engineers into two parts, and transferred half of them to the construction of Ship 2. The Chinese workers who participated in the construction of Ship 1 were transferred to Ship 2 to work. At the same time, Qingdao Shipyard arranged another 200 workers to participate in the second phase of work.

Of course, the groundbreaking ceremony of Ship 2 was much simpler, with no leader, and the Navy Department only sent two fleet commanders to participate. However, this also symbolized that the construction of the two warships in Qingdao had already been on the right track.

However, the construction of warships was progressing smoothly, but the Navy Department was working more and more. Just when the construction of Ship 2 started, a model built 1:1 according to this type of warship had been completed in the Qingdao base of the Navy.

Of course, this model is not used to test the performance of the hull, but is for soldiers' training. Therefore, the main body is cement, concrete, and a small amount of wood, such as the artillery weapons loaded on it. However, whether it is the external structure or the internal cabin, it is exactly the same as the warship under construction. Using this horizontal shape for training can make soldiers familiar with the internal structure of the warship and a certain operating process. After the warship is built, the time between soldiers and new ships can be reduced.

But what makes the navy most trouble now is that the soldiers who boarded the ship cannot get all of them. According to the contract, the East China government can send a team of no less than 300 people to Germany in January next year to participate in the sea test and acceptance of the new ship, and drive the warship back to Qingdao.

The number of personnel in each warship is between 500 and 600. Of course, it is not necessary to use so many people to pick up the ship, but one ship needs at least 200 people, and two ships require 400 people. In December, it is difficult to get all of these 400 people. Now it is less than three months before departure, and it takes at least one month of model training before departure. Therefore, the Minister of the Navy, Shang Jinfeng, is also in a panic.

The Army is now recruiting troops and expanding its troops, which is a rumor. In fact, the Navy has been recruiting and expanding its troops. After all, the fleet size of the People's Army Navy is not small now. There are 2 battleships, 2 large armored cruisers, 4 large ironclad ships, 2 old armored cruisers, 5 protective cruisers, 10 shallow water gunboats, and 10 *boat destroyers, a total of 25 combat ships, and the chief quota of soldiers on the ship is about 6,000. This is not counting as the auxiliary ships of transportation. In terms of quantity and tonnage, they are far more than the Beiyang Fleet at the time. But until now, the organization of soldiers on the ship has not been fully equipped.
Chapter completed!