On June 26, the coast of Qingdao Port was crowded with people and bustling. There were even guards of honor in the port, paving the floor with red carpets, and a special rostrum and viewing platform were also specially built to welcome the battleships returning from Germany in a grand ceremony.

With the long whistle, a huge warship slowly sailed into the port under the guidance of a tugboat. The officers and soldiers on the ship had changed into dresses, stood in line on both sides of the warship, turrets, bridges and other parts, and waved to the crowd on the shore.

Although after a long journey, the side of the warship seemed a little dirty and there were still a lot of rust, just looking at the total of 8 thick gun barrels on the warship, it would not damage the majesty of the warship. After all, only the rivet steamed steel and heavy ships and giant cannons are the romance of men.

At this time, cannons were roaring on the shore, colorful flags were flying, and colorful ribbons were flying, welcoming the return of this warship, and a warm cheer came from the shore.

In fact, this battleship is the same type as the Red Tu-class armored cruiser of the People's Army Navy, but the width is increased by about 1 meter. This is also the idea of ​​the design of warships in East China government. Most of the accessories can be interconnected or built in batches to save costs.

The main gun is arranged with two double turrets in front and rear as the Chitu class, which are arranged on the central axis of the hull in a back-type structure. However, the main gun caliber is 280 mm and 45 times the distance. It does not adopt the usual 305 mm caliber of this era, but the battleships of this era basically have 4 main guns, so the firepower output of this type of battleship is still far better than that of this era. The main armor thickness of this type of battleship reaches 220 mm. Although it is slightly thinner than the main armor thickness of this era 230-250, since it is the best German Krupp armor used in this era, its actual defense is not lower than the average level at this time.

The construction of this warship in Germany took only 22 months to complete the construction of the keel to the formal trial voyage, and less than two years. In this era, it is quite fast construction speed. On the one hand, the East China government requires a tight time; on the other hand, Germany hopes to build this warship as soon as possible to test its performance and combat effectiveness.

It turned out that although Germany adopted the design of the East China government and adopted the new design concept of integrated fire control systems and full-heavy artillery on the newly built German-class battleship, it was still a bit ahead of the way for the Germans. The Germans were more conservative in their personality, so they did not have much basic sense in their hearts. Although the German Navy Minister disagreed with the majority and insisted on adopting the design concept of the East China government, there was still huge controversy in the German Navy.

However, the warship built by the East China government in Germany also applied these technologies, but the tonnage was smaller, so a considerable number of Germans believed that it was better to build the warship of the East China government first to see the effect. So Volkeng Shipyard concentrated manpower and material resources to speed up construction, and deliberately slowed down the speed of the two German battleships built in the shipyard. As a result, the construction of these two types of warships was almost started at the same time, but when the warships of the East China government were launched for trial voyage, the completion rate of the two German battleships was only 40%.

The East China government also understood the German intention, but was welcomed because the East China government had absolute confidence in its design ideas, and these technologies were inevitable trends in the development of battleships. In the old time and space, the dreadnoughts launched in 1907 completely adopted these technologies, and even further improved, using steam turbines in the power system, and abandoned the intended three-rise reciprocating steam engine to obtain better and more stable power.

In fact, the East China government is also actively developing and preparing the technology of steam turbines, cooperating with the German Kiel Shipyard to jointly develop steam turbines. However, due to the limited investment in steam turbines, it is only a general technology rather than a key technology development, and the progress is not fast. Now only some prototypes have been produced and tested on some small warships, but they cannot be used on large warships. Therefore, the warship built by the East China government is still using a three-surge reciprocating steam engine.

The standard displacement of this warship after completion was 12,517 tons, which is also considered the normal level of a battleship in this era; the maximum speed is 20.5 knots, and under strong pressure and ventilation, it can reach 22.7 knots, which is comparable to ordinary cruisers. The maximum speed of a battleship in this era is generally around 18 knots. In fact, the speed of a warship designed by the East China government is about 2 knots faster than that of the same warship in this era. On the one hand, the warship type is optimized and the structure is reasonable, which can greatly reduce the water resistance and increase the speed of a warship; on the other hand, the small water pipe boiler made by Germany is the best, and under the same power conditions, the power is higher.

However, the disadvantage of this type of warship is that it has a low endurance. With a speed of 12 knots, the range is only 3,600 nautical miles, and a speed of 10 knots can only reach 4,200 nautical miles. The cruising capacity of ordinary battleships is at least 5,000 nautical miles, and some can even reach 8,000 nautical miles. This is mainly because this type of warship has installed 4 turrets and the load-type structural design has increased a lot of weight. In order to achieve design balance, coal storage space can only be sacrificed and the endurance can be reduced.

However, the People's Army's positioning of this type of warship is to fight in near-sea, and its main target is the navies of Japan and Russia. The farthest is to fight in the South China Sea, and it does not require it to fight in long-sea warfare. After all, the East China government does not have long-sea interests, so endurance is not a key function to consider, and the impact of this deficiency is not great. After all, perfect warships do not exist, and the comprehensive purpose of warship design is to weigh trade-offs among various elements to achieve the goal that best suits one's needs.

Amid the salutes and cheers, the warship slowly docked by the dock. Han Zhijun, Zhang Wenwang and Liu Hao, the command team responsible for receiving the ship, walked off the warship, came to the rostrum, and saluted everyone. Han Zhijun said: "Report to the leader, the warship has arrived at the port, and the task of receiving the ship has been successfully completed. Please instruct."

Shang Jinfeng said: "Thank you for your hard work, thank you for driving the warship back smoothly. Below is the naming of the warship and the enrollment ceremony."

Han Zhijun and three others stood aside first. At this time, Xiao Jianjun stood up and said, "I announce that this warship is officially named Gan Jiang. From now on, we will join the People's Army Navy Serial."

There was another burst of warm applause. "Gan Jiang" is an ancient famous sword in Chinese legend. According to the warship naming rules of the East China government, there is no restriction on the naming of the main warships, but the name of active and enterprising should be selected and reflected in Chinese culture. Therefore, it is also appropriate to name the battleship with the name of the ancient famous sword. Another battleship of the same type that is being built by the East China government is named "Moye".

Xiao Jianjun then announced that Han Zhijun would be the captain of the Ganjiang, Zhang Wenwang would be the political commissar, and Liu Hao would be the deputy captain. In fact, this had been decided long ago, otherwise these three people would not be allowed to accept the warship. As long as they did not make any major mistakes on the way back, there would be no changes.

Next was the military flag and ship sign, and then the flag-raising and placing ceremony was held on the warship, which also marked that the warship officially became a member of the People's Army Navy sequence. Xia Bohai and Qin Zheng also spoke separately, mainly by encouraging all crew members of the Ganjiang to train hard and strive to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible.

Although the Ganjiang has been officially included in the ranks, it cannot be considered to have fully formed combat effectiveness. The People's Army Navy also needs to conduct various tests on the Ganjiang, which is a test of ship-based weapons and trains the crew to run-in with the warship. The Ganjiang has approved crew of 660, but there are only 400 people who receive the ship. However, the Navy has organized more than 800 crew members to board the ship for training. In addition to the Ganjiang crew, there is another crew member of the Moye who also trains with the Ganjiang. In this way, after the Moye is in service, the running-in training time can be reduced.

Finally, the East China government expressed its gratitude to the German Consul of Qingdao to Germany, and presented it to the German Volkeng Shipyard and the Kiel Shipyard each with a medal and certificate. Thanks to the German side for building excellent warships for the East China government, because in the Battle of Tsushima, Germany had excellent performance for the construction of the East China government and several warships assisted in the construction of the People's Army Navy, and made many military achievements for the victory of the People's Army Navy.

German Consul in Qingdao Kalman also received medals and certificates on behalf of the two shipyards, and also spoke on behalf of Germany, saying that Germany has always attached importance to its relations with the East China government and is willing to further deepen its cooperative relations with the East China government, strengthen friendship and common development between the two governments, etc.

However, after listening to Kalman's speech, the British Consul Scholes and French Consul Giratino who watched the viewing platform were not very good-looking. In fact, Kalman's speeches were all in response to the scene and did not have much substantial significance. Moreover, this speech was approved by the German government.

Although the conflict between Germany and Britain intensified, Germany was unwilling to take sides clearly at this time. In fact, some people in Germany advocated not attending the ceremony to welcome the return of warships, or not speaking at the ceremony to avoid stimulating the UK. However, William II quit. Doesn’t this mean that Germany is afraid of the UK? Moreover, Germany and the East China government still have a lot of cooperation, and it cannot affect cooperation with the East China government in order not to stimulate the UK. What is this for Germany? In addition, Germany does have its own ideas. Therefore, after negotiations, the German government decided to attend and speak, but try to use some clichés, which can also give face to the East China government and leave room for the UK.
Chapter completed!