Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 265: Holy Relic: Tudor Galleon Prototype!

Byron broke through a restrictive barrier of the "border maze" and hurried from the Governor's Mansion to the dock with Catherine.

I saw two main [craftsmen], Violet and Little Hans, directing the sailors to complete the final outfitting of a brand new warship.

Tall masts and spars acted as cranes to lift the gleaming bronze cannons onto the gun deck.

"Check the gun carriage ropes again to prevent side sliding."

"Set the sail, and don't forget to keep the reefing tight."

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Everyone was busy.

Since her return, Violet, at Byron's request, has joined the construction of the Tudor schooner at the International Harbor shipyard.

Originally, the first batch of 3000 teak trees grown on the island were transported to the Rapids Fortress, which had better confidentiality.

The project of reloading the cruise ship has not yet started.

However, new teak and spice plantations have already taken root on the more vast island of Yucatan.

The effect of the combination of the holy relic [Golden Toilet] and the Crystal Skull No. 3 [Corn God] is magical. As a qualified boss, Byron is reluctant to let them sit idle for a moment.

The land within the influence range of the golden toilet will slowly be transformed into extremely precious black soil.

It can also, like some special legumes and microorganisms, solidify nitrogen in the air and convert it into an endless supply of nitrogen fertilizer.

[Land of Plenty] can speed up the growth of crops and all plants in a certain area.

The spices that others use artificial cultivation methods and take at least three, five, or eight years to harvest only need one year, or even a few months or a dozen days.

The same is true for teak, which takes at least fifty years to mature.

Now, several more months have passed, and the black soil outside the Torrent Fortress has begun to take shape, and the next batch of shipbuilding raw materials and high-quality spices have matured again.

This was one of the reasons why Catherine had to use her secret fund to approve the expansion of the dock.

Others are worried that the materials are too expensive and too precious. Once a warship is lost, it will be difficult to regenerate it in a short period of time.

However, they are worried that there is too much material and it grows too fast, making it difficult to digest it in a short period of time and transform it into real combat power.

This kind of happy trouble is difficult for ordinary people to understand.

As for the warship in the dock, it was built with raw materials purchased from outside the island and was built by the shipbuilder Little Hans according to the drawings (Chapter 182).

With the help of the ability of Crystal Skull No. 8 [Quetzalcoatl] "Light of Knowledge of the Morning Star", the construction speed is greatly improved.

The construction period of two to three years was shortened to a few months.

Neither the upgrading of the international port at that time nor their going out on adventures delayed the construction of this Tudor schooner.

With Violet's help, he is even more powerful.

She was not only a third-rank master craftsman, but also an excellent pirate captain. Byron didn't need to worry about anything at all, as she arranged everything in an orderly manner.

Even in terms of ability alone, both Catherine and Violet have become his indispensable right-hand men.

If any one of them is missing, this nascent business will be broken in half.

"Byron, is it really not necessary to transform the keel and ribs of this ship into one-piece iron ribs?
We haven't had a chance to use the Philosopher's Stone we harvested last time."

Violet came to Byron and felt a little regretful that her plan was not adopted.

“As a prototype ship, this is pretty good.

We can make minor improvements to each ship in the future shipbuilding plan, which has increased to 10 ships, and accumulate experience in iron-ribbed wooden-hulled ships.

Prepare for future industrialized shipbuilding.

When we start building heavy cruisers, you will have the opportunity to show your talents."

Byron had just comforted the girl when an excited shout came from above his head:

"The new Golden Deer is done!"

As the chief engineer of the construction, Hans the Younger personally carved the name of the ship "Golden Hind" on the bridge of the stern corridor, announcing the birth of the new ship as soon as possible.

call--!
A spiritual wind suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

After several months, Little Hans finally completed the construction of this new battleship made of pure teak. His spirituality suddenly flourished, and he was naturally promoted to the second-level [Shipsmith]. He mastered the core ability [Spiritual Casting]. As long as he was given enough extraordinary materials, he could stably produce a series of low-level wonders.

He practiced the motto of "dispelling ignorance with knowledge" and was promoted rapidly.

Nowadays, there are countless pioneering materials, but manpower is relatively scarce.

For a professional shipbuilder, life is as joyful as a mouse falling into a rice jar.

"I have done it, Captain, Father, have you seen it? I am already a second-level craftsman."

Little Hans cried with joy as he hugged his old father who had been silently helping him.

However, at this time, Old Hans was the only one whose heart and eyes were filled with his son.

The eyes of others had already involuntarily fallen on the newly built first prototype of the "Standard Tudor Hybrid Sailing Ship".

Even if the old sea dogs looked at it with the most critical eyes, they had to admit that this was the beauty on the ship that all captains dreamed of.

“This is a really beautiful boat.”

The blueprint in Byron's mind appeared in front of him in its complete form for the first time, symbolizing the crystallization of the most cutting-edge military technology.

The long protruding bow and stern columns increase the effective length of the deck, and the keel tilts downward toward the stern to allow it to obtain a larger stern draft, thereby improving the vessel's longitudinal stability and speed.

At the same time, the lateral hydrodynamic center of the underwater hull is greatly moved backwards, better balancing with the pressure center of the sail, which is conducive to sailing into the wind and reducing transverse drift.

Moreover, unlike previous merchant ships that used a U-shaped cross-section, its cross-section is V-shaped in the middle of the ship, which greatly increases the speed and is especially suitable for sailing through waves in high sea conditions.

The length-to-width ratio is about 5:1, which is also more slender than ordinary commercial sailboats, further reducing wave-making resistance.

The ship has a flat deck design and no superstructure. When sailing, it looks low and long, with beautiful bow and stern lines.

This allows its speed to be far ahead of others.

There are disadvantages as well, which is that it is not stable enough and cannot be equipped with traditional heavy cannons in large quantities.

However, the more sophisticated, lighter, and less recoil-prone carronade helped them solve this problem.

At this point, the parameters of [New Golden Deer] have become:

"The displacement is 431 tons, twice that of the original Golden Deer. It is a two-masted design with a square sail on the foremast and a fore-aft sail on the mainmast. The maximum speed can easily exceed knots.

It is also easier to operate the sails than an ordinary full-rigged square-rigged ship, and the professionalism and number of sailors required are greatly reduced.

Even a novice can operate it easily.

The gun deck was 33 meters long, with 22 designed gun positions, equipped with 20 18-pound carronades and two 32-pound carronades, and had a capacity of 140 people.

The close combat firepower is fierce, and the conventional firepower is not weaker than that of an ordinary 12-gun level 32 cruiser with a -pound main gun! "

However, apart from this new flagship which may not be used for a few years, all subsequent Tudor hybrid sailing ships will be scaled down in proportion.

Equipped with one 1-pound carronade and eight 32-pound carronades, the firepower was powerful enough for a small privateer.

What stands out is the price/performance ratio.

This is enough for them to dominate the east-west shipping routes while gradually embarking on the subsequent expansion path.

Even converting to a whaling ship would be effortless.

Byron gave the order:
"Inject water!"

Under normal circumstances, shipbuilding projects are carried out after launching and then outfitting, turning the rough ship into a finished product.

But with the assistance of the great craftsman Violet and excellent shipbuilding materials, it would be easy to accomplish the task in one step.

Wow.
Just as the gates were opened, seawater poured into the dry dock, causing the warship to slowly float up.

The Silver Law suddenly reappeared, and a golden light descended from the sky onto the world's first "Tudor Hybrid Sailing Ship".

It was like mercury pouring down on the ground, rapidly soaking every plank, every cable, every sail, and every cannon.
Dyeing the entire ship into a brilliant pure gold.

When the light in front of everyone faded away, the battleship had quietly completed the transformation from a mortal object to a holy relic.

——Holy Relic: Tudor Galleon Prototype!

(End of this chapter)