northernbook Chapter 281: Two major shipyards received orders
Chapter 281: Two major shipyards received orders
The battleships purchased by the Ottoman Empire this time were not Yamato-class battleships.
The battleship was expensive and had high maintenance costs.
Even if they bought it, it would cost a lot to maintain it.
So they had to settle for the second best and wanted to purchase 1-2 to -ton battleships.
The decision on 1-2 ships depends on the price. If the price is affordable, they are willing to purchase two.
There are many battleships of this level of 40,000 to 50,000 tons.
Citi, John, Hans and other three countries have built battleships of this level.
When choosing battleships, Jiang Hua saw one of them and smiled.
This is it – the King George V class!
According to intelligence, John is now designing a new 50,000-ton battleship.
In Jiang Hua's opinion, this battleship is most likely the King George V class.
The reason for his speculation is very simple, that is, design style and heritage.
Each country's battleships have their own unique design style and requirements.
Even if there are some deviations in the timeline, the essence remains the same.
Therefore, the possibility of it being a King George V-class battleship is relatively high.
It would be interesting to see the Johns finish their King George V-class battleships only to find that they have been sold all over the world.
It will make them vomit at least three liters of blood.
Once built, the entire battleship no longer had any secrets.
This is also one of the reasons why Jiang Hua chose it.
What's more, this battleship does meet the requirements.
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Tonnage, mobility, firepower, protection and other aspects fully meet the requirements.
As for the construction cost, Bincheng Shipyard calculated it based on the current construction cost per tonnage and came up with an approximate cost range.
Based on the current manufacturing capacity of Bincheng Shipyard, the construction cost per ton is about 3500 yuan.
Calculated based on the standard displacement of the King George V-class battleship, the estimated construction cost of this battleship is around 1.3 million yuan.
The price of selling it to the Ottoman Empire was 1.8 million Chinese yuan, equivalent to 7200 million US dollars.
The construction cost is actually quite high, so the selling price is also slightly higher than the market price.
The cost of building a 4-ton battleship for John and Citibank is approximately between and million US dollars.
So the ancient navy didn’t sell it too expensively.
The profit of a battleship is only 50 million yuan, which is not high.
The Ancient Shipbuilding Industry Group did not expect to make much profit from a battleship.
The real high profit lies in the after-sales service of this battleship.
Artillery shells of various calibers, spare parts, minor and major repairs, etc., these are the real big expenses.
It's like a car goes to a 4S shop for maintenance or repair. If the timeline is extended to 10 years, the maintenance and after-sales costs can even reach half of the car price or even higher.
Therefore, selling weapons mainly relies on after-sales service to make money, and the front end is just a one-time transaction.
The Z-10L battleship is the military sales code name for the King George V-class battleship.
The price of $7200 million is not a good deal for the Ottoman Empire.
Their budget this time is only 100 million US dollars, which is saved by their navy through frugality.
Their idea was that if the battleships cost around $5000 million, they would purchase two.
However, this Z-20L battleship has nothing to do with good quality and low price.
However, they are very satisfied with the performance, but they think the caliber of the ship's guns is a bit too small, so they also hope to increase the caliber of the ship's guns.
It would be best to use a caliber of 406 mm to achieve the world's top level.
If that could be done, then they agreed to purchase one.
Changing the guns would mean more work and require a redesign.
This is also a challenge for the Guguo Shipbuilding Industry Group.
In the end, they took the job.
However, the selling price increased by millions of dollars again, reaching a total of 8000 million US dollars.
This price is already very high compared to a battleship.
But can the value of a battleship be measured by money?
If they had a 40,000-ton battleship in the Black Sea, they would be able to compete with the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
At that time, the Russian Black Sea Fleet had only three battleships of less than 20 tons, which were nearly years old and belonged to old-fashioned battleships.
The news that the Ottoman Empire had ordered a battleship from the Old Kingdom Shipbuilding Group caused a great sensation internationally.
Although aircraft carriers are very popular nowadays, in the eyes of many small and medium-sized countries, huge ships and cannons are the mainstream.
They are very obsessed with big ships and cannons.
Besides, this thing can't be bought with money casually.
Therefore, many countries sent envoys to the ancient country.
Most of these countries are just here to join in the fun.
After all, there are only a few countries that can afford to buy battleships, and even fewer that can afford to maintain them.
Although the ancient country could not afford battleships, it still provided a series of ships including heavy cruisers, light cruisers, destroyers, frigates, gunboats, etc.
The two major shipyards in the ancient country can build the main types of ships currently available.
All of a sudden, the Ancient Shipbuilding Industry Group began to promote its products to these countries that arrived one after another.
The effect is still very good.
Although the second battleship was not sold after a month, there were many orders for other ships.
For example, there are orders for four Tone-class heavy cruisers.
Compared with battleships, heavy cruisers have a lower construction cost, averaging around 3000 yuan per ton.
The construction cost of a Tone-class heavy cruiser with a standard displacement of 3300 tons is 6000 million Chinese yuan and the selling price is 2400 million Chinese yuan, equivalent to million US dollars.
This price is lower than the cost of heavy cruisers of other countries.
Take the Cleveland-class light cruiser that previously served in the Navy as an example. The standard displacement is tons, and the difference between the two is 1000 tons.
The cost of building a Cleveland-class light cruiser exceeded $3000 million.
Of course, there are also the special national conditions of the United States. There are commissioners in every country without exception.
There are relatively few ancient country commissioners nowadays, so the cost of building such a 3000-ton warship can be reduced to yuan per ton.
This is because the ancient country's shipbuilding industry was not yet so mature and was just starting out.
If all supporting facilities are mature and costs are compressed, it is very normal for the construction cost per ton to be less than 2000 yuan.
So this is where the difference in maturity of the industrial chain lies, and the cost difference is very exaggerated.
Despite the high construction costs, the selling price is still very attractive to many countries.
So four ships were sold, one of which was ordered by the Ottoman Empire.
Including the $10 million for the Z-8000L battleship, the total bid is $1.2 million.
As for the difference of 1600 million US dollars, those who understand will understand. Anyway, the ancient country did not get a penny more.
There are also orders for more than 30 ships of various types, including light cruisers and destroyers.
This is considered an opening for the two major shipyards, Jiangnan and Bincheng, and their orders are immediately filled to the brim.
This thing is actually just a wave of popularity. After a few months, the total number of orders has not exceeded 100.
After all, in this era, many countries are still colonies of the great powers.
Being oppressed and exploited by the great powers, they don't even have sovereignty, let alone how much money they have.
Therefore, it is already very good to have orders for a hundred ships.
Moreover, this time, the reputation of the ancient country's shipbuilding industry was directly promoted.
Jiang Hua was already very satisfied.
With these orders for more than 100 ships, not only can the ancient country's shipbuilding industry build a mature team of shipbuilding workers, but it can also help the ancient country complete the shipbuilding industry chain and make the supporting industries more abundant and mature.
This is of great significance to the ancient country's shipbuilding industry.
However, military orders alone are not enough, as the demand in this area is limited.
When it comes to market size, we have to look at orders for civilian ships.
As an old shipyard, Jiangnan Shipyard is currently independently designing and building a crude oil tanker with a full load displacement of more than 10 tons, and is preparing to use this ship to make Jiangnan Shipyard famous.
After all, in this era, no ship's full load displacement can exceed 10 tons.
If Jiangnan Shipyard can build it, fame and fortune will be the inevitable result.
Bincheng Shipyard was also unwilling to lag behind and launched a project for an 8-ton bulk carrier.
However, the construction of these two projects cannot be completed overnight, and it will take several years to settle and polish.
Jiang Hua is also looking forward to the day when the ancient country's shipbuilding industry explodes.
During this period, the Eastern Fleet, led by the Yujing, also arrived at New York, the most prosperous city on the east coast of the United States.
The Eastern Fleet was destined to attract world attention from the moment it debuted.
The United States, as a country in a remote corner, is no exception.
Their media pays very high attention to this fleet.
After all, the popularity is there, and the unlucky one is the John they hate, so it naturally attracted the attention of the people of the United States.
The crowded people in the port of Neukirchen are no less than those in the original port of Kiel.
Among the large crowd, there was a special group of people crowded in a corner, with a number of tens of thousands.
They are the Chinese and overseas Chinese communities in the United States.
When they saw the Yujing battleship docked in the New Newark port, they felt extremely proud.
"This is our country's battleship!"
They suddenly felt their backs straighten unconsciously, and when facing the superior white people, they spoke with more confidence.
Dennis Bradley, President of the United States, maneuvered his wheelchair to the window of the presidential office and silently looked at the traffic below.
"The rise of the ancient nation is unstoppable, and our navy must keep pace."
At this time, he also made up his mind to build large battleships.
The prerequisite is to convince the difficult parliament.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind.
“Perhaps we can take these MPs to the site to have a look and let them experience the majesty of this giant ship firsthand.”
Only when they see it with their own eyes on site can they be stimulated, and the probability of passing the budget will be higher.