The so-called container is to put goods in boxes. The containers actually existed very early. In 1801, Dr. Anderson from the UK proposed the idea of ​​container transportation.

Until the early 20th century, the British Railway Company tried to pack furniture in wooden containers and transport them by railway flatbeds. After arriving at the station, the boxes were transferred to the carriages by cranes, and then the carriages transported the goods to the destination. This new mode of transportation was promoted.

Around 1920, the New York Central Railway Company and the Pennsylvania Railway Company introduced 9-foot steel containers. Each railway truck could carry 6 containers, each with a load capacity of 5 tons. With these containers, the railway greatly improved efficiency and significantly reduced costs when transporting goods along the way.

During World War II in history, the US military's amphibious landing ships loaded trucks to carry out beachhead landing missions. At the same time, the military also used small steel containers to transport soldiers' personal belongings.

However, in this era, the advantages of containers were not reflected. It was not until later when highways and shipping were transported together, and after being transported from sea, the containers could be loaded directly onto the truck and arrived at the destination.

What are the advantages of containers? Of course, it is easy to load and unload. This advantage can be reflected when transporting from sea to land. In later generations, American Malcolm McLean was able to do it, so he was called the father of modern containers.

So, although there is container transportation, it has not risen on a large scale. Lufthansa Shipping Company has realized the huge profits, so it wants to provoke this new transportation reform. However, this requires a large number of container cargo ships. Therefore, Lufthansa Shipping Company found Newport News Shipping Company in the United States and came to order new container cargo ships. Moreover, the demand is quite large, and there are twenty ships at a time!

This was normal, but when they took out the design drawings, Walter, the head of the Newport News Shipyard, was shocked. This so-called container cargo ship is very similar to an aircraft carrier!

On the top is a flat deck, and the island is arranged on the right. Although it is limited by displacement, the total length of this cargo ship is only 148 meters, but from the outside, it looks like an aircraft carrier.

At the same time, there is a layer on the lower part and a lift on the side. This is definitely an aircraft carrier, where is the so-called container cargo ship!

"This was designed after our careful consideration. The lower-level warehouse contains some expensive containers, and on top, four-layer containers can be stacked. This method can maximize efficiency."

"Can't it be okay to pile it on it?" Walter asked.

"We can imagine that when the sea is windy and waves are strong, the container may have a risk of falling into the sea water, so put the precious containers underneath," Yat said.

"So that's the case." Wallet nodded: "The power system you need is a bit too surplus? The speed of fifteen knots is not low for the transport ship. Why do you need eighteen knots?"

"Actually, we originally wanted 25 knots, but it was reduced to 18 knots by considering the construction cost." Yat said: "You should know that with the continuous progress of the times, the timeliness of cargo transportation has also been mentioned, and the higher the speed, the better."

Yat's answer made the other party satisfied. After discussing the details, the two parties finally finalized the preliminary framework for cooperation.

"As for the fees, we can pay 20% in advance. After we get the cargo ship, we will deliver the remaining ones. Anyway, our ships are not delivered together. We hope to build one and deliver one. We can't wait."

The deposit is small, but as long as the delivery is fast, it will not be affected. Delivery of one ship and paying off the final payment is also the most common situation in the construction of cargo ships. Anyway, the steel used for shipyard construction can only be paid for a deposit.

If one ship is built, one ship will be delivered and the final payment will be settled. This plan is normal.

"We asked for a deposit of 30%. "Walter continued to increase the proportion by taking advantage of this opportunity.

"Okay, okay." Yat agreed to the other party's request.

Looking at the ship being built outside, Yat was in a state of great enthusiasm.

On the surface, he was the head of Lufthansa Shipping Company, but in fact, he served the German Navy. Of course, containers are trending, but now, they are still dominated by the navy.

All German shipyards have started construction. At the same time, after the French are captured, there will be French shipyards of all sizes, integrating French industries and the German navy, which can produce a large number of naval warriors.

However, this is still not enough!

If the German Navy wants to develop into the Ocean Navy in a short period of time, they will eventually decide the outcome with the US Navy. They need a large number of warships!

Therefore, there are still some ships that cannot be built under the control of Germany, among which is a special escort aircraft carrier proposed by Head of Cialek.

The current experience of the German Navy has shown the importance of aircraft carriers. At the same time, the construction of aircraft carriers is also quite complex. In this case, it is imperative to develop an escort aircraft carrier.

Regular aircraft carriers are used to fight against enemy fleets, and the main task of escorting aircraft carriers is to protect merchant ships.

This type of aircraft carrier does not need to fight the opponent's main force. It usually starts in front of the transport fleet, uses carrier-based aircraft to reconnaise, attack submarines, or guide surface ships to attack. In addition to escorting, escort aircraft carriers often undertake the task of transport ships.

Therefore, an escort aircraft carrier does not need to have too strong protection capabilities, and it can be built according to the standards of civilian ships. However, it must be in sufficient quantity to be built in large quantities.

The current container ship is actually an escort aircraft carrier. It is relatively small, with a full load of only 10,000 tons. The flight deck above cannot be made into an oblique deck. At the same time, it has just met the take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft, but this is enough.

Of course, Cyric's idea was obtained from later Americans. This is simply the German version of the Casablanca-class aircraft carrier! In history, Americans built a total of fifty ships, the fastest one, even built in 76 days.

Germany will have a vast ocean and a large number of maritime interests to protect in the future. This kind of escort aircraft carrier is absolutely necessary, and it was built by the Americans. Although the price is slightly higher, this is definitely something that makes the German Navy proud.
Chapter completed!