"The big ship is about to be launched!" As the cannon sounded, some residents of Dalian Port who were watching shouted.

The huge hull of 125 meters shook slightly and began to slide slowly!

Because I have never built such a large ship, I use the side platform instead of the traditional front platform, and can only enter the water by sliding sideways.

The workers operating the winch on the boat platform were very nervous, and sweat was covered with sweat on their foreheads and hands.

The linking the giant wheel is thick iron chain to prevent the giant wheel from sliding into Dalian Bay during construction. Now, in order to get the giant wheel to be launched, you need to carefully pull the giant wheel into the water. Even if the giant wheel is not fully loaded, it still weighs thousands of tons. Once the iron chain suddenly breaks or the ship capsizes, the consequences will be quite serious and will cause death.

Everyone waited anxiously for half an hour, held their breath nervously, and the giant wheel slid forward about 12 meters.

“There are more than 60 meters left…”

The manager's palms were soaked in sweat. This was the hard work of their Royal Shipbuilding Factory No. 1, and he invested dozens of engineers, hundreds of apprentices and thousands of workers.

Chu Yun also needs to use this giant ship to build submarine cables on the west coast of the Pacific. If there is any problem with this launch ceremony, not only will the shipyard’s efforts be wasted, but the submarine cable plan on the west coast of the Pacific will also be put on hold for several years!

Nelson was full of expectations for the 100-meter giant ship that was about to be launched. This 100-meter-long steam ship will prove the economic superiority of large steam ships. Larger ships can transport more cargo or passengers at once, and can also be used to carry undersea cables that span the ocean.

"It's so slow. We waited for two hours and we haven't even gotten into the water yet."

"Didn't you see this ship so big? If it was towed by manpower, it would probably be possible to drag 100,000 people. If we wait patiently, we can see the ship shaking."

"It took two and a half hours. I went back for lunch in the middle, and I felt that there was no movement when I came back."

"That's because you didn't notice the change. If you look carefully, you will find that the bottom of the boat has already touched water, and it will probably take another hour."

The residents of Dalian Port were bored and sat on the embankment. After waiting for 5 hours, the giant ship still couldn't get down to the sea.

Nelson didn't care. He waited patiently for the giant ship to be launched. He knew that being able to pull such a giant ship to be launched by thousands of tons was already a big project, and such a process did not exist in his time. It took 50 years for Nelson to produce it.

Everyone, either patient or impatient, waited for the giant wheel to get into the water at a side-sliding speed of more than 10 meters per hour.

In another hour, the giant ship was about to fall into the water.

Everyone is worried about whether the giant wheel will sink!

"Relax the iron chain!" The workers on the boat yelled, and the tense iron chains connected to the giant wheel were loosened one by one.

Bang! The giant wheel finally got into the water, splashing a splash!

The giant ship like a castle on the sea swayed in the water for a few times, gradually stabilized and stood in the water!

"Success!" The workers on the boat platform cheered first, and the residents of Dalian Port who were watching on the embankment then burst out with even more enthusiastic cheers!

The 125-meter-long giant wheel can actually float up!

"Go on the boat and prepare for the trial voyage!" the factory director shouted.

A group of sailors rushed to the water and rowed the boat with oars close to the giant ship. In order to prevent the giant ship from sinking, there was no one on the ship, so people were sent to board the ship later.

"I'll go too." Nelson wanted to board the giant ship as soon as possible.

"Mr. Nelson, you have a special identity and don't take risks. Not sinking when a new ship is launched does not mean it will not sink during sailing. Moreover, the steam boiler is in danger of explosion. When our sailors successfully test the voyage, you can go up again." The factory director stopped Nelson. If something happened to Nelson, Chu Yun might come over to kill him.

Sailors climbed the giant ship along the ladder that had been prepared long ago, and each performed its duties. The coal shovelers also went to the position where the coal-fired boiler was located in time. It took a lot of time for the giant ship to be launched, and it was not much time left for them to set sail before dark.

This preparation will take some time, but it feels much better than the changes that are difficult for the naked eye to detect when you go into the water.

Woo!!! The sound of the whistle echoes in Dalian Bay!!!

Everyone looked at the 100-meter giant ship in unison!

The four thick chimneys began to blew black smoke outwards!

The black smoke went from thin to thick, rolling into the sky!!!

The most iconic scene in the Steam Age, the black smoke that makes people love and hate intertwined!

"The big ship is moving!" I don't know who called out first on the embankment.

The big ship did move, and the bulky hull began to turn slowly, and three of the six masts raised sails!

Everything goes well! The most nervous thing is the engineers and workers who polished out this giant ship!

Some workers found from Japan and Goryeo stood on the boat platform, proudly holding their heads and chests. They also participated in the construction of this giant ship, and their efforts were gathered together with this armored ship!

Nelson saw this giant slowly sailing into Dalian Bay, and his speed was getting faster and faster, and his heart was surging. This is the future of the naval fleet!

"Our design idea is not wrong. You can only invest in the plan to build submarine cables after observing for a few more days. This time we built the offshore cables from Edo Castle to Kyoto." The factory manager looked at the normal-operating giant ship with great pride.

"Our giant ship has not been named yet, so we are waiting for the military commander to give it a name so that our workers can paint the ship's name." Dozens of engineers who designed the giant ship of 100 meters came over.

"The military leader had already said before sending me to Dalian Port that if this giant ship could operate normally, it would be named 'Oriental'." Nelson said.

"Oriental!" Dozens of engineers recited this name. Although this name does not have the meaning of "Yongchang", it is very consistent with the image of the Oriental overlord.

Moreover, the mission of this giant ship as soon as it came out was to lay the undersea cable connecting the entire eastern region!

"The submarine cable produced to lay the Beijing-Edo Castle telegraph line has basically been completed, and the Oriental will go to Edo Bay. The trip is to familiarize yourself with the waterway, and the cable will be laid when you return from Edo Bay." Nelson couldn't help but envy when he saw the rolling black smoke from the Oriental.
Chapter completed!