Chapter 278: A 20-ton ship enters the water! [Full order required]
There are many ways to launch a new ship, such as the airbag method, slide method, hoisting method, dock water entry method, gravity launching and floating launching, etc.
Each launching method is tailored to different types of boats.
For a super-large ship like this 20-ton class, the best way is to launch it through the dock flooding method.
Super-sized ships are usually built in dry docks.
When the construction of a ship is basically completed and only the outfitting stage remains, in order to allow it to enter the sea smoothly, the gates of the dock are usually opened to allow seawater to flow in and make the ship float.
In this way, the giant ship can enter the water very smoothly without causing any damage to the hull.
The launching of Longguo's first supertanker was carried out by using the dock flooding method.
At Feng Xiang's command, the gate of the dry dock slowly opened and the sea water outside rushed in.
Soon, the huge ship floated in the sea.
The people on the shore cheered.
Many reporters came to the scene today, including a CCTV reporter who filmed the entire process on site.
After the sea water in the dry dock reached the same level as the water level outside, a tugboat approached the giant ship and used a thick towing rope to slowly pull the giant ship towards the sea level outside.
"Woo——"
The huge ship roared as it was dragged out of the dock like a small mountain.
The supertanker has been installed with a power unit in the dock, so it is basically close to completion and only needs simple post-outfitting before it can start carrying out transportation missions.
Wang Jianguo and his colleagues finished filming the entire process of going into the water. He brought his colleagues carrying cameras to Wang Haoran and Feng Xiang.
"Comrade Feng Xiang, congratulations! You have accomplished an amazing feat!"
"In this world, there are only two or three countries that can build a 20-ton supertanker. Now, you have achieved a breakthrough!"
"What do you want to say at this moment?"
Wang Jianguo asked Feng Xiang with a smile.
Feng Xiang calmed down and said, "I'm very excited!"
"I never dreamed that we could build such a large tanker with such advanced technology."
"What we are most grateful for is the tremendous support from the country. Without the support from the country, we simply could not have accomplished this task."
"Secondly, the design of this tanker was all developed by Comrade Wang Haoran and his team."
“He solved a lot of tough problems and made our construction process go very smoothly.”
As Feng Xiang spoke, he turned around and bowed deeply to Wang Haoran.
Wang Haoran reached out to support him and said with a smile, "Director Feng, don't be like this!"
"We all serve our country!"
"Although I gave you the plan, without your strict construction standards and the hard work of the workers, this giant ship would not have been built so quickly, haha!"
Wang Jianguo laughed and said, "You two are both heroes, haha!"
"Director Feng, I want to know how much our ship costs to build? Is it competitive internationally?"
The construction cost of a giant ship is quite important.
If your costs are high and your production is expensive, you will lose your competitiveness.
Taking Jiaoben as an example, why did Jiaoben’s shipbuilding industry quickly lose its advantages and dominant position?
In addition to the suppression by Yosa, the main reason is that its offer was very high, about one-third higher than that of Bang.
Then the shipowner will definitely choose the shipyard that offers a lower price.
This is the main reason why Korea gradually surpassed Taiwan and became the world's major shipbuilding country.
Feng Xiang smiled and said, "We have roughly estimated the construction cost of our giant ship. It should be nearly half cheaper than the Korean one."
Wang Jianguo was surprised: "It's almost half the price? Is it mainly due to the labor cost savings?"
Feng Xiang shook his head and said, "No, no! Human cost is indeed an important factor in reducing costs."
"But the key to our cost reduction is actually determined by our modular design and construction, more reasonable and sophisticated design, and improved processing and production efficiency."
"It can be said that under the overall guidance of Comrade Wang Haoran, our overall production efficiency is much higher than that of Bangzi."
"It takes the Koreans a year to build a ship like this. But even though we are new, we only took us more than five months to build this ship. Our efficiency is much higher than theirs."
“So, what I want to say is: we will definitely be very competitive in the field of oil tanker manufacturing in the future!”
"We must not only firmly grasp domestic orders, but also strive to obtain more orders from major foreign shipowners."
Wang Jianguo nodded, unable to suppress his excitement. He asked Wang Haoran: "Comrade Haoran, do you think that the technical level of our tanker is inferior to that of foreign countries?"
Wang Haoran smiled and said, "I think the technology of our tanker is the most advanced in the world."
“We have many new technological breakthroughs in security.”
"As we all know, the weight of a giant oil tanker needs to be strictly controlled to ensure the stability and carrying capacity of the hull."
"Both the deadweight and the load of the ship need to be precisely controlled, and the error must be kept within a very small range to ensure the safety and stability of the ship. We have done a very good job in this regard."
"After the new ship was assembled and built, we conducted rigorous testing. Judging from the test results, the parameters are excellent!"
"As for the supporting equipment of this ship, it adopts a lot of advanced electronic technology and has a powerful navigation system and communication system. Its power plant is a conventional steam power plant developed by us. This device has a very high energy efficiency ratio and has better economic performance than the most advanced steam turbines currently in the world."
"So, overall, our competitiveness is still very strong."
The news of the launch of the country's first giant oil tanker quickly spread in a small circle.
After hearing the news, the designer immediately issued an instruction: "Today is New Year's Eve, when the whole country is celebrating. We can build a 20-ton tanker. This great news must be reflected in the Spring Festival Gala!"
"During the live broadcast, show the footage of the successful launching of the 20-ton oil tanker. In addition, I think we should let Comrade Wang Haoran and Comrade Feng Xiang appear on the Spring Festival Gala and say a few words to inspire the people of the whole country!"
After receiving the instructions, Cao Xiandong, the head of the Spring Festival Gala crew, also rushed into action.
The Spring Festival Gala was only launched in 1983.
The first Spring Festival Gala can be said to be a huge success and won the love of people all over the country.
The second Spring Festival Gala naturally received great attention.
In fact, the Spring Festival Gala program was almost finalized five or six days in advance.
However, the launching of a 20-ton giant ship is indeed a big deal. Since the superiors want to show it, Cao Xiandong naturally has to obey.
He had to temporarily cancel another unnecessary program.
Take a little time out from the middle.
Wang Haoran and Feng Xiang also received the news first: they were asked to rush to the capital immediately.
At this time, time is very tight.
The two were immediately taken to the airport and then flew to Beijing.
When we arrived in Beijing, it was already past 4 p.m.
The Spring Festival Gala starts at 8 o'clock.
Without stopping for a moment, they were taken to the Spring Festival Gala studio by car.
Cao Xiandong came to meet them first and asked the host to go over the lines for tonight's show with them.
However, some foreign envoys in Beijing were also invited to this Spring Festival Gala.
Among them was Jusa Consul Bill Yellen.
Bill Yellen also gladly accepted the invitation.
In addition, Consul Petrov, the Big Bear, was also invited.
Bill Yellen arrived at the studio at around 6 o'clock in the evening.
When he looked, he saw many envoys coming to the scene.
The entire studio was filled with joy, decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and was very lively.
Bill Yellen felt very uncomfortable when he saw how lively Long Guo’s Spring Festival Gala was.
He can't stand seeing Long's good deeds! Bill Yellen is now thinking about how to make things difficult for Long.
He took the initiative to come to the side of the Big Bear Consul Petrov.
"Good evening, Mr. Petrov."
Petrov glanced at him and responded calmly: "Happy New Year."
The two were seated at a table.
Bill Yellen cleared his throat and said, "Dragons are developing really fast, aren't they?"
Petrov said, "So what?"
Bill Yellen sneered and said, "It will eventually become a threat to you."
This old guy is always trying to stir up trouble.
Petrov smiled slightly and said, "Your face is distorted. Bill, it's not that difficult to accept the development of others, right?"
"We have enjoyed the dividends brought to us by the development of the dragon."
“I think this is also a benefit to the world.”
"If you think it's a threat, it might become a threat."
"But they will squeeze your living space. They are now catching up in many areas," Bill Yellen said.
"If you don't take action, nothing good will happen to you."
Petrov laughed and said, "Is your space squeezed?"
"In fact, we complement each other. We understand dragons. As long as you don't provoke them, they will be on good terms with you."
"We helped them back then, and now they are also giving us a lot of help. This is a good thing."
"On the contrary, many of your technological fields, where you have advantages, have been impacted by them."
"I'd love to see you decline."
Bill Yellen gritted his teeth: "You can't see it!"
"Although we are a little behind in the electronics industry, we still have the most powerful navy and air force."
“We control almost all the channels for global trade.”
"As long as we are willing, we can definitely wipe out their overseas interests."
Petrov frowned: "I'm warning you, it's best not to mess around!"
"If you dare to do so, you will be retaliated against."
Bill Yellen looked at Petrov and said, "They may soon surpass you in strength."
Petrov said: "Even if it exceeds, so what? Our common goal is exactly the same!"
"We just hope to make the world a better place, with no more hunger and poverty."
"Bill, I advise you to just shut up!"
"You are the source of all troubles!"
Bill Yellen sighed and said, "I think we are the same. We should join hands to control the world."
Petrov said: "Scammers also need to work harder, learn more, and prepare more tricks."
Bill Yellen: “…”
He thought to himself, this guy really won't listen to a word.
But he was a little helpless.
"Do you know what the dragon's weak spot is?" Bill Yellen was still trying.
Petrov shrugged and said, "What you think is a weakness is often just an illusion!"
Bill Yellen: "Their shipbuilding is not good enough."
“Don’t help them improve their strength in this area.”
"Let them be a lame duck forever!"
"I think this is a strong measure to keep them in the second tier forever."
Petrov smiled and said, "I said that your perception may just be an illusion."
Bill Yellen said, “I am seriously discussing this with you.”
"To kill their shipbuilding capability is to kill their shipbuilding capability."
"If you do this, they will continue to place orders with you to buy your ships and weapons, which will also be beneficial to you."
Petrov shrugged and said, "Any attempt to strangle it will only end up being a joke, haha!"
"Just like you used this trick against us back then."
"Also, I'll tell you a secret. We are actually getting better airborne phased array radars and overall avionics systems from them."
"This is also the main reason why our aircraft performance has been greatly improved in recent days!"
"How come your harassment of us was discovered so quickly? It's mainly because of the help of our brothers!"
"Bill, I think you are just beggars now! You are still dreaming of achieving your ulterior motives through conspiracy and trickery. You will go bankrupt."
The argument between the two was quite intense.
Everyone else around was a little dumbfounded.
However, overall, Bill Yellen did not gain any advantage at all.
He was badly scolded.
Moreover, other envoys seemed to rarely support him.
In the blink of an eye, it was already 8 o'clock.
The Spring Festival Gala kicked off.
The very first Spring Festival Gala actually hadn’t formed a routine yet.
The program format is mainly based on singing and crosstalk, and funny formats such as sketches have not yet appeared.
Bill Yellen was really angry about the debate with Petrov.
He became a little silent after the show started.
Bill Yellen watched the show with a frown on his face. His Chinese is actually quite good.
He can understand many of the jokes in the crosstalk during the Spring Festival Gala.
But he just couldn't laugh.
The reason why he came here today was actually to meet Petrov and have a good talk with Petrov about the issue of strangling Dragon Shipbuilding Industry.
However, what he didn't expect was that Petrov had no interest in his proposal at all.
Damn it!
At 8:, after a song program, the hostess came on stage. She smiled and said to the microphone in an excited tone: "Guests, comrades, during our Spring Festival Gala program, we received a very exciting news!"
"That is: our first 20-ton supertanker has been built in Dalian, and a grand launching ceremony was held this morning!"
"Please look at the big screen!"
On the big screen, the scene of the launching of Dragon Country’s first 20-ton giant ship appeared.
The whole place was boiling.
Almost everyone cheered from the bottom of their hearts.
Of course, there were a few guys who were stunned by this scene.
This includes Bill Yellen! (End of this chapter)