The admiral-class ironclad warship was the ironclad warship that the Royal Navy of the Sun Never Sets Empire was currently building. It could be said to be the most powerful warship of the Royal Navy.
This ironclad ship had a displacement of 10,600 tons and was equipped with two 12-inch main cannons, six six-inch auxiliary cannons, twelve six-pound cannons, eight three-pound cannons, and three 14-inch torpedoes.
The armor was also very thick. The thickness of the main armor belt reached 457mm, the thickness of the compartment armor ranged from 178mm to 406mm, the thickness of the cannon seat armor ranged from 254mm to 292mm, the thickness of the command tower armor ranged from 305mm, and the thickness of the deck armor ranged from 51mm to 76mm. Even if the armor was made of steel and wrought iron, its defensive power was far from comparable to the armor steel of the later generations. However, in this era, the defense of the admiral-class ironclads was already very terrifying.
In terms of speed, the admiral-class ironclads used a coal boiler and a steam engine, and their maximum speed could reach 16 knots. To be able to make a 10,000-ton warship reach a speed of 16 knots was already very rare.
It could be said that this was definitely the most powerful warship in the world.
If the Ming Empire Navy was equipped with a few Admiral class ironclads, it would be a pipe dream for the Japanese Navy to defeat the Ming Empire Navy. Even if they were to attack them, they would not be able to sink these few 'admiral-class' ironclads except for torpedoes.
Of course, the Emperor of Vast Land knew very well that the Empire of the Sun Never Sets would never sell the Admiral class ironclads. They were not for sale in the Royal Navy. They were warships that the Royal Navy had equipped to maintain their own advantages. How could they sell them to others? Even if it was for sale, the price would be extremely high.
Although the Emperor of Guang Dong could afford it, he didn't think it was necessary.
The Emperor of Guang Dong knew that once the dreadnought appeared, all ironclads and pre-dreadnought would become obsolete overnight. Since that was the case, there was no need to buy so many useless battleships. It was a complete waste of money.
Moreover, in the upcoming war with the East Asian people, there was no need for such a huge warship. It was simply using a sledgehammer to kill a chicken.
In the battle against the Japanese navy, the cruisers equipped with small and medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons were the main force.
The Ming Empire could first equip this type of warship. After they could build their own huge warships, they would then build the ideal warship in the eyes of the Emperor of Guang Dong, the dreadnought warship.
After hearing the Emperor's words, Sir Ognes 'expression changed drastically.
The admiral-class ironclads were the secret weapons of the Sun Never Sets Empire. How did the Emperor know about them? Could it be that the spies of the Ming Empire had already infiltrated to this extent?
"Your Majesty, you must be joking. The 'admiral-class' ironclads are not for sale, and the Empire of the Sun Never Sets does not intend to sell them. You can buy other warships!”Sir Ogner laughed.
" No," the emperor shook his head." Sir, in my opinion, there is nothing that is not for sale." With the strength of the Sun Never Sets Empire, they could build more admiral-class ironclads at any time, or even warships that were even more powerful than admiral-class ironclads. Even if you sell four ships to the Ming Empire, it will not pose any threat to your country!”
The desire for the admiral-class ironclads from the Emperor of Guang Dong made Sir Ogner very depressed.
"Alright, Your Majesty, if the Ming Empire must buy an Admiral class ironclad ship, I can ask the country. However, the price would definitely be very expensive. A conservative estimate would be more than six million taels of silver!”Sir Ognes said.
"Your Excellency, you're completely extorting me. As far as I know, the cost of an Admiral class ironclad ship is only 800,000 pounds. Your country actually wants to sell it for six million taels of silver. This is simply snatching people!”The Emperor of Guang Zhou was very dissatisfied.
The Emperor's words made Sir Ogner look as if he had seen a ghost.
The cost of the admiral-class ironclad warship was the top secret of all secrets! How did the Emperor of the Ming Empire get this information?
Sir Ogner couldn't figure it out.
However, Sir Ogner would not back down on this issue.
"Your Majesty, the Admiral class ironclad is indeed eight hundred thousand pounds. However, this was the internal price for selling to the Royal Navy. It was naturally more expensive to export to other countries.”Sir Ognes said.
The emperor shook his head again and again." But this is too expensive. If it's four million taels of silver, I can still accept it." You've already made a profit of 200,000 pounds. Furthermore, I plan to buy four at once. In that case, your country would have a profit of 800,000 pounds. This profit is already not small."
But Sir Ognes was also unwilling to give in.
On the one hand, he did not want to sell the Admiral class ironclad. On the other hand, even if they wanted to sell the Admiral class ironclads, they hoped to extort a fortune from the Ming Empire.
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