Da Ming started to ascend the throne

For the time being, it can't keep up with the development of Ming Dynasty. It would be best if the Medan Shipyard can build Galen ships.

Since you can build a Galen ship, then build it with all your strength, and there is no problem with silver.

"Okay, this king has decided to start the shipyard up and running, and the wages of workers will be tripled. Just ask for anything you need, and this king will find a way to get money."

What King Ding said made Lin Huale almost faint, and hurriedly told the news that King Ding was going to rebuild the shipyard to the Chinese workers in the shipyard.

After Spain established colonies in the Americas, it needed to transport a large number of goods and soldiers across the Atlantic Ocean.

The houseboats and caravels, the main sea-going ships at that time, were no longer capable of such heavy tasks, and the Spanish "galen" boats combined the advantages of these two types of ships, so they had a long-standing reputation.

It generally has 4 masts, the front two masts are hung with railing sails, and the rear two masts are hung with triangular sails.The standard length is 46m-55m, the displacement is 300-1000 tons, there are several long decks, and the poop is very high.

The large Galen aft deck has 7 floors, a displacement of 2000 tons, a draft of 8 meters, and good endurance. It has been the largest sea-going ship in the world for a long time.

In naval battles in the open ocean, the three-masted galleys in the Mediterranean cannot play a role on the ocean because of their poor seaworthiness. If it is too high, it is easy to catch the wind, making it difficult for the boat to maneuver in a headwind.

Lord Hawkins saw this and lowered the forecastle, especially the forecastle, while also replacing the round stern with a square one.

Such a new design ship is relatively narrow and long, with a fast speed and excellent maneuverability in headwinds.

The majestic "Carrak" (Carrak) type sailboat of the Spanish Imperial Armada also suffered from poor maneuverability.

In the naval battle in July 1588, it was defeated by the British fleet with smaller tonnage "Galleon" (Galleon) sailing warships as the main force.

This naval battle marked the decline of Spanish maritime supremacy and the rise of the British Empire.

The great success of the Galenoid made it the design standard for warships, including battleships, until the end of the age of sail.

Among them, the requirements for seaworthiness and firepower are the overriding conditions, so as to seize a favorable position and exert superior firepower in combat.

In the 17th century, the main sailing ships in the Anglo-Dutch War were all low-sided, square-sailed, and equipped with cannons on both sides. Many such ships were lined up in a long line to take advantage of the firepower on both sides.

In the mid-16th century, the carrack was improved and is now known as the galleon.

The galleon's design gave it more maneuverability, and greater seaworthiness.

The forecastle was moved aft of the bow, and the bowsprit [the sail mast projecting from the bow post on which the stays were attached to the foremast] was fastened forward of it.

A new structure, the bow was built in the space from the front of the forehouse to the bow, under the bowsprit where the protruding part is located.

This area was used as a toilet for the crew, and even today the word bow in maritime parlance still means toilet.

Galleons also added the characteristic stern lookout, a platform or balcony on the stern or stern of some early ships].

It was a kind of open platform that went around the whole stern of the ship, and it later became part of the captain's quarters.

Several nations claim to have invented the galleon.

By the mid-16th century, most seafaring nations had quickly adopted the galleon, making changes to the design according to their individual needs.

盖伦帆船被分为3种具有代表性的大小尺寸建造小型(100-400吨)，中型(500-800吨)，以及大型(900-1200吨)

The British, Spaniards, French, Danes and Dutch all developed their own unique designs.

In Britain, the lower hull walls were pierced so that heavy guns could be placed on the lower deck.

The full shape inherited from the carracks was modified so that the keel was three times the breadth of the boat.

The structure of the boathouse was simplified, especially the front boathouse, which was greatly reduced in size in the middle of the 17th century.

The British preferred small galleons of 300 to 500 tons.

And the Spaniards used some 1200-ton behemoths in their treasure fleets.

When people think of galleons, Spain immediately comes to mind.

That's why Spain is so closely associated with galleons.

Perhaps it was simply the fact that from the mid-16th century to the end of the 17th century Spain wholeheartedly adopted the galleon as its first choice for ocean-going freighters and warships.

Beyond that, when thinking of Spain and Galenic galleons, we of course think of fleets of treasure.

Spanish galleons laden with treasures from the New World have always captured our imaginations and haunted our thoughts.

These treasure fleets were called flota [Spanish, fleet].

Early in Spain's three centuries of New World dominance, treasure fleets developed and became an integral part of the economic system.

It can be said that the Galen ship was definitely the most important warship in the world before the Daming Ironclad Warship was born.

Hearing that Lin Hua and the others were able to build a Galen ship, Zhu Cijiong was of course very happy.

"Lin Hua, don't worry about anything else, just lead the workers to build the ship, the king will hand over this shipyard to you, and prepare [-] dragon coins for you tomorrow, and the wages of the workers will be doubled.

For those Dutch people in the shipyard, you have to be more careful, and don't let them do important things lightly.

Let them do all the dirty work, and then the king will send an escort to the shipyard. "

"obey"

"King Xie Ding is a thousand years old!"

Zhu Cijiong stretched out to help Lin Hua, and handed him a blueprint.

"Father Huang Shengming, I know that there is a shipyard here. Before leaving, I gave the king a blueprint. I don't know what the specific situation is. You just follow the blueprint."

Lin Hua took the drawing, and surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes:

"Xie Qiantui, Emperor Shengming, they are also Galen ships. If they are built according to the drawings, it will be difficult for Western warships to sink our new Galen ships."

Chapter 547 Arriving in Malacca

The blueprint of the ship in Lin Hua's hands not only designed a watertight cabin, but also installed a bulbous bow for the warship.

In fact, water-tight cabins have appeared in China long ago, but the West did not have them at that time.

The main purpose of the "bulb bow" is to reduce the wave resistance and increase the speed of the ship when sailing.

The resistance of a ship during navigation mainly comes from two aspects, one is the frictional resistance and viscous resistance between the hull and the water, and the other is the resistance of collision and wave-making when the bow chops the waves.

The streamlined design of the hull is to reduce the frictional resistance and viscous resistance formed by the viscosity of water; the installation of bulbous bow is to reduce the wave resistance and wave breaking resistance during sailing.

When there is no bulbous bow, the bow will stir up a lot of water waves, resulting in greater resistance?

The bulbous bow protrudes forward for a section, which can first arouse a water wave, and then the water waves aroused by the bow have to be 180 degrees out of phase.

In this way, it can be offset with it, thereby greatly reducing the wave-making resistance.Mobile terminal m.tv./