Chapter 89 Enlistment

Deutsches Werftwerk in Danzig, 18 November 1907. The entire factory area has been put under martial law. Even workers entering the factory area to work have to go through layers of inspections. Although, the procedure is a bit cumbersome. However, the workers don't care. They know that today is a very important day for Deutsche Shipyard.

Today is the day when the lead ship of the "Nassau-class" battleship they built, the "Nassau" battleship, completed sea trials and was ready to be delivered to the navy. It is also from this day that the German Navy will bid farewell to the days without dreadnoughts. The German Navy will officially enter the era of dreadnoughts.

Kaiser Wilhelm II and Crown Prince Qin Tian will personally come from Berlin to attend the commissioning ceremony of the battleship 'Nassau'. Minister of the Navy Marshal Earl Tirpitz, Chief of Naval Staff Marshal von Pohl, Commander of the High Seas Fleet Prince Heinrich, Naval Cabinet Chief General Muller, and a group of experts from the Naval Technical Committee will all attend this event ceremony. Although, for these experts of the Naval Technical Committee, the service of the "Nassau-class" battleship is undoubtedly another slap in the face for them. However, they have nothing to do. Who made them blind in the first place? Even though his face was already swollen, he still had to take the initiative to move forward!

The Chief of the General Staff Mao Qi, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff General Waldsee, and the Minister of War von Falkenhain also attended this ceremony. Although, the commissioning of the battleship "Nassau" is a grand event for the navy. But this is also of great benefit to strengthening the military power of the German Navy. Future wars will not only be won by the army alone. The power of the navy cannot be ignored either. Even to some extent, it will play a decisive role.

There is another reason, that is, whether it is William II or Crown Prince Qin Tian, ​​they attach great importance to the navy. Others, therefore, must give the navy face.

"Cheer up your spirits. You must not embarrass His Highness the Crown Prince. The security work must be done well, and there must be no problems at all. Otherwise, we will not be able to walk around." Proud Work Shipyard Brutt, the general manager, was very excited despite being very tired. He knew that this day was a very important day for Deutsche Shipyard, and it was also a day where problems could not arise. Otherwise, Qin Tian, ​​who has become the crown prince, will have a bad face, and it will also be a blow to Deutschland Shipyard, which is on the rise. The other shipyards are very jealous that Deutsche Shipyard has won so many large orders.

"Yes, general manager." The other shipyard staff also had excited faces.

Soon, the people attending the ceremony arrived at the pier of the shipyard by car. The battleship 'Nassau', which has completed sea trials, is quietly moored there. The huge hull floats on the sea like a hill.

"It's really spectacular! Such a powerful warship is exactly what the German Empire Navy needs. I can't wait to watch this huge ship fight the British navy on the sea." Wilhelm II stood at the pier Going up, looking at the battleship 'Nassau' in front of me, I couldn't help sighing.

"Your Majesty, once we have a decisive battle with the British, I guarantee that our warships will be able to gain an overwhelming advantage. At least from the current intelligence, whether the British have been built, or are under construction, or are even under construction None of the battleships to be built are the opponents of our 'Nassau-class' battleships. Not to mention, our 'Helgoland-class' battleships are also under construction. In the competition of new battleships, we have surpassed We have defeated the British and gained an advantage." Marshal Earl Tirpitz looked excited.

As the head of the German Navy, there is probably nothing that makes him happier than seeing powerful battleships enter service.

"Yes, we have surpassed the British. In the future, we will further surpass them. Until they dare not be hostile to us!" William II said excitedly.

The battleship "Nassau" in front of him brought great confidence to William II, which made him once again confident in building a powerful navy to make the British bow their heads, so that they did not dare to intervene in the war on the European continent. It can be seen from this that William II still has a little fantasy about Britain in his heart. He hoped that the British could see the strength of Germany, so that the British would voluntarily give up confrontation with Germany. However, such an idea is really naive.

Whether it was Qin Tian or Earl Tirpitz, Marshal William II's words were automatically filtered out. They believed that it was impossible for the British to voluntarily give up their maritime hegemony. Therefore, the possibility of making the British bow their heads is almost zero. Facing the challenge of the German navy, the only thing Britain can do is to strengthen the construction of the navy as much as possible, and further maintain its advantage over the German navy.

Therefore, it is very difficult for the German navy to truly surpass the United Kingdom. Britain's heritage in shipbuilding is unmatched by other countries. They have a large number of shipyards and skilled workers, and can build a large number of battleships in a very short period of time. This is simply impossible for any country to do.

The German navy must be prepared to defeat the British navy in naval battles in the event of a war in the future. And this is also the belief that Qin Tian and Marshal Earl Tirpitz have always upheld. As for forcing the British to bow their heads and win without a fight, this is a delusion they never had.

The experts of the Naval Technical Committee looked at the huge "Nassau-class" battleship with shame and anger. When the "Nassau-class" battleship was undergoing sea trials, the Naval Technical Committee sent experts to board the ship to conduct inspections in person, in order to find faults and save their face. However, although the 'Nassau-class' battleship has some minor problems, these are not serious problems, and will not have any impact on the performance and combat effectiveness of the battleship. Therefore, the Naval Technical Committee finally had to admit that the "Nassau-class" battleship is indeed a very powerful battleship.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, the enlistment ceremony officially began. William II delivered a speech at the beginning of the ceremony.

"Gentlemen, everyone is welcome to attend the commissioning ceremony of the battleship 'Nassau'. This is the first dreadnought ship of the German Imperial Navy, which symbolizes a new starting point for the German Navy..."