The Royal Woolwich Shipyard on the Thames, where two warships are moored, one of which has been completed and the other has just built a keel.

A sailing warship has a streamlined hull and a slender artillery deck. The tail decorations are intertwined and magnificent gold-plated sculptures. The most eye-catching thing is that the entire warship has 118 gun holes, and in fact only 104 are used.

Although there were 100-grade warships in the past, most of the cannons were muskets and small firearms, which were not considered naval guns. The one in front of us was a real one hundred-grade warship.

Charles I was confident about the sailing battleship that cost more than £60,000.

He took the ministers and nobles to Woolwich Shipyard to participate in the launch ceremony of the expensive sailing battleship to declare the majesty of his king.

Many nobles, merchants and even citizens of London and the surrounding areas came to the Thames to watch the king's new battleship launch. Small countries have few people, and even civilians have many opportunities to meet their king.

"It's like a golden devil!" Many nobles and citizens were amazed when they saw the tall warships, sacred and luxurious reliefs, and hundreds of artillery guns.

"If our navy adds two or three such warships, the Netherlands and the Spanish dare not start a war in the English Channel, and the Barbary pirates will not invade the southeastern counties and Ireland."

"Is this a warship built with ship tax? Maybe it can lead us Britain to recreate the glory of Queen Elizabethan!"

Under the protection of the royal guards, Charles I heard people watching the King of the Sea and many people were full of confidence in Britain's glory.

If history has not deflected, the King of the Sea can indeed be regarded as the beginning of the Royal British Navy's journey to dominate the ocean.

"Sir Pennington, the ship tax is used to build a three-deck battleship that scares the enemy, all depends on your strong support." Charles I said to a nobleman beside him.

"As an admiral, we should always share our worries for His Majesty the King, and more importantly, His Majesty the King is to build warships for our navy." Sir Pennington said.

"With this warship, we will surely be able to make our British country famous beyond the world! In another twenty years, no matter the Netherlands, the Spanish will give up the English Channel." Charles I looked at the King of the Sea, which cost 60,000 pounds, with high hopes for this ship.

The reason why he agreed to join forces with the Fourth Fleet to enter the Mediterranean to fight was not only to promote his prestige, but also to let the hard-built Sea King go to sea to fight.

Only after truly experiencing the naval battle can the Royal Navy be truly formed!

Sun Xu and several naval officers from the Fourth Fleet attended the launch ceremony of the King of the Sea at the invitation of Charles I.

They were indeed a little surprised to see the luxurious and tall sea king, but they were far from shocked.

In the local Zhili fleet, the Victory Sail Battleship is one lap bigger than this Sea King, and its displacement is twice that of it. This means that the Victory Sail Battleship has stronger protection.

Therefore, in the eyes of Sun Xu and others, the King of the Sea can only be regarded as a first-class sailing battleship, but it is not the world's number one battleship.

"The hull has too many meaningless decorations. I heard that the gilded sculpture of the hull cost their king more than 6,000 pounds."

"The more artillery, the better. This warship is too bloated. The position of many artillery doors is irrelevant. Its limit is 100 artillery pieces. If you insist on turning the number of artillery doors into 118, reliability and flexibility will be sacrificed."

"Maybe our 70 artillery ship Shuhan sailing battleship will defeat it."

After several years of experience in sail battleships, Sun Xu and other naval officers were no longer naval commanders in the sampan era, and they were clear about the quality of sail battleships.

The King of the Sea was considered by Charles I to be the most powerful sailing battleship in the world today. However, in the eyes of naval officers such as Sun Xu who have seen more technology than this era, it is OK, but not the strongest, with the strongest sailing battleship with the strongest firepower, tonnage, and the Victory lined up in front.

The Shuhan Sail Battleship has not had that many artillery numbers, but the Shuhan Sail Battleship uses a more descendant hull design, and the performance of the naval gun is more reliable, and it is not timid in the real competition.

"The Dalian Shipyard seems to be producing an iron-clad ship. I don't know if it's completed now." Sun Xu and others mentioned the warship, and they couldn't help but think of the steel monster lying in the Dalian Shipyard when they left the capital.

When the Fourth Fleet set off for London City, General Fubo was far from completed.

"I really want to see what the ironclad ship will look like after completion, and what is it compared to the sail warship? It would be great if the newly built ironclad ship can be divided into our Fourth Fleet." As the commander of the Fourth Fleet, Sun Xu naturally hopes that the Navy can allocate the ironclad ship to the Fourth Fleet.

The fleets were also secretly competing, and they both wanted to allocate the latest warships.

"Sir, you think too much. Even if the ironclad ship is produced, it will definitely be transferred to the Zhili Fleet to guard the capital. Even if the minister does not stop the ironclad ship, the Nanyang Fleet and the Beiyang Fleet, they are all fighting, and there are more reasons than us to ask for the ironclad ship." The officers of the Fourth Fleet said that the ironclad ships could not be divided into their own fleets.

They also wanted to own ironclad ships, but they did not have hope of being divided into their own. They were too far away from the capital and they did not speak enough.

"Col. Sun, I have learned from the people of the Western company that you have found Li Jinde in Algiers..."

Sir Greenville also attended the launching ceremony of the King of the Sea.

He came to the location where Sun Xu and the others were and asked Sun Xu about Li Jinde's news.

"This matter is most likely true," Sun Xu said.

"I suggest using money to redeem him. The Barbary Pirates will generally not harm their lives for the hijacked prisoners, but only ask for ransom. If the other party asks for no more than 5,000 pounds, I should be able to take it out." Sir Greenville said to Sun Xu.

"The other party is probably just hatred, not as simple as asking for ransom. But Sir Greenville, you don't have to worry. We have already had a solution. If you wait patiently for a while, we will do our best to rescue Li Jinde back." Sun Xu said.
Chapter completed!