After more than a year of construction, East Africa's first new-type battleship was officially launched, making East Africa the second country in the world to possess a dreadnought.
Although East Africa had begun building its dreadnought before Britain, Britain's formidable shipbuilding industry and extensive experience in naval construction meant that its dreadnought was completed three months ahead of East Africa's. Thus, East Africa still failed to claim the name of the dreadnought's originator.
Port Bagamoyo.
Like a steel behemoth, the Perseverance lay across the harbor. The East African Navy officially took over the battleship, and Bruce, Commander-in-Chief of the East African Navy, along with the other leading naval officers, was greatly excited.
Bruce sighed. "The overall concept behind Britain's Dreadnought is fundamentally no different from that of the Perseverance. However, Britain's shipbuilding technology has deeper foundations than ours, more skilled workers, and the century-long legacy of the British Royal Navy. Therefore, although the Dreadnought began construction later than the Perseverance, it was completed sooner. It is quite regrettable, but our country is still the second after Britain to possess this type of battleship."
Herwien, a staff officer of the Indian Ocean Fleet, said, "For nearly a century, the Royal Navy has been the banner of the world's navies. Even if our Perseverance had been launched before Britain's Dreadnought, it likely could not have created the same sensation. Now, aside from East Africa, every other country is using the Dreadnought as the standard to redraw its naval plans. One can well imagine that the Dreadnought will be an epoch-making warship. In future naval competitions, every nation will use it as the benchmark."
Even if East Africa's Perseverance had been completed and launched before the Dreadnought, it would not have attracted the attention of other countries, because the East African Navy had