Wilhelm II's speech was very inspiring. At least, after everyone listened to his speech, everyone was full of confidence in the future of German Navy and German Empire. Although the enemy is still very powerful, they believe that the winner in the future will definitely be German Empire.
Subsequently, Oscar, on behalf of German Shipyard, officially delivered the 'Nassau' number Battleship to German Navy. Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz conferred the flag on the "Nassau" Battleship and appointed the first captain. From now on, 'Nassau' number Battleship has become Capital Ships of German Navy.
Next, everyone who participated in the ceremony boarded the Nassau Battleship through the gangway and visited the majestic Battleship. For most people, they rarely have the opportunity to come into contact with Battleship. Especially Capital Ships, the most cutting-edge in the Navy. Everyone is very new to everything on the ship. Especially the three huge Triple 305mm Main Gun is even more amazing.
"Oskar, when will the other three ships 'Nassau-class' and Battleship be ready for service?" Wilhelm II asked.
"Father Emperor, and the other three ships 'Nassau-class' and Battleship are all undergoing sea trials. It is expected that they will all be in service by the end of this month and Christmas at the latest." Oscar replied. He has always been very concerned about these Capital Ships built by German Shipyard.
"Very good, German Shipyard, although the expansion time is very short. However, the performance is very satisfactory to me. Even the construction efficiency of those large shipyards is probably no more than this." Wilhelm II nodded with satisfaction.
"Father Emperor, this is because we have the hardest-working workers in Germany and an excellent general manager." Oscar said with a smile on his face. Of course, he knew in his heart that a big reason why German Shipyard was able to perform so well was that it poached a large number of technical backbones from other shipyards. Otherwise, how could German Shipyard, which had just completed its expansion, be so efficient!
"Mr. Brutt, you are very good. The empire will not forget your contribution to the German Empire." Wilhelm II said to Brutt in a pleasant manner.
"Your Majesty..., Your Majesty, this is what I should do." Brutt was so excited that he couldn't control himself. As an ordinary person, the emperor's approval is undoubtedly an extremely high honor for him.
Wilhelm II nodded and said nothing more.
"By the way, Oskar, where is our 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser? When will it be able to enter service?" Wilhelm II asked. He remembered that in addition to the 'Nassau-class' level Capital Ships, there was another Battlecruiser, which was also the Capital Ships of German Navy.
"The construction progress of Father Emperor, 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser is a little slower. It is not expected to complete sea trials until the middle of next year and join the navy." Oscar explained.
"Your Majesty, this construction progress is already very fast. By the middle of next year, we will have four 'Nassau-class' Battleship and three '' Blücher-class'Battlecruiser, these are the first-class Capital Ships. German Navy's strength will rise to a higher level. "Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz is very happy.
"What about our enemies Britain? How many dreadnoughts will they have by the middle of next year?" Wilhelm II asked.
"Your Majesty, according to the information we have received, the Britain people's 'Bellerophon-class' Battleship should be able to be completed by the middle of next year. Their 'Invincible-class'Battlecruiser, it is estimated that it will be completed by that time. After all, under our pressure, the Britain people have worked hard to speed up the construction." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said with a smile on his face. Being able to overpower Royal Navy, who is number one in the world, as if facing a formidable enemy, he speeds up ship building like crazy. This is undoubtedly an honor for German Navy.
"Are they all four Battleship and three Battlecruiser?" Wilhelm II frowned.
"Yes, Father Emperor. However, even if both sides have the same number of New-style Battleship, our Capital Ships can completely crush the Britain people's warships of the same class in terms of performance. The Britain people have a deeper shipbuilding background than us. And under the influence of stronger financial resources, it is unrealistic for us to compete with Britain people in terms of the number of Capital Ships people. Therefore, we have to be prepared that the number of Capital Ships people is less than that of Britain people." Oscar continued.
Wilhelm II nodded, even though he was a little reluctant, but he knew that this was the reality. The Britain people have vast colonies to harvest wealth. At the same time, they do not need to spend financial resources to build a powerful army, which allows them to concentrate financial resources on developing a navy. In this regard, Germany is always incomparable with Britain. Therefore, it is very difficult for German Navy to challenge British Navy.
"Although the Your Majesty, Britain people have more Capital Ships than us. However, they need to deploy globally. And we only need to defend our local area. Therefore, under certain circumstances, we will not be worse than the Britain people." Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz said.
Hearing Grand Admiral Count Tirpitz say this, Wilhelm II's face looked much better.
"Your Majesty, Crown Prince, since our navy will have the advantage in the middle of next year. So, if we go to war against the Britain people in the middle of next year, can we win?" Moltke the Younger interjected.
"Start the war next year?" Everyone was stunned. This was obviously an extremely crazy idea.
"Your Excellency, Chief of Staff, it is unrealistic to start a war next year. We are not prepared at all. Besides, although we can have an advantage in the new Capital Ships, Britain people are in As for Pre-dreadnought, there are still over fifty Pre-dreadnoughts. Although the dreadnoughts are stronger than Pre-dreadnoughts, they cannot defeat ten of them one by one!" Oscar shook his head.
"We still need to continue to accumulate strength and wait until we are ready before going to war." Wilhelm II also suppressed the madness in his heart.
Moltke the Younger shrugged and said nothing more.
Next, everyone visited the 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser and 'Helgoland-class' Battleship which are under construction. After having lunch, we went to the conference room of the shipyard.
Today, in addition to inviting everyone to attend the commissioning ceremony of the USS Nassau Battleship, Oscar also wants to promote the next-level Capital Ships to the Navy, especially the follow-up ship type of 'Blücher-class' Battlecruiser - 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser.