Five Hundred and Sixty Seventh: Blindfold
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In a flash, it will be June 22, and everything is advancing in an orderly manner.
Maritime Group and the United States formally signed a military ship procurement contract.
The content of the contract basically refers to the original plan C, with a total of 14 ships, with a total value of 359,000 pounds and tax exemption.
Its specific ships include two patrol ships, a special unarmored Valkyrie class ship, 110,000 pounds, delivered in April 1787; a standard Valkyrie class ship, 95,000 pounds, delivered in September 1786 .
The fourth destroyer, the model is Drake's first Samurai, the price of a single ship is 28,000, the first ship was delivered in 1786, and the third ship was delivered in 1787.
Eight escort ships, including two Bermuda Brig type ships, each priced at 9,000, were delivered in 1787;
The signing of this procurement contract means that Hamilton officially ended the first task assigned by Washington.
The express Sloop of the Haight Shipyard took the original copy of the contract and Hamilton's courier to catch up with the Washington team patrolling south in Rhode Island. They went back and forth all day and night, and brought back the Special Commissioner of the Navy Department, the Vice President of the US Navy Department. Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Lingus.
The lieutenant general and Hamilton are two completely different bureaucrats. After taking over the contract, the first request he made to Lorraine was to change the information records of the second Valkyrie-class ship and the second Valkyrie-class ship.
The information of the second ship of the Valkyrie class was changed to the first ship of the original class high-speed escort, officially named USS America; the information of the second ship of the Valkyrie class was adjusted to the second ship of the original class high-speed escort, officially named USS Constitution.
Also in accordance with the request of Lieutenant Admiral Lingus, the list of ship designers has also been adjusted, and a group of seven designers serving the US Navy Department has been added.
Their job is to design the bow, hull painting and poop decoration, all of which do not affect fluidity and balance, do not need to enter the dock of Haight Shipyard, and most of the work will not even be completed before delivery. conduct.
There was also an interesting episode.
Perhaps because he really thought that he had robbed Lorraine of an important future combat power, Hamilton, who was handing over work, had a fierce quarrel with Lieutenant General Lingos, and condemned Lieutenant General Lingos [like a greedy robber, trying to use Lieutenant General Lingus did not make any excuses for his actions by using despicable means to seize the contribution of the maritime group's design team to the United States.
In the end, Hite couldn't stand it anymore, and secretly explained to Hamilton that adjusting the model, rating, and even the designer team of the warship were all common tricks used by countries when purchasing capital ships from private shipyards.
Just like the Valkyrie class.
The Valkyrie has been delivered for two years, and has experienced the Kuriamuria Bay naval battle, the Muscat aggression, and the Basseterre naval battle. Although the specific configuration has not been made public, its battlefield capabilities have already been analyzed by various powers. Get seven seven eight eight.
But even if the design source is the same, the battlefield capabilities and positioning of the Lady are completely different from Valkyrie.
Lingoes's small blindfold can cast a fog on America's first-generation battleship, and can also cover up the design differences between the USS America and the USS Constitution. These advantages outside the battlefield are definitely beneficial to the still weak US Navy. Fei's coup.
Lorraine was noncommittal to Haight's explanation.
Although what Haight said is indeed a convention in the shipbuilding industry, it is undoubtedly superfluous to use it on the battleships of the Maritime Group.
The biggest difference between the American initial stage and the already famous Valkyrie and the Lady is the shipboard firepower on board.
The main gun is thirty-two pounds long to eighteen pounds long, the secondary guns are twenty-four pounds short to twelve pounds long, the assault bow guns are forty-eight-pound mortars to twelve-pound short...
Although that is the standard equipment for external sea trials of this class of ships, to be honest, Lorraine is not at all worried that future enemies of the United States will treat the Constitution as an unarmored Valkyrie for defense.
In contrast, he is more worried that the Americans themselves will regard the USS Constitution as an unarmored Valkyrie, and then charge towards the third-tier battleship proudly.
If such a scene really happens... emmm, old iron shell, I'm sorry!
In terms of personal affairs, Karen's love path continued to take a big detour as usual.
The distance requirement of the Nordic people is absolutely incurable on some occasions.
On the day Lorraine talked about business, the two parties had already gotten closer, but before the farewell, Miss Solomon, like every competent host, plucked up the courage to take a step towards Karen, and Karen, like every competent Nordic person, Take a small step back of course...
It seems to be a bit distasteful...
As a result, this small step became a tea and dessert that the Haight mansion could not finish eating for several days. On the road to becoming the third married member of the team, Karen used his own actions to successfully embark on the final journey. The winding mountain road.
Morning tea time.
The English morning tea was as rich and greasy as ever, Lorraine was slowly cutting his baked potatoes, and suddenly raised his head.
"Hina, how about the store called Evelyn's Natural Breath?"
"It looks like an ordinary flower shop that was agreed upon casually." Haina wiped her lips. "In the past few days, only one woman has left an impression on me. She appeared twice, and John Resheed did not appear once."
"Isn't it a stronghold..." Lorraine put the potato into his mouth, chewed it carefully, and swallowed slowly, "What's so special about that woman?"
"The figure and face outline are exactly the same as John Resheed's, and the way he moves and exposes his vitals is also similar." Hana thought for a while, "Unless he deliberately imitated it over the years, he should be the same person."
Lorraine managed to avoid choking to death...
"You want to say that John Lechide disguised himself as a woman and lurks in Boston?"
"It doesn't have to be a disguise." Hana shook her head, "Her lady's etiquette is very good. When wearing skirts and dresses, many movements are not easy to imitate with male muscles."
"So instead of lurking in Boston disguised as a woman, she's lurking in the British army disguised as a man?"
"Maybe." Haina held up the teacup, "She may also have received training similar to Assassin's. It's just that those movements are difficult to imitate, not that they cannot be imitated."
Lorraine couldn't help but rolled his eyes, recalling Rashid's figure, voice, and several times of cooperation, he waved his hands again and again.
"Compared to the British lieutenant colonel disguised as a male, Rechd is less likely to have a stunt. Remember that rock climbing? Her grasping of the rope was very inefficient. If it wasn't for the help of her adjutant, at least it would be Twice, she almost fell."
"Then she is a woman." Hana asserted decisively.
"Woman..." Lorraine laughed playfully, "Carmen, do you still remember the resume of Lieutenant Colonel Reinhardt?"
"John Rasheed, from Hereford Township, Wales, 26 years old, was awarded the title of Lord of Bath for his merits three generations ago, and his family has fallen into ruin by his generation."
"At the age of 14, his parents were killed by bandits while visiting friends. John Lechide became the sole heir of the family. He sold all his property on the seventh day after he succeeded, and entered the casino happily."
"By the way, the deepest impression his neighbors have on him is gambling. Although he was still young at the time, there is no doubt that he is a bad gambler."
"Time has passed, and it is impossible to verify the result of his gamble, but he probably won. On the third day after the gamble, he spent a huge amount of money to donate to the rank of second lieutenant of the Boston 52 Regiment, and set off for Boston on the immigrant ship Hualimao. "
"This trip made him completely transformed. John Lechde got attention with his resourcefulness and luck. In just one year, the eighth company he was in replaced four company commanders. He was also promoted from the second lieutenant to the top position. Became the fifth term of the year."
"Besides, there are no rumors of gambling in Boston's Leishid. Instead, he has disorderly behavior. He is a top-notch playboy, who has made countless famous ladies jealous of him, and there are rumors of some people fighting in the social arena."
"Of course, there is no way to confirm the rumors about him hunting for beauty. The social circle he came into contact with back then was scattered with Boston's independent migration. Even if a few can be traced, our salesmen have no chance to contact those famous ladies."
"Then, he participated in the War of Independence. The Eighth Company under his command was good at fighting and not inferior. There were at least ten verifiable feats, including the Bunker Hill raid on the U.S. headquarters and the Halloween operation to penetrate Martinique, but there were no awards. Record."
"At the end of 1779, the 52nd Regiment was transferred to India, and the eighth company was dismissed as a whole for the crime of desertion. We retrieved the files of this cancellation. There was no punishment, no trial, and no retirement. Reshid and his eighth company were hereby Disappeared, only to reappear 7 years later, having joined the Royal Secret Service, even promoted to lieutenant colonel."
Carmen took a sip of tea comfortably: "These are all the news. We have checked on and off for seven years since Halloween, and we know nothing about him except that he is not John Lechide himself, just like a ghost."
Unknowingly, there was no one on the table to continue eating, only Heina was tirelessly mixing her tea-flavored milk, seemingly unmoved.
Karen confided on behalf of everyone: "This guy...couldn't be the illegitimate son of King George III?"
"Didn't Hana confirm it? It's her, not him. Even if she is related to His Majesty George III, she is also the lost princess of Great Britain, and she is definitely not a prince."
Lorraine picked up the teaspoon and jingled the teacup.
"Okay, okay, buddies. We knew that Rashid was a dangerous and interesting guy, otherwise we wouldn't have started investigating her background after the Halloween operation, although the investigation didn't yield much."
"This is the second time we have dealt with her. Thankfully, our relationship is still that of companions. We have to trust our companions and believe that in the face of a common goal, at least her enemies are safe."
"In the afternoon, we will proceed according to the original arrangement. Katerina will accompany me to see Rashid, and everyone else will take their places. Try to dig out the people she has hidden in the town as much as possible."
"Dancing with poisonous snakes is fun..." Lorraine raised his teacup in an exaggerated tone, "Just a little bit, I wish you a good time."
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