[Pre-Dreadnought Challenge]
Description:
In the year 1895, just two years after Dan Salvador gained its independence from the Diacan Republic, the young, yet resource rich nation sought to update and strengthen its navy.
The Royalty-class Pre Dreadnought battleship was a result of the need to strengthen the Dan Salvadorian Navy, which still consisted of aging Ironclad warships. DSN Monarch was the first to be built and completed in the Royalty-class, being launched in 1899 with three of her sister ships (DSN Knight, DSN Prince, and DSN Empress) in the Drydock.
DSN Monarch was named after the ironclad that decisively won the naval battle for Dan Salvador's independence in 1892, the DRS (Dan Salvador Resistance Ship) Monarch, which had since been de-commissioned and has been converted into a museum, keeping all its parts intact.
A change in name:
In the year 1901, Dan Salvador suffered a tsunami that rendered most of their navy ships useless. The DSN Knight was forced aground and the dry docks holding DSN Prince and DSN Empress have been damaged, with both ships being lifted and moved by the tsunami. Only DSN Monarch survived as she was docked in the UK when the tsunami happened.
The loss of almost all the ships in Dan Salvador's navy pushed its government to re-commission the Monarch Ironclad, hence the Pre-Dreadnought was promptly renamed "Monarch II" to prevent confusion among the crew.
Career:
The Monarch II mostly served as the Monarch's protector, especially during the early years of the Great War. There was even a moment of truce where the opposing Diacan forces issued a temporary cease-fire so the Ironclad Monarch can limp home safely.
In the later years of the war, when the Dan Salvadorian Navy regained half its planned strength, and more ships have been built, the Monarch II sank the Diacan ship, the DN (Diacan Navy) Hermann-Sol after blowing a full broadside with its secondary and tertiary batteries on the Diacan battleship.
DSN Monarch II had fought in many battles during the Great War and had also been turned into a museum ship when she was de-commissioned in 1943.
In her years of service the Royalty-class had informally been called as Sailing Fortresses or Floating Omelettes due to how round the reinforced bow was compared to other pre-dreadnoughts. They proved useful in Ramming and resisting shells fired directly at the bow.
Gallery:
It has a rather bulbous bow
Credits to @TWDDerSharkmarine for editing the photo of Ironclad Monarch sailing alongside Monarch II ^^
Colored photos:
Instructions:
Throttle to move
Roll to steer
Brake to reverse
Weapons
(VTOL and Trim to aim)
Ag. 1 - Primary battery (9 in)
Ag. 2 - Secondary battery (7 in)
Ag. 3 Tertiary Battery (5 in)
Notes:
Tried to make the bow less bulbous but i dont know how
Now this can also serve as kind of an homage to the eggships of yesteryear
Please Enjoy~ <3
Specifications
Spotlights
- ShinyGemsBro 15 days ago
- Monarchii 15 days ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Pre-Dreadnought Challenge
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 112.0ft (34.1m)
- Length 310.5ft (94.6m)
- Height 143.4ft (43.7m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 124,156lbs (56,316kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.065
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.064
- Wing Loading 69.3lbs/ft2 (338.2kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,792.2ft2 (166.5m2)
- Drag Points 593
Parts
- Number of Parts 410
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 2,045
@Speedhunter hum hum
@Monarchii yea, Turbine is more efficient than pistons at higher speeds
@Speedhunter yea lol, to iirc was it turbine nowadays? idk much but i kinda remember Arleigh has a turbine i think
@Monarchii I mean Diesel engines are good for the small ships, but there's a sorta size limit where you have to transition to more effective means in relation to size (Nooo- Not the coalman XD)
@Speedhunter hmhmhmm (chuck em into the firebox XD)
@Monarchii I mean after oil, some ships transitioned to diesel engines others used nuclear to heat steam iirc (The Coalman has been reborn XD)
@Speedhunter lmao XD, and to that extent I suppose I know, but more so the intricate technical stuff of how this there and that and something along those lines work of sorts, and yea, better more sustainable high speeds etc of sorts, and more energy dense and you don't have to shovel it in XD (probably as combustible as one too XD)
@Monarchii The Coal Workout Routine XD, I mean feeding coal to boilers and then the steam from the boilers drives either pistons or turbines so the big boat go vroom.... Then in WW2 Coal was replaced with oil to burn in the boilers (Yeee, but once you come out you smell like coal XD)
@Speedhunter bench press the coal bags XD, and yeap, there's also some technical stuff regarding feeding the coal too etc but further of that I have yet to learn more (hey, free sauna XD)
@Monarchii I mean carrying weights makes you really buff... And yeah Steamships are really cool, but coal is tedious work.... (It's like going to coal mines but even hotter)
@Speedhunter I mean, definitely not far from reality really, somewhat also the same back-breaking shipwork onboard is the duty of a stoker during the steamships era and boy hours of hours feeding and shoveling coal if that doesn't give you a buff body then idk what will(although of course, *coughs in coal dust residing in respiratory system*)
@Monarchii It's like the Gunnery officer in charge of Fire Control is like skinny while the guys in charge of loadinh the battleship are really buff gigachads XD
@Speedhunter i mean, if you carry and load cannon ammunitions day-by-day the side effect would probably be that you would be buff af knowing how heavy they are XD
@Monarchii true XD, now imagine a really buff dude carrying a 11 inch shell on each hand Lmao
@Speedhunter well, sometimes crude muscle works alright XD
@Monarchii Yo, 11 inch guns hand loaded? That's just heavy... And 15 inch hand loaded is just.... Well, you may need 5 people for it
@Speedhunter I think honestly they are loaded via some automation or atleast machine help but you know what doesn't have that and to of equal size? the Dahlgren Guns, iirc 11in were hand loaded and hell maybe even the 15in though I forgot a bit if it is
@Monarchii True XD It shoild have just been a chain driven elevator of sorts to get the rounds up there
@Speedhunter and impractical on most part, but nevertheless hilarious XD
@Monarchii Lmao, But I mean at least Canet guns kinda look cool... Just.... Uh... Dangerous
@Speedhunter [both for physical and mental damage it caused, more so the latter for the crew after the incident]
@Monarchii [Canet Guns have been declared as a war crime]
@Speedhunter [and the other crew having a new fear] HEH!! XD
@Monarchii [Gunner has been deafened by Screaming Ally] LMAO
@Monarchii [Gunner has been deafened by Screaming Ally] LMAO