Chapter 031 Forget Me Bulk Carrier
The people from Shuilingchang Station took Li Hai and Dang Weimin from Wuya Airport and went directly to the office procedures on the same day. Then they waited for the transport ship to go to Wangwo Reef on the day the transport supply set sail.
In an emergency, the troops will not use a transport plane to transport two low-ranking officers. Have there been any transport planes flying to Wangwo Reef these days, so Li Hai and Dang can't get a tailwindler for the people, so they can only take a transport ship.
The time for transporting ships to transport supplies to islands and reefs is fixed. Some are back and forth one month, some are back and forth one half month, and some are motorized and can be dispatched immediately when needed. Civil shipping is not within the scope of consideration.
Of course, there is another way to reach Wanger Reef more quickly - take a civil flight. The three islands tourism has been opened to a limited extent and is only for Chinese people, but the time for group formation is not fixed. Unfortunately, Li Hai and the Dangfu are not in the time for group formation to set off.
Therefore, Li Hai and Dang Weimin had to stay at the Shuiling Farm Station for three days to wait for the ship to start, just complete the procedures for the job and receive training on some island and reef environments.
The major staff who trained them to take them over from the airport and used the two days to discuss the relevant situation of Mishima City and the climate and hydrology of the seas there.
In the teaching and research room, the major staff officer smiled and said, "You are here at the right time. The division needs to organize a more important drill. The team stationed in Forget-My Reef must draw two people out to participate. After you get there, you just fill the vacancy."
Li Hai just smiled, but he didn't believe such a saying. The island and reef troops are veritable front-line front-line troops. Which troops are not short of pilots or advanced fighter jets in this year? The factories are working overtime to produce, and colleges are training pilots while rushing to train them. When the two ends are moving side by side, some short-term situations of failure will inevitably occur.
"Staff Officer Shao, we just went solo, and I'm afraid we can't complete the task independently." Li Hai said.
The major staff officer smiled and said, "You are students of the Feisha Training Team, no problem. The daily tasks on Wangwo Reef are relatively simple, and you mainly train. Oh, by the way, after you get there, Deputy Captain Xue Zhengrong will arrange it."
After a pause, he said, "After all, it is a front-line frontier and is hanging alone outside the mainland of the motherland. The surrounding waters are traditional fishing grounds for fishermen on the southern coast of our country. While our aviation troops are responsible for patrols in the sea, they also provide air escort for fishermen. You may not know that the seas there are not as peaceful as you imagined. There are dozens of pirates of different sizes, and the climate is changing, so the challenge is quite high."
Li Hai and Dang Weimin looked at each other and saw the excitement in each other's eyes. They thought to themselves that it seemed right to choose to come over and work. When they interrupted the training of Feisha, they were of course unwilling to give up, and they forced themselves to smile along the way.
At this time, General Manager Shao's words undoubtedly made them see the possibility of doing something more interesting in their depression.
“There is a wonderful life everywhere, isn’t it?”
On the day of setting sail, after arriving at the military dock, Li Hai looked at the tall building and excitedly spoke to the Party for the people.
The Party was full of enthusiasm for the people and nodded heavily, "Yes, looking at the world from another perspective will make it a different scenery!"
Staff Officer Shao smiled and said, "You must be mentally prepared. After going to the island, it is normal to say that you can only come back once every six months. Life on the island is still quite monotonous."
"As long as you can fly the plane, it's fine." Li Hai didn't take Chief Shao's reminder at all.
The same is true for the Party for the people.
Staff Shao had been on the island for three years. After being transferred back to the agency, he was responsible for chores and sent people to the island every now and then. He was used to the scene of "the first to the island for reefs" and was very ambition. Most people were absolutely reluctant to stand on this pier after they came back for a vacation.
There are two types of troops on islands and reefs, one is the Marine Corps, which is the most common, and the other is the naval aviation force that has only started to go up in recent years. In history, there has been an unwritten rule that if you go to the island for more than one year, a person with a third-class merit will be given to a second-class merit if you have outstanding performance.
Even so, if the officers and soldiers make their own choices, a considerable number of people are unwilling to work on the islands and reefs.
This also reflects that the working environment on the islands and reefs is not as beautiful as shown in videos and photos.
A navy sergeant came over and stood attentively saluted and asked, "Staff Officer Shao, are these two people from Wanger Reef?"
"It's them." Staff Shao nodded slightly and said to Li Hai and Dang Weimin, "You two, I'll send it here. I wish you a good journey."
"Thank you!" Li Hai returned the favor.
The navy sergeant said, "Follow me."
"Please trouble you, the squad leader." Dang Weimin said hurriedly.
Although he is just a sergeant, his military experience is much older than them.
This time, the shipping of the "Don't Forget Me" bulk cargo ship to many islands was transported to more than 30,000 tons of water. Yes, it was a commercial cargo ship, not an imagined military transport ship.
What is the concept of a bulk cargo ship with a capacity of more than 30,000 tons? Standing on the trestle, you need to tilt your neck to the maximum extent to see the mast on the ship. The huge steel giant beast can deliver 30,000 tons of supplies to many islands at one time.
While walking along the trestle, Li Hai saw a huge gantry crane lifting construction materials to the cargo hold deck. There were huge rocks, cement steel bars, sea sand and refractory bricks, and various construction materials were complete.
In addition, Li Hai even saw a crane lifting trees as thick as a human body onto the boat.
The busy loading operations reflect the steady progress of the construction of Mishima City, and the loading operations on the dock are just a microcosm.
"Squad leader, how could it be a commercial ship?" Dang Weimin asked curiously.
The Navy sergeant looked back at the Dang Wei people and explained, "The main materials are Mishima City, and this ship was rented by them. According to the military-civilian transport system, we often compete with local governments for ships together."
The Party nodded slightly for the people, "So that's it."
Li Hai thought for a moment and said, "Our navy ships are not enough, right?"
"Yes." The navy sergeant looked at Li Hai and said, "So the resource utilization is maximized. Sometimes it is our transport ship, and sometimes it is the merchant ships they rented. Our first stop is Yongyuanxingwang Island, where most of the supplies are unloaded there and then go to Wanger Reef. The deep-water dock of Wanger Reef has been built, and the ship can lean directly on it."
Li Hai raised his eyebrows and asked, "How long will he stay on Forever Xingwang Island?"
"We expect to leave at 2:00 pm and arrive in Yongyuanxingwang Island in fifteen hours, that is, arrive at five or six in the morning tomorrow. It takes a day to unload the goods, so you can take a stroll on Yongyuanxingwang Island during the day, which changes every day and the scenery is very beautiful."
The navy sergeant smiled and said, "Sitting sail at 9 o'clock tomorrow night, and reaching the terminal in thirty-seven hours, that is, at 10 o'clock on the fourth day. During the day you stay in Forever Xingwang Island, you should hurry up and make a good move, and from there you will have to spend a long thirty-seven hours on the boat."
Dang Weimin smiled and said, "We are naval pilots and have received navigation training."
"In the future, you will definitely be better than us if you want to fly an aircraft carrier." said the Navy sergeant. "The big ship is very stable, so don't worry about seasickness."
In fact, the Navy sergeant was more curious about Li Hai and the others. The aircraft carrier is the favorite of the people of the whole country and is the maritime combat platform that naval officers and soldiers most yearn for. The Navy sergeant wanted to ask about the situation of the carrier-based fighter pilot, but he did not forget the code of confidentiality.
After walking for ten minutes, Li Hai and the others arrived at the top of the ship building, which is the floor where the cockpit was located. It was only more than 30,000 tons, but the No. 16 mothership has 50,000 to 60,000 tons, and the displacement is twice that of this. So is it twice the size of the "Don't Forget Me" cargo ship?
Actually, that's not the case.
To put it simply, military ships are the "concentrated essence". With the same displacement, the hull will generally be much smaller than that of commercial ships. Military ships require more redundancy, that is, more reserve buoyancy, so the hull will not be built very much.
A freighter with a displacement of 30,000 tons can carry 30,000 tons of cargo, but this rule is not applicable to military ships.
The bulk cargo ship with a capacity of more than 30,000 tons is very large.
Modern ships are very advanced. A ship worth tens of thousands of tons can only be controlled by more than twenty people. In fact, only half of the people on duty on duty are used as second shift personnel. However, the crew of this short-distance bulk cargo ship with more than 30,000 tons has about ten more crew members than normal flights, and the more than ten are the military crew team where the navy sergeants are located.
The hydrological conditions of many islands are relatively complicated. If a cargo ship such a large number of them successfully crosses the island chain and reaches the destination port, it must be a familiar crew member to guide the control. Of course, the crew members of the Navy's surface ships are most familiar with.
The first mate and second mate gave up their cabin and provided them with a rest for Li Hai and Dang Weimin. After the Navy sergeant took them to settle down, he asked, "It's still half an hour left. Do you want to go to the cockpit to check out?"
"Okay, go and have a look!" The Party was excited for the people, "I can't sleep anyway. I haven't gone out of the far sea yet."
The Navy sergeant smiled, "I'll take you there."
The group turned to the cockpit and reported to the captain and the captain of the military crew.
The captain was very polite. The captain of the military crew was a lieutenant colonel in his forties. He knew in advance that two naval pilots were going to Wanger Reef with the boat. He chatted with Li Hai for a long time, and finally said to the naval sergeant, "Xiao Zhang, tell them about the situation of the ship."
"Yes!" The navy sergeant named Zhang stood up with his chest.
Sergeant Zhang introduced to Li Hai and the other two, "Don't forget that the Ume is a flexible bulk cargo ship. The cargo deck comes with unloading equipment, so it has the ability to deliver goods to simple ports. The ship building is at the stern, and the cargo deck is in front. We are now in the cockpit..."
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