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Marinkuriren: Q1/1931
8th January
The Navy has laid down the 2 new aircraft carriers of the Orn class. The new ships are enlarged versions of the Gås, allowing the ships to carry more aircraft. Also included in the design are steam powered catapults.
10th January
The Navy has transfered 6 1915 type destroyers to the jugoslavian navy, at scrap rates. The ships are now considered too slow for future service, and other than use as Escorts, are of little use.
15th January
The Nordmark-America Line's new Cruise Liner Nordmark has been laid down in Trondheim. The new ship will be launched late next year, and will be completed in 1934, ready to commission in 1935.
Also included in the design are steam powered catapults.
Little early for these, isn't it?
It is but I think he was probably thinking about the same system as the one used aboard other warships to launch floatplanes (hydraulic, right?).
Carrier catapaults of the day were hydraulic, I think, while the floatplane cats were either hydraulic or black powder.
With US battleships, the ones on the fantail were "A" types, or powered by compressed air. Turret mounts were "B" type, black powder. There was also a fly-wheel type installed on Lexington and Saratoga, but the clutch kept burning out. Hydraulic catapults were introduced in the mid-30's on Yorktown, and the first steam catapults were built in 1945.
24th January
Weapons manufacturer MYA has announced that after 10years of experimentation they are now ready to restart supply of their 130mm High angle weapon in powered twin mounts to the Navy. It is hoped that within a few years this gun will be mounted upon some of the Navy's escort ships.
26th January
A spokesman for the Rikstag has today confirmed that over the next 2 years much of the reserve cruiser force will be scrapped to allow for new cruisers to enter service.
20 years experimentation just to get a gun that points upwards? I'd cancel the contract with MYA and get someone else who knows something about guns.
AAAAAAAAAAh doh! I meant 10!!
Oh well edit time.
You see it just happened to be one of MYA's 130mm guns that caused the explosion that killed king Gustav V. MYA learnt they're lessons the hard way. Nordmarks 100mm DP gun is also made by MYA, it has taken a long time to develop suitable improvements on the original gun & mount.
15th February
The King has despatched a group of diplomats to Chile, it is rumoured that they are to discuss the present international situation.
22nd February
Karlskrona
To the jubilation of many senior members of the Navy, the Coastal Fleet has been re-established, based in Karlskrona. Despite this, the old Coastal Battleships are liekly to be reduced in number over the next couple of years in order to provide tonnage for more modern ships.
1st March
Stavenger-Peglaic have announced that they may have made a minor loss in this financial year, as the embesselment of funds from the company surrounding the construction of they're 2 new whaling factory ships, ahs absorbed all of they're profits from the year.
March 20th
The Navy has announced that the new Odin class light Cruisers will commence trials on schedule in May. The Ships will replace many of the old pre-war ships which have ridden at anchor in Karlskrona for many years.
March 31st
The Admiralty's Battlecruiser design bureau has been reformed in order to organise the rebuild of the Dristigheten class ships. The group has also been asked to attempt to include the new 130mm twin DP mount in the plan for the rebuild of the 3rd Gota Lejon Class ship.
March 31st
The diplomats who were despatched to Chile, have issued the following statement:
"Following lengthy discussions the Governments of the Nordmarkian Empire and the Chilean Republic have agreed to sign a non-agression pact in order to steady diplomatic relations in the South American region"
Full details of the treaty will be released in July, when it comes into effect.
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