RMS Artemis 1857 (Sinkable)
SIDEWHEEL OCEAN LINER "ARTEMIS", 1857
[b] NOTE: YOU NEED TO SPAWN THIS SHIP IN FROM THE ADDON EDITOR, ITS SIZE FAR EXCEEDS THE BLOCK LIMIT OF NORMAL WORKBENCH SPAWNING [/b]
(Fictional)
As steam technology progressed and ships were becoming faster, more efficient, and more reliable, one question still lay unanswered in the minds of some. Were paddles wheels superior, or the new screw propeller? Although a test was conducted by the Royal Navy via a tug of war between the paddle sloop HMS Alecto and screw sloop HMS Rattler concluded that screws were better, not everyone was satisfied.
One company who was also unsure of the answer decided to turn expanding their fleet into an expensive experiment. Two ships were to be built to a near-identical design, but with one major difference; one had paddle wheels, the other had a screw propeller. Both were to use identical engines and boilers with as little difference as possible.
On top of the opposite propulsion systems, the ships would also have opposite interior designs to test which style appealed to the public more
Artemis, launched in late 1857, would sport the paddle wheels. Having the benifet of using proven technology, she entered service a few months before her sister.
Sporting a figurehead of her namesake, she proved a popular choice at first. However, oncer her sister entered service as well, her faults began to show. Most notably, Artemis was a knot slower, was less stable, Performed worse in choppy seas, and was awkward to dock. After a few years of sailing, she was scheduled for modification to recieve the same propulsion arrangement as her sister, however a cargo she was carrying that included a small amount of nitroglycerin, would say otherwise...
SPECIFICATIONS
[b] LENGTH: [/b] 103.25 Meters
[b] BEAM: [/b] 20.25 Meters (across paddle boxes)
[b] HEIGHT FROM WATERLINE: [/b] 36 Meters
[b] DRAFT: [/b] 6.25 Meters
[b] TOP SPEED: [/b] 16 Knots
[b] ENGINE TYPE: [/b] x1 2-cylinder oscillating steam engine, x8 box boilers
[b] FUEL CAPACITY: [/b] 20,850 coal
FEATURES
-Full Interior
-Plenty of easter eggs
-Too many rooms for me to list at the moment
-Fully animated steam engine, including complete valve gear
-6 Lifeboats
-4 Bilge pumps
-2 Fire pumps
-1 Sink switch
-2 Cows
-2 Overkill signal cannons
-2 Functional manual watertight doors
-1 Bell
-Climbable ratlines and seats in the crowsnests
-"Manual Steering" option on the helms for roleplay purposes*
-Whistle
[b] RMS Apollo: [/b] [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3599000246]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3599000246[/url]
HOW TO START/OPERATE
[b] 1. [/b] Head down to the boiler rooms. There's no immediate access to them from the engine room so you'll have to navigate through crew spaces to find them
[b] 2. [/b] Light boilers
[b] 3. [/b] turn on autocoalers if you want
[b] There are no dial to indicate pressure. Instead, you'll know when you have full steam pressure when the funnels start venting steam from their waste steam pipes. The amount of steam coming out will lessen as you speed up the engines. [/b]
SINK SWITCH
The sink switch is located in the wheelhouse at the very stern of the ship, as a key button and locked button hidden inside the helm's frame.
An "explosion" will go off in the cargo hold, and the forward compartments will begin to flood. A heavy port list will develope and the ship will gradaully go down nose-first. You can leave the engine running the whole time (unless you have inf fuel on), as it's programmed to slow down as the ship sinks.
EXTRA NOTES
*The "Manual steering" switch works by changing how the helms control the rudder from just being able to control the rudder yourself from the bridge to a more manual system. The bridge helm's rudder steering will be disabled, and will instead control a large dial in the wheelhouse. The wheelhouse helm will be the one that controls the rudder, so if you want to steer the ship from the bridge, you have to have another player on the helm reading the dial and matching the output.
-Don't leave the doors to the library or the ladie's boudoirs open, as they're not actually sealed spaces due to the windows and can thus flood the rest of the ship in choppy seas.
-I'll probably update this description to be a bit more clear and thorough later. As of writing this, it's currently 11:38 PM and I am very tired.
-This project took 13 months.
Based off of a variety of ships from the early-to-mid 19th century, mainly the RMS/HMS Himalaya of 1854, SS Indus of 1847, SS Great Britain of 1845 (and 1853(?) refit), and SS Great Eastern of 1859.
Guide to building paddle wheels:
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3329559951]https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3329559951[/url]
Discord server for seeing how new builds are coming along, hanging out, sharing builds, memes, and ship's plans, and participate in build challenges! :D
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