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Description
Notes: The Opa was a prideful vessel amongst the crowd and military in Aerah. Young sailors brought their fathers to the launching of this vessel, and families. The Opa would hold the annual Naval festivals aboard this vessel to celebrate the generations of families who served with the Navy. The fourth Main-Battery was removed in 1937 for more room of the festivals. This picture (above) was taken in 1939 during the first night of the festival that year.
Overview
Name: The Opa
Builders: Helkvertlance and Harvard Shipyard
Yard: 611
Operators: Auf Kaiserlich Marine (1935 - 1941)
Cost: 15.6 Million A/M (1934)
Built: 1935
In-Commission: 1936 - Present
Nickname(s): "Gala"
Honors and Awards:
- Mentioned 2 times in the Durmacht
- Maritime Warfare Excellence Award
- Efficiency Excellence Award
- Inspired Amongst the Populace Award
General Characteristics
Class/Type: Kaiser–Class/Battleship
Displacement:
- Normal: 54,600 short tons (48,750 long tons)
- Full load: 61,200 short tons (54,643 long tons)
Beam: 36 m (118 ft 1 in)
Draft: 9.30 m (30 ft 6 in) Standard
Installed power: 163,026 PS (160,796 shp; 119,905 kW)
Propulsion:
- 12 Wagner superheated boilers;
- 3 geared steam turbines;
- 3 three-blade propellers
Range: 8,870 nmi (16,430 km; 10,210 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
Complement:
- 112 officers
- 1,984 enlisted men
Armament:
- As built:
- 8 × 18in/45 Caliber Mk.2 Guns (3 × 2)
- 16 × 15 cm (5.9 in) (8 × 2)
- 16 × 10.5 cm (4.1 in) SK C/33 (8 × 2)
- 16 × 3.7 cm (1.5 in) SK C/30 (8 × 2)
- 12 × 2 cm (0.79 in) FlaK 30 (12 × 1)
- Modifications:
- 58 × 2 cm FlaK 30
- 8 × 53.3 cm (21.0 in) torpedo tubes
- Belt: 320 mm (13 in)
- Turrets: 360 mm (14 in)
- Main deck: 100 to 120 mm (3.9 to 4.7 in)
- Upper deck: 50 mm (2.0 in)
The Opa and all of the Aerah Empire belongs to me .
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Comments: 7
How did the navy feel about having one of their battleships partially disarmed in order to throw a better party aboard it?
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What is there to worry about? The Aerah Empire was at there prime and other countries like the Greck were trying to match their navies. Plus nothing really was happening anyway. This vessel was a symbol to those who served in the Aerahwut navy for a while and the festival was to remember those who served in the past. Almost like a memorial.
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