Antwerp Airport Command.
Shire and Admiral Gephardt are discussing the development direction of the French Navy.
"Our destroyers have been influenced by the 'Green Water Navy' and have always been focused on miniaturization." Admiral Gephardt said with concern, "The destroyers we previously produced were only 800 tons, and it was only because of Argentina's order for 1000-ton destroyers that we had destroyers of this tonnage."
Shire had reviewed the relevant information and acknowledged that it was a disgrace for the French Navy.
In 1910, Argentina simultaneously ordered 1000-ton destroyers from Britain, France, and Germany. However, the French construction was slow and the trial performance was poor, leading Argentina to cancel the order.
Ultimately, France could only keep this 1000-ton destroyer for itself, which became the "Adventurer-class" destroyer, the most advanced destroyer France had during World War I.
