A Bulldog's Legacy REMASTERED (USS Oregon in Azur Lane)

Chapter 0: Bio, Revisited

USS OREGON, BATTLESHIP #3

^Rare colorized photo of USS Oregon, displaying his peacetime "buff" paintjob

Class and type:
Indiana-class sea-going coast-line battleship

Tonnage/Displacement: 10,000-12,000 tons

Length: 348 ft

Beam: 69 ft, 3 inches

Mean Draft: 24 feet
Max Draft (fully loaded): 27 ft, 1-3/4 in

Propulsion:
- 4 double-ended and 2 single-ended cylindrical fire-tube boilers, each capable of generating roughly 11,000 horsepower

- 2 vertical triple-expansion steam engines with a 42-inch stroke
(as a comparison these engines were similar to what the Titanic would have)

- 2 screw propellers

- Infinite supply of hard Welsh bituminous coal, the best coal in the world for Oregon's time

Speed:
- 16 knots (designed)
- 18-20s when pushed to the max

Armament:
- 4×13-inch guns in two main turrets
- 8×8-inch guns in four side-mounted "wing" turrets
- 12×3-inch guns
- 20 single 6-pounders
- 6 individual 18-inch Whitehead torpedo tubes, 3 per side

Armor:
Main belt - 4 to 18 inches
Turrets - 17 inches
Barbettes - 17 inches
Conning Tower: 18 inches

Side and Top-Down Schematics:

Personal Weaponry:

-Melee weapon: Frying Pan
-Ranged: M1897 Trench Gun
-Defensive: Ship's bow shield

Horn:
-L30 airship air-horn

Abilities

Ark Stability:
-Grants perfect stability in weather that can capsize or even sink other ships

Bulldog Tenacity:
-Grants passive healing/repairs over time
-Sailing endurance greatly enhanced

Martial Artist:
-Despite being an old battleship Oregon is very proficient at melee and hand-to-hand combat

-His Frying Pan has the ability to random crit, dealing three times its normal damage

Instrumental Acquaintance:
-Skilled at playing the acoustic guitar, bagpipes, and the accordion
-Loves music, especially sad music
-Will listen to music whenever and wherever possible
-Listening to music and playing instruments helps keep himself calm

Personality:
-Extreme depression
-Plagued by bouts of schizophrenia
-Difficulty with emotions
-Hides emotions (or lack thereof) behind a quietly polite, aloof, uninterested personality
-If pressured enough, devolves into a potentially violent anger that becomes increasingly harder to control
-Finds it hard to trust new people, but if he does, woe to those who try to harm them
-Finds the large majority of storms laughable; only extreme storms would faze him
-Possesses a functional inventory system, meaning he can store anything he wants in it as long as he has room

Physical Limitations:
-Battle abilities ultimately limited by age and design factors (weak armor, steam-based propulsion, etc.)
-Mental state (and temper) can be fragile at times, but he still cannot be influenced by other sources
-Susceptible to headaches, can vary from minor to pounding

Preferences:
-Loves the quietness and solitude of nature
-Prefers single-person encounters; conversely, large and loud groups can irritate his temper
-Likes reflecting on his long history (when it's fine for him)
-Favorite music is sad, depressing
music and orchestral-type music
-Prefers music without lyrics
-Likes cool/cold weather, keeps him from overheating

Dislikes:
-Being overly bothered about his age (he of all people should know)
-Strong smells and perfumes, which can trigger headaches
-Bright lights and strong sunlight, also can cause headaches
-Hot weather, which makes Oregon tense and prone to overheating
-Sexual advances (even the generally teasing kind), unless he knows the person very well, in which case he can usually brush it off

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Author's note: Had to make some detail corrections, mostly regarding the IRL Oregon's specifications, so that my version of Oregon would be as historically accurate as possible (ship-wise at least; the similarities end there).

Hopefully this time around the chapters can stay in order. One of the primary reasons for this remake is so the chapters can be in proper order.

(If you know, you know.)