A Dutch Battlecruiser (Project 1047 Azur Lane)

Prologue: An inevitable invasion

On a secret dock 1940. Somewhere in the Netherlands a brand new battlecruiser, the HNLMS Holland has just been completed. It's design can be compared to that of the Scharnshorst class it is based on that design after all.

This ship has been built in great secrecy from both the allies and the axis powers itself, the dutch got the design after Germany handed out the design of the Scharnshorst class years ago. Germany knew that the Netherlands would build a ship but what they don't realize is that it was already completed.

The ship was built in a secret drydock, with a roof so no reconnaissance aircraft could monitor it, it was a top priority and would be completed before the invasion of the Netherlands. In which, it would be forced to flee without being known.

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Third Person

On the deck of the Holland many sailors could be seen, some were in awe of the ship as they haven't even seen this before. They were trained to operate a ship but they weren't given the chance to see it, heck they haven't even know what the ship they're operating will be, all for the secrecy of this ship to be kept. All but the captain hadn't known this.

The once drydock had been flooded for the ship to set sail, there are giant gates to keep it from the outside after all this is the new pride of the navy.

With that you could see the camera change to the bridge where there are 2 people talking.

Sailor: Meneer, weet u zeker dat de Duitsers ons zullen binnenvallen? (Sir, Are you sure the Germans will invade us?)

Captain: Ik weet het niet, maar de Duitsers hebben Frankrijk in de gaten gehouden. Als dat het geval zou zijn, zal het niet lang meer duren voordat wij de volgende zijn. We zijn misschien neutraal, maar dat betekent niet dat ze vriendschappelijke banden hebben. We kunnen dit schip niet laten vallen. in handen van de vijand. (I dont know, but the Germans have been eyeing up on France, if that were the case it wont be long for us to be next. We may be neutral but that doesn't mean that theyre friendlies. We cant let this ship fall into enemy hands.)

Sailor: Maar meneer, we hebben geen bemanning, als we worden aangevallen en ze sterven, zal niemand hun plaats innemen! Om nog maar te zwijgen van het feit dat ze geen ervaring hebben met het besturen van dit schip vanwege de geheimhouding ervan. (But sir, we lack crew, if we get attacked and they die, no one will take their place! not to mention that they have no experience operating this ship due to its secrecy.)

Captain: Rustig maar, denk aan je training, ik heb de anderen al ingelicht. (Calm down, just remember your training, i have already briefed the others.)

Sailor: Maar waar gaan we eigenlijk heen? we kunnen niet naar Nederlands-Indië varen omdat de Japanners elk moment kunnen aanvallen, waardoor dit schip in een slechte positie zou komen
dan hier!? (But where are we actually going? we cannot sail to the Dutch East Indies because the Japanese could attack at any moment, which would put this ship in a bad position
than here!?)

Captain: Ik weet het, daarom gaan we naar Brazilië. (I know, that's why we're going to Brazil.)

Sailor: Oké, ik ga je niet ondervragen over hoe stom dat is. Wat zijn uw bestellingen? (Okay, I'm not going to interrogate you about how stupid that is. What are your orders?)

Captain: motoren maken stoom, ter voorbereiding op een doorbraak naar de Atlantische Oceaan. (Engines make steam, prepare for a breakthrough to the Atlantic.)

With that order the sailor got into the intercoms.

Sailor: Ga allemaal naar jullie station en bereid de motoren voor om uit te varen. (Everyone head to stations, engines make steam prepare to set sail.)