The Isle of California

[Voyager989]

The Antarctic claim has resulted in regular incidents throughout most of the 20th century.

[eswube]

Nice drawings - and very interesting AU map.

[Voyager989]

That's the whole world.

Green; Californian EEZ.
Dark blue: USA EEZ.
Light grey: Norwegian EEZ
Light blue excluding Vietnam: French EEZ
Pinkish: British EEZ
Dark red: USS EEZ
Yellow: Japanese EEZ
Straw yellow: Dutch EEZ
Horizion blue: Hawaiian EEZ
Fuschia: Canadian EEZ
Colored on-land locations: Federated Queendoms, red being direct Crown control, dark red being ruled personal union.

[eswube]

Even more interestin, although some description of what colour means what wouldn't be that bad.
Btw. I can't say I like the Poland's south-western border.

[Voyager989]

Green; Californian EEZ.
Dark blue: USA EEZ.
Light grey: Norwegian EEZ
Light blue excluding Vietnam: French EEZ
Pinkish: British EEZ
Dark red: USS EEZ
Yellow: Japanese EEZ
Straw yellow: Dutch EEZ
Horizion blue: Hawaiian EEZ
Fuschia: Canadian EEZ
Colored on-land locations: Federated Queendoms, red being direct Crown control, dark red being ruled in personal union.

Edit: And, well, Poland had to be compensated somewhere, Europe gets messy quick when borders start getting redrawn...

[heuhen]

When you see how big Norways EEZ is, we can safely say that we fast understand why Norway have so big coast guard, and also why the Skjold class was build...


Will be interesting to see how this AU works out.

[Voyager989]

As shown, the lead ship of the class during her early service in the late 1980's.

One of a pair of liners built during the 1980's for Imperial Indian, Pacific & Orient for the Wajuk-Toamasina run, they and their follow-on half-sisters of the late 1990's onwards continue to ply a trade that has vanished from the rest of the world's oceans. With the inter-Imperial air market incredibly tightly regulated, it is to the liner that the average woman of the Empire turns for her travel and relocation needs. With millions of citizens on both sides of the Indian Ocean, and much of the upper-class traveler having turned to the expensive but quicker air travel, the bulk of their passengers are of the sort who would take omnibuses in other countries, moving to new jobs and homes, visiting family, or otherwise hunting for the lowest fare. 960 First Class (the only class mixed parties of travelers and foreign citizens can book), 350 Second Class, 8,060 Third Class, 1,750 crew. ~125,000 GRT, ~140,000 tons displacement. Four pressurized-water reactors generating steam for 450,000 shaft horsepower transmitted via electric motors, 34 knot service speed, 38 knot reserve speed.

[Blackbuck]

Just to quietly slide in here. I couldn't stand the Cali' livery when originally shown it during the design phase, so... Inter-dimensional liner ahoy!



Shown in the rather fetching livery of Commonwealth and Northern Line (Which happens to be the only functioning proper line left in TG currently). Enjoy!

[odysseus1980]

This ocean liner is better than magnificent. Well done!

[BB1987]

Wow.
how long is she, 400m/1.300ft?