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Navy warships sustained 50 MPH 44 knots for 4 hours

1 pointsby yuover 15 years ago

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jwsover 15 years ago
Apparently the AP is opting out of the WWW. I just get a page that directs me to their customers.<p>But some googling later: It was 44 knots, into a 30 kt headwind and 6-8 foot seas. The things have both diesel and turbine engines which apparently operate in tandem for top speed. I looked for the fuel burn rate, but only found that sprint range is 1500nm compared to 4300nm at 20kts.