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Caleb

Caleb

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Riverton
You notice they never tell you the exact top speed :D They do that with all their ships. I bet that thing will do 50+ knots :cool:
 
OREGON85

OREGON85

from OREGON
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Independence, Oregon
Supergper said:
You notice they never tell you the exact top speed :D They do that with all their ships. I bet that thing will do 50+ knots :cool:
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It says "Independence, a 418-foot warship built in Alabama, boasts a top speed in excess of 45 knots, or about 52 mph, and sustained 44 knots for four hours during builder trials that wrapped up this month off the Gulf Coast." I guess that's not totally exact.
 
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Caleb

Caleb

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Riverton
OREGON85 said:
It says "Independence, a 418-foot warship built in Alabama, boasts a top speed in excess of 45 knots, or about 52 mph, and sustained 44 knots for four hours during builder trials that wrapped up this month off the Gulf Coast." I guess that's not totally exact.
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Exactly, tops speeds on all their ships is classified info. They'll always give a number but it's never the top speed...also I'm pretty sure that one of their requirements is when they are going full throttle (true top speed, not advertised top speed) they have to be able to stop the ship in it's own length. This goes for air craft carriers too. Anyone that's gone that fast on even a small speed boat knows, it's pretty tough to stop that quick :D
 
Tacoma

Tacoma

Et incurventur ante non
Location
far enough away
That seems like a ludicrous requirement. :D Source? heheh

I'm with Cody, I hope they do spear someone with that needly ship. I dig it.
 
bobmed

bobmed

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Location
sugarliberty
The ship I was on was a 4,000 ton destroyer built in 1955 and it did 35 knots at full power. The USS Nimitz carrier weighs 103,000 tons and it would pass us like we were barely moving and it was from the mid 70's.
 
Jared

Jared

Formerly DeadEye J
Location
Ogden, UT
I wonder where they got their inspiration?

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phatfoto

phatfoto

Giver of bad advice
Location
Tooele
Supergper said:
Exactly, tops speeds on all their ships is classified info. They'll always give a number but it's never the top speed...also I'm pretty sure that one of their requirements is when they are going full throttle (true top speed, not advertised top speed) they have to be able to stop the ship in it's own length. This goes for air craft carriers too. Anyone that's gone that fast on even a small speed boat knows, it's pretty tough to stop that quick :D
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Stop a carrier in its own length???? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!! Thats the best joke I've EVER heard!

Even backing down to full reverse (which they don't do because it will destroy things, not to mention the amount of stuff thrown about the ship...), it takes a lot of time and distance to stop that mass.

Never spent any time on a ship did ya?

Roger
USN, Retired
 
Caleb

Caleb

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Location
Riverton
phatfoto said:
Stop a carrier in its own length???? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!! Thats the best joke I've EVER heard!

Even backing down to full reverse (which they don't do because it will destroy things, not to mention the amount of stuff thrown about the ship...), it takes a lot of time and distance to stop that mass.

Never spent any time on a ship did ya?

Roger
USN, Retired
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That's what I was told by several retired sailors that I work with. I trust them and their knowledge. Maybe it's wrong, but I also remember reading it somewhere too and since I read it on the internet it MUST be true :D
 
phatfoto

phatfoto

Giver of bad advice
Location
Tooele
I can guarantee a carrier will not stop in its own length. Just think of the physics and mass... And remember, you are working on water, not dry pavement. Now I will admit to some stretching to support a wild imagination. But really, give a little thought to something that someone tells you. They might have been doing the same thing. Grain of salt brotherman... Ya know, I once saw a Destroyer ride a carrier bow wave like a surfer...
 
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