US Navy Launches the Tesla of Destroyers

The Drive ^ | December 7th, 2015 | By The Drive Staff

[PhiloBedo]

I read somewhere that Congress passed an appropriations law which required Battleships and Cruisers to be nuclear powered. It’s just a way around that restriction. Build an electric motor powered cruiser and call it a destroyer.

[PIF]

Yes!

[Oztrich Boy]

"That is over 46,000 hp each"

Enough to push 15k tons through the ocean at 35-40kts. Probably 45kts for short duration.

Yeah Right. The Clevelands were 14,000 tons with 100000 hp and could do a shade over 32.

[Oztrich Boy]

So they’ll fit wave-motion guns instead.

[TexasGator]

“Yeah Right. The Clevelands were 14,000 tons with 100000 hp and could do a shade over 32. “

1. 92,000 kw versus 75,000 kw = 25% more power.
2. NO reduction gears to rob energy
3. MUCH more advanced underwater hull design

[Mariner]

USN lists their speed at 35kts.

I've never known of an instance when a modern ship would not exceed the max listed speed.

Maybe the hull contributes.

[Bull Snipe]

Already has. Gerald Ford has magnetic cats.

[Bull Snipe]

USS New Mexico, the Tennessee Class and the Colorado Class Battleships were all turbo electric drive.

[rmlew]

What makes you think it has no guns?
It has two 155 mm/62 caliber Advanced Gun Systems and two 30mm guns.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer

[Ozark Tom]

http://www.gepowerconversion.com/sites/gepc/files/product/Medium%20%26%20High%20Voltage%20and%20High%20Speed%20Motors%20Brochure-English.pdf

[Does so]

The “plumb” bow.

[Blood of Tyrants]

But I still don’t think they keep them in a warehouse waiting for a buyer.

[Terry L Smith]

dear rmlew,

re:
“What makes you think it has no guns?
It has two 155 mm/62 caliber Advanced Gun Systems and two 30mm guns.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer";

Why don’t you just use the words ‘rail guns’? Oh, and thanks for being so millenial, and slipping a weblink into your response, instead of typing or thumbing in an answer in your own words.

[Terry L Smith]

dear mili,

re:
“It’s going to replace the steam catapults on Navy CVN’s as well.”

THAT would be a worthy use for it!

[rmlew]

I am not Generation Y, much less a millennial.
Had you followed the link like an adult, before commenting, you would know that the Zumwalt’s 155mm cannon are not rail guns. These are 6 inch howitzers. Rail guns will be future upgrades.

[Terry L Smith]

dear rmlew,

re:
“Had you followed the link like an adult”

If it’s not an article about a B-52, and one preferably that flew from U-Tapao RTNAF, where I was stationed, during the 12 day Christmas Air War of 1972 or Linebacker II, it is a non sequetor.

[rmlew]

If it’s not an article about a B-52, and one preferably that flew from U-Tapao RTNAF, where I was stationed, during the 12 day Christmas Air War of 1972 or Linebacker II, it is a non sequetor.
I appreciate the "I was in the US military, therefore I can do no wrong fallacy". George McGovern and Jimmy Carter would approve. I don't care if you had two Congressional Medals of Honor. Benedict Arnold did more for this country in the US military than you did. He was also a TRAITOR.

Grow up. You were lazy and are sputtering around now looking for excuses. Just admit that you decided to write a response before following a link and doing an iota of research, and then got huffy when called on it. I'll settle for an adult "I'm sorry."