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U.S. missile defense ship arrives in Japan
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| August 29, 2006
| Isabel Reynolds
Posted on 08/28/2006 10:21:29 PM PDT by jdm
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To: GATOR NAVY
In 82, I was on the USS St. Louis LKA-116. We refueled a
Spruance Class Destroyer, and after we cut it loose, it went full military...was clocked at 43+ knots... quite impressive. The
CG Class is the same specs, I cannot see it being slower than a ship commissioned 35 years earlier.
They spec publicly at 30+ knots, but we all know how that works...and the reason it works that way. Both ships, with the 4-LM 2500 engines, equating to 80,000 plus shaft horsepower, with variable pitched propellers, will make it go faster than 35 MPH... Trust me... And the reason I said 50+ is, there was a time or two when the carrier group had to split in a hurry(back in the '84 era), and they left our 30 MPH LKA literally, suckin white water....
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08/29/2006 1:32:55 PM PDT
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sit-rep
(http://trulineint.com/latestposts.asp)
To: sit-rep
32 knots. "We can neither confirm nor deny the ability to go faster than that..."
Heh heh...
To: sit-rep
All the power in the world can't compensate for the limitations of a displacement-type hull form. An Aegis class ship can't do 50+ knots.
To: GATOR NAVY
True, but what is the theoretical max speed for a displacement type hull? Or is that dependent on length and width as well as tonnage?
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08/29/2006 3:34:46 PM PDT
by
Woodman
("One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives." PW)
To: jdm
God Bless the Shiloh and ALL HER sailors!
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08/29/2006 4:16:33 PM PDT
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JOE43270
(JOE43270, God Bless America and All Who Have and Will Defend Her.)
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