I got a chuckle out of that, too. I bet it can do 40+kn.
The problem at higher speeds is that they outrun escorts and auxiliaries, and that they make a LOT of noise for submarine passive sonar to listen for.
I’ve know guys that served on the Indy, Forrestal, Big E, Shitty Kitty — all of them saw these carriers outrun escorts when an aircraft went in the drink.
A neighbor served on destroyers on several WestPac cruises. He was a Boiler Tech. They literally had trouble keeping station during air ops when boilers & hull needed cleaning.
Spruance-class destroyers went so fast they threw rooster tails. But sea conditions limited the practical speeds more than it did with the carriers.
Yes she has to do more than 40 knots if you look at the LWL. 1.34 x square root of the length at waterline gives you about 41 knots without over running the bow wave. Means she can likely push 45 knots if she has to.
Yes she has to do more than 40 knots if you look at the LWL. 1.34 x square root of the length at waterline gives you about 41 knots without over running the bow wave. Means she can likely push 45 knots if she has to.