• QuinceDaPence@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    So looking at a map.of New Yorks bays and ignoring depth and bridges I’m going to assume this is about 2 miles long or 10,560ft. I have no evidence and just eyeballed it.

    Meaning if you can overcome the skin friction it has a hull speed of about 160mph…without planing.

    Modern carriers have a hull speed in the neighborhood of 45mph (though officially the top speed is like 35mph) and normally cruise at 25-30mph so the slow pokes can keep up.