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Just read this article US Navy poised to take ownership of its largest warship . As usual the headline gets it all balled up. It is not the largest US warship by a long shot. The ship's design and capabilities are very interesting as is the Captain's name, James Kirk. Somehow fitting for such an advanced ship and kind of funny at the same time. Makes you wonder if whomever made the selection for Captain had a sense of humour.
Bob
Largest Destroyer at 610'. Hopefully all the testing to come will produce excellent results.
Very interesting technology and design. Can't miss with James Kirk as the Captain.
Thanks for posting that article Bob.
The design sure is a little jarring to the eye when you are used one of our old DDHs.Quote:
Originally Posted by lz6
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Bob
If I wanted to be a naval captain, I would totally change my name to James T Kirk before signing up...
Pity it isn't called Enterprise.
I've been reading some on Zumwalt. Very interesting design. It's obvious that the shape has some advantages.
Although not the same size but the shape reminds a bit of Swedish Visby-class corvettes. Not so unusual sight here as our navies have a lot of joint operations and teamworks etc these days.
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I guess that is the best match up they could do since the USS Enterprise was taken out of service in 2012. Pity that.Quote:
Originally Posted by wayne394
Bob
A couple of 16 inchers would turn that high tech "Thing" into a pill of junk. Give me couple of USS Alabamas, or some Iowa class ships any day.
Been following the development of those things for a while. I'm still amazed that the "wizards" chose a design very reminiscent of the old Tumblehome hull design that was in vogue at the end of the 19th and early 20th C. It wasn't a good design. It looked great but it just wasn't efficient as it makes the bow plow down into the water at speed and they tended to be top heavy and roll ridiculously.
Here's a pic of the USS CONNECTICUT during her speed trials running flat out "with a bone in her teeth". Plowing a lot of water. I pity the guys in the small boat that were taking the pic when she came abreast of them.
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She and her sisters comprised "The Great White Fleet" that sailed around the world in 1907.
I thought the tumblehome design was more for horizontal stability and not a design for the front of the ship. It is a decent design for hull with regards to getting the angles of the boat above water to deflect radar. The Zumwalt seems to be designed to have a much longer transition to widest portion of the ship. I would need a lot more information that is most likely classified to be able to do any calculations to see how good or bad is the design of the ship. However, there is a long history of poorly designed ships and it wouldn't surprise me that someone fudged a number or a thousand to get the contract. Especially since they most likely used FEA analysis on the hull and the problems that arise from transitioning to the real world from simulations can be numerous to the extreme. This is the primary reason that many ships have to go through rigorous testing after manufacture. Of course, the scope of the actual testing dependent on the pocketbook of the customer.
