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Originally Posted by cdrsubron7
I'm curious as to what actual speeds the American submarines traveled at for each setting. Example; 1/3rd, 2/3rd, Standard, Full, and Flank.
I'm thinking just under normal conditions, not taking into effect sea state and other condition which effect speed. All the Mega Mods show different settings, so I'm wondering what they actually were.   |
I can't find the chart once made, based on information from various books by the skippers so am going on memory.
Typically I believe 1/3 was 3-7 knots roughly, 7-12 1/2 was Ahead 2/3, 12-16 1/2 was ahead standard, usually cruised at around 15 knots. Ahead full was 17-19, ahead flank was 20+. Of course variables depended on load on engines etc.
USs Barb under Fluckey pushed engines at "Ahead Emergency" , "tied down governors" and ran away at 23 knots on surface in 1945.