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Old 05-10-10, 03:28 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Capt Jack Harkness View Post
Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen ANY ship, submarine or otherwise, that had twin props rotating towards one another as seen in game.
Back in the 1890s the British were building the first destroyers. They briefly experimented with having the screws turn inwards, but found that this created instability and the ships tended to wander from their assigned course, requiring constant input from the helmsman. With outward-rotating screws the ship tended to hold its course much better.

So you're absolutely right. With a very few exceptions all multi-screw ships have propellors that rotate outward.

Information from The First Destroyers, by David Lyon.
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