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Originally Posted by CCIP
Also, I believe the US boats in WWII technically ran off electrics all the time, that is, the electric motors would always drive the screw shafts, and the diesels would be used simply to generate power for them.
http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/propulsion.html |
I don't know. Currently reading a book on Wahoo and the four engines were always used on the surface to charge and of course getting 20 kts. I think the electric motors were best saved for submerged running. But reading your link, that looks to be the case. The newer boats powered the electric traction motor off electricity generated off the diesels. This is the same for diesel engines that run the freight cars on the rails.