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Originally Posted by Kirby_TFS
I know that going full or flank is a fuel eater, but is going 1/3 also bad? I guess my real question is what is the best surface speed. I make alot of patrols going and returning at 1/3 and I do have fuel problems. Maybe I'm going too slow! Also when you are at all stop we still hear the diesel running. I assume that it is also using fuel when at all stop?
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Depends on what you want to accomplish - covering the maximum distance possible, or maximizing the time at sea. Going very slow will allow you to run the engines longer, so stay at sea much longer. But, you'll be going so slow that you will cover less distance overall. Going at around 9 knots means you will achieve the maximum distance cruised possible, but may need to make a port call sooner then if you went slow.
Look at the fuel stats for the USS Missouri's fuel figures to see what I mean:
http://www.ussmissouri.com/speedVSFuel.aspx