https://bangordailynews.com/2016/01/20/news/nation/navy-stealth-destroyer-performed-exquisitely-during-sea-test/?ref=moreInstate
“We tested a very complex automated boat handling system right after clearing the sea buoy, we brought up the propulsion plant and, by afternoon of the first day, we were doing 32.8 knots and hard rudders,” Gale said. “It performed exquisitely.”
The money spent shows what a
few billion dollars will do for naval attitude. The US Zumwalt Destroyer or AKA
as DDG-1000, made headway with exuberant platitudes of excellence as suggested
by the above quote.
"The “tumblehome” hull of the DDG 1000, which slopes inward as the ship rises out of the water, was designed to reduce detectability by radar, but some questioned the ship’s stability.
Notably, Rear Adm. James Downey said the ship accomplished full rudder swings, demonstrating less than eight degrees of list, IHS Jane’s Navy International reported."
At thirty-three knots equaling 37
miles per hour on land. The possibility of turning 15,000 tons on a dime
suggests reckless behavior, but having only 8 degree list off the ocean
horizontal is a remarkable feat. Just lean 8 degrees off your own vertical, as
it can be done without much notice. The ship past the instability tests in
remarkable fashion beating the unknown expectations that suggested it may
flounder on hard turns.
Quite
the contrary, in came to life on hard turns.
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