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Fast comb suport ship USS DETROIT AOE-4 1:700 (almost finished)

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  • Member since
    June 2011
  • From: Loures Portugal
Posted by alexander47 on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1:22 PM

Following the issue and more precisely, the AOE-4 was equipped with four V2M boilers pressure of 600psi which in turn will deliver approximately 70,000 shp total.
The speed when in their maximum displacement was 26 Knots INSURV

  • Member since
    January 2010
Posted by Bruno Schielzeth on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:55 AM

I've heard that an unofficial speed of 32+ knots was possible. Comfortable? Probably not, but near 30 knots was what the class was rated for. AOE-1 and AOE-2 had the engines and props from a battleship so they were vastly over-engined. AOE-3 and AOE-4 had more modern but smaller engines but were certainly no slouches either. I'm sure they all qualified as the fastest replenishment ships in the world. 

  • Member since
    June 2011
  • From: Loures Portugal
Posted by alexander47 on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:12 AM


 

  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:39 AM

30 knots? Wow ... my Dad would be amazed. He thought the Victory ships he served on were the hot rods of the seas.

  • Member since
    March 2004
  • From: Spartanburg, SC
Posted by subfixer on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 8:49 AM

Bruno Schielzeth

Looking very very nice!! For a floating 7-11 they were pretty good looking ships. A good clean build there! Congratulations on it. 

They were fast, too. Could do 30 knots easily.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

  • Member since
    January 2010
Posted by Bruno Schielzeth on Monday, August 22, 2011 1:40 PM

Looking very very nice!! For a floating 7-11 they were pretty good looking ships. A good clean build there! Congratulations on it. 

  • Member since
    June 2011
  • From: Loures Portugal
Fast comb suport ship USS DETROIT AOE-4 1:700 (almost finished)
Posted by alexander47 on Monday, August 22, 2011 1:31 PM

Soon I will send you the finished model photos, I hope

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