Hi,
Websites with info on how to work out why similar sized ships have very different ranges?
TLDR: Title says my question
I've wondered why some ships have longer ranges than others, and why WW2 warships have vastly longer ranges of today. An example of this within the RAN is:
- Arafura Class OPV: 1680tones, 80m long, 4000nm (speed not stated anywhere-RAN/wiki, other sites)
- Leeuwin Class survey vessel: 2170 tons, 71m long, 18,000nm at 9 knots ( Leeuwin-class survey vessel - Wikipedia)
Now confusing this further, the Brunei version of the Arafura wiki says 7500nm < I think, but still far short of 18,000nm.
So I googled my above question, found nothing, so am asking the learned people on this forum for advise for sites which help explain the differences in range, and perhaps why it's so low now compared to WW2 ships.
Websites with info on how to work out why similar sized ships have very different ranges?
TLDR: Title says my question
I've wondered why some ships have longer ranges than others, and why WW2 warships have vastly longer ranges of today. An example of this within the RAN is:
- Arafura Class OPV: 1680tones, 80m long, 4000nm (speed not stated anywhere-RAN/wiki, other sites)
- Leeuwin Class survey vessel: 2170 tons, 71m long, 18,000nm at 9 knots ( Leeuwin-class survey vessel - Wikipedia)
Now confusing this further, the Brunei version of the Arafura wiki says 7500nm < I think, but still far short of 18,000nm.
So I googled my above question, found nothing, so am asking the learned people on this forum for advise for sites which help explain the differences in range, and perhaps why it's so low now compared to WW2 ships.
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