[PugetSoundSoldier]

All of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have a maximum speed of 32 knots. In other words, they can move 30.866 meters each minute and 216.06 meters within seven minutes.

Uhh, correction: maximum PUBLISHED speed of 32 knots...;)

[OCCASparky]

Wow--that guy REALLY has an issue with numbers. Any former OOD's here, kids? What's the 3 minute rule?

Speed in knots X 100 = yards covered in 3 minutes.

IOW, in 3 minutes they'd cover 3200 yards (nearly 2 miles), and in 7 minutes you'd literally need a nuke to do serious damage to an aircraft carrier from a range of 6-7 miles.

[seowulf]

Uhh, correction: maximum PUBLISHED speed of 32 knots...;)

Exactly. I wish I could find that picture of the Nimitz kicking out a rooster tail about 60 feet high and 300 feet long.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

“U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have a maximum speed of 32 knots. In other words, they can move 30.866 meters each minute and 216.06 meters within seven minutes.”

Good Deal! Lets hope that the Chinese, like the author, continue to believe that our subs at flank speed could only move the equivalent of about 20 football fields in an hour.

60 min / 7 min = 8.5 8.5 x 216.06 m = 1836.51 m / hr
100 yrd * 36 = 3600 inches / 39 inches = 92.3 m
1836.51 m / 92.3 m = 19.897 football fields per hour!
2000 yards per hour = about 1.5 mph!

[richardtavor]

Quite correct sir...been on a carrier that exceeded recomendations...