it’s normal for subs to be faster than surface ships.
Counter intuitive but they go through water easier even though the ship just rides on top
Yeah they don't waste energy kicking up all those waves and foam and spray.
“it’s normal for subs to be faster than surface ships”
There is not a vessel in the world that can outrun a CVN at sea. Our Nimitz class can sustain 40+ knots for as long as the crew can stand it. I’ve personally witnessed the old USS Enterprise throwing a rooster tail aft at about 48 knots.
They simply haul ass. 100,000 tons at a time.
While there are a few modern subs that can approach 40 knots, there’s more DDGs that can achieve the same speeds. But on the surface, in anything smaller than a CVN, any speed over 30knots is BRUTAL and the crew cannot endure more than a few hours. Except for Subs.
Long transit speeds are 16-18 knots. Patrol speeds rarely exceed 20.
And most subs cruise at less than 15 to avoid detection, unless they have to keep up with the CVN.
So, no, it’s uncommon for a sub to be faster than surface ships.
Ask ETCM, he knows.
it’s normal for subs to be faster than surface ships.
On the surface perhaps, but submerged? I have not had the privilege of ever hearing that in my 80 years. Not once.
And no, I don’t pretend to know everything or much of anything. But I do read, and have ears.