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Springsharp request for a CA thought.

I was advising on the use of the Turbo-Elecric system on the Lexington class BC/CV over at the ship-bucket site and had a thought.Would it have been possible to take 2 Lexington style power plants and...

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Re: Springsharp request for a CA thought.

SS is OK'ish as long as you keep in mind its a rough tool, very rough.  VTE and Steam Turbines it is best at.  Going to anything else such as Diesel or Turbo Electric and you have to make fudges on...

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Re: Springsharp request for a CA thought.

From the Bible (Friedman US cruisers/US carriers): Lexington (CV-2) - Machinery weight (including liquids) is ~7,500 tons for ~210k hp 1/2 power plant (8 boilers, 3 steam turbines/electric generators,...

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