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1960s Missile Boats still using coal?
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2024 9:40 pm
by thedoctorking
I thought this was an odd message. Notice that the ship is going slower than its supposed maximum, so perhaps it really is using coal?
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Re: 1960s Missile Boats still using coal?
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:51 pm
by MaximKI
They must've not gotten the memo!
We'll take a look.
Re: 1960s Missile Boats still using coal?
Posted: Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:59 pm
by WLRoo
Daft as it may sound, the British did develop a series of Steam Gun Boats around the start of WW2.
HMS Grey Goose, SGB9, was sold out of service in 1957.
Having said that, only 7 were built (9 laid down, 2 damaged and cancelled during construction) due to them requiring too many resources (steel hulls for example). Nonetheless they were quite potent vessels for that displacement.
So yeah, they shouldn't really be appearing.