Theoretical design for a 38,000 tons displacement 20 knots nuclear submarine tanker in 1960

Deadweight 20,000 tons

Speed knots 20

Section rectangle

Parallel body, %L 59.5

Length feet 555

Beam feet 80

Depth feet 50

Surface displacement tons 38,800

Submerged displacement tons 41,800

DWT/surface displacement0.527

EHP 19,700

SHP, trial 27,400

EHP/SHP 0.720

SHP, service 30,200

Number of screws 1

RPM 100

Propellor diameter feet 26.1

SHP/shaft 30,200

Mach vol/gross vol 0.089

Speed x DWT/service SHP13.2

Source

Vito L. Russo, Harlan Turner Jr. and Frank W. Wood. Submarine Tankers. Presented at the Annual Meeting, New York, N. Y., November 17-18, 1960, of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.