Theoretical design for a 42,800 tons displacement 30 knots nuclear submarine tanker in 1960

Deadweight 20,000 tons

Speed knots 30

Section circle

Parallel body, %L 0

Length feet 560

Beam feet 79.0 diameter

Surface displacement tons 42,800

Submerged displacement tons 47,100

DWT/surface displacement0.467

EHP 51,600

SHP, trial 68,600

EHP/SHP 0.752

SHP, service 75,500

Number of screws 2

RPM 150

Propellor diameter feet 19.8

SHP/shaft 37,750

Mach vol/gross vol 0.18

Speed x DWT/service SHP 7.95

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.