Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56).
4 x boilers developing 285psi; 2 x Reciprocating Skinner Unaflow engines developing 9,000 shaft horsepower; 2 x propeller shafts.
Propulsion
20.0 kts
23.0 mph
Surface Speed
10,239 nm
11,783 miles | 18,963 km
Range