Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for HMS Courageous (50).
ORIGINAL: 18 x Yarrow small-tube boilers feeding 4 x Geared steam turbines developing 90,000 horsepower to 4 x Shafts astern; LATER: 18 x Yarrow boilers feeding 4 x Parsons geared steam turbines developing 90,000 horsepower to 4 x shafts astern.
Propulsion
32.0 kts
36.8 mph
Surface Speed
6,083 nm
7,000 miles | 11,265 km
Range