tanks possibly be? Wouldn't that mean like a million gallons to get from the UK to the US?
2006-10-24 10:36:58 · 5 answers · asked by sekhtet 3 in Travel ➔ Cruise Travel
I heard that on the radio today...
2006-10-24 10:40:52 · update #1
Depends on the ship. If you go here:
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/aoe-1.htm
You will find statistics for a military ship that burns 9500 gallons per hour at 25 knots. This is about 380 gallons per mile, or about 1 gallon every 10 feet.
A cruise ship would be more efficient. The ship in question is a very large navy supply ship.
So certainly not 1 gallon for 17 inches.
HOWEVER... if the ship sits in port a lot, the ship still burns fuel to power electricity, the kitchens, heat, etc. If a ship rarely left port, I could see it not traveling very far but burning a lot of fuel just to generate electricity.
2006-10-24 10:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by jplrvflyer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The newer turbine powered ships get a little better mileage, but not alot. Boats are horridly fuel inefficient, due to the high drag coefficient of water. Even a smaller boat will only get three or four miles to the gallon.
I haven't heard numbers for cruise ships, but they certainly can't be any better than that. I kind of doubt the 17 inches to the gallon, though.
2006-10-24 10:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by lowflyer1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jp and lowflyer have it right..........ships measure fuel in TONS, not gallons; a million gallons at 6.5 pounds per gallon is only 78 tons, which is negligible on a ship that carries 3,000 TONS of fuel...I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I believe Queen Mary 2 has 4 10,000hp diesels and 4 15,000 hp gas turbines, so that's a lot of fuel going up in smoke.....and ships, especially cruise ships, not only burn a lot of fuel to push the hull through the water, but to provide "hotel services" .....A/C, lights, fresh water, food preparation etc etc etc for 2,000 crew and 3,000 passengers, and burn that energy 24/7 whether underway or not.....so I can easily believe that it averages out to a yard a gallon
2006-10-26 02:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would care less, as long as I was on the ship.
2006-10-25 11:57:27 · answer #4 · answered by kruzluver 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no
2006-10-24 10:39:06 · answer #5 · answered by wanderlustgettingtome 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋