On 12/3/06, Onno Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This is a weekly posting with GURPS vehicles (and the like) to the
GURPSnet mailing list. I grant the permission for all non-commercial
redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on
a website or the like. With a slight delay, old vehicles appear
at http://omeyer.gmxhome.de/GURPSnet_files/summary.html
Onno Meyer, 2006-12-03
Archvillain's Yacht (1920s Version) v1.0 (TL6)
Copyright 2006 by Onno Meyer
An Evil Overlord with style will not be confined to a clammy mountain
fastness. With a yacht like this, he - or she - can travel with all the
comforts of home.
The yacht is powered by twin steam turbines for a top speed just over
30 knots.
Not with a length of 120 feet, it's not. Speed of a displacement boat
is limited to about 1.35 * sqrt (LWL). (LWL is length on water line,
typically less than overall length). To go faster, you need to
plane. To plane 700 tonnes, you'd need quite a bit more power.
Here's a modern boat (it ain't a yacht if it doesn't have sails,
dammit) of about the same size, and claimed speed. Note it only
displaces ~150 tonnes, and has about the same amount of power. It
also needs life rafts, and a tender. (I assume the escape boat is
super secret).
cool idea, though.
http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatFullDetails.jsp?boat_id=1587680&ybw=&units=Feet¤cy=USD&access=Public&listing_id=978&url=
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David Scheidt
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