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Admiralty Coefficient The Admiralty Coefficent A is a nautical value that relates a ship’s (top) speed S, horespower H, and displacement D. The relationship is
Here speed is measured in knots and displacement is measured in tons. For Victory Ships produced in World War II, the Admiralty Coefficinet was about 427. Their engines produced 6000 horsepower, and they had a dispalcedment of 14, 800 tons. What was the speed of a typical Victory Ship?
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