Talk:HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)

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The article had the HMCS Ottawa 4 max speed at 76 knots, but the info box has it as 30+ knots (54+ km/h). I cannot believe 76 knots (planes fly at that speed) - maybe the writer meant 76 km/h which is 42 knots - still extremely high, considering the proposed Littoral Combat Ship has a sprint speed of 45 knots. I could not find mention of top speed at the HMCS Ottawa official website, but at the website of the sister ship St.John's it says "ST. JOHN'S Pielstick diesel engine provides impressive fuel economy and endurance, while the GTs permit speeds in excess of thirty knots and greater maneuverability." Wikipedia says the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) supercarrier speed is 30+ knots. The paper "VIABILITY OF LARGE HIGH-SPEED DISPLACEMENT HULLS" by Daniel Savitsky, Daniel Bagnell and Roger Basuat (http://www.dt.navy.mil/ip/mfp/Acrobat%20Files/Technical%20Papers/Session%202%20-%20Advanced%20Ship%20Technology/Topic%2011/DGBJapanMay2000Paper.pdf) confirms that to reach 50 knots the hull should be 1480 feet (the size of a super-tanker - the Nimitz is 1100 ft and the Ottawa only 443 ft). Accordingly, without personal knowledge of the facts, I changed the max speed to "30+ knots". JSupple 18:41, 23 March 2007 (UTC)