Scouts/Super DD for the RN in the 1920s

Tashkent looks like a power station fitted with a bow and a stern

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It was basically a race ship with guns.
Still didn't get the speed record for destroyer/cruiser vessel. Le Terible was even faster doing over 45knots at its trials despite having "only 74.000 HP rather than 110.000.
Sometimes in the 30s it seemed the Italian and French navies had been taken over by racing enthusiasts.
 

Coulsdon Eagle

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It was basically a race ship with guns.
Still didn't get the speed record for destroyer/cruiser vessel. Le Terible was even faster doing over 45knots at its trials despite having "only 74.000 HP rather than 110.000.
Sometimes in the 30s it seemed the Italian and French navies had been taken over by racing enthusiasts.

Could the next arms race be between Ferrari, Maserati & Lambourghini?
 
If I recall, the Italian ship builders got a bonus for every knot the ship exceeded its designed speed. And this lead to them doing some VERY suspect trials, including running ships without ammo onboard, with the minimal amount of fuel, in one case with no guns, and combinations of the first two. They also forced the machinery like mad, so yeah they got some very very high speeds, but these were also deeply unrealistic.
 

Ramontxo

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Only if Enzo Ferrari still tells Ferrucio Lamborghini to stick to his tractors and don't try to teach him how to build an sport car..
 

Ramontxo

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Revenge is a dish best served cold, with the name of a famous bull...
Edited to add that even after having failed eleven times to pass the test for the driver license I still hope to win a lottery big enough to park one in sight of my window...:cool:
 
Could the next arms race be between Ferrari, Maserati & Lambourghini?
There was a bigger race at the time between Bugatti and Delage, on the French side, and Maserati and Alfa Romeo on the Italian side. Battle field were GP races, Le Mans and the Targa Florio.
 
The issue with Italian Top Speed is more related to the start of the French-Italian rivaltry of the 20s and to the habbit of forcing the machinery on trials, while also running the ships as light as possible on trials. On the 30s this habbit had mostly been abandoned. Note that Italian ships designed for foreign navies had no problem meeting their designed speeds, for example, Tashkent had a claimed 39knts top speed, and did 43.5 on trials. D'Aosta had a trial speed of 36.5 and could run at 34knts in normal conditions. A Tribal, with a top speed of 36.25knots (also on ideal conditions) would not be sure of out running D'Aosta. Note that Thashkent had 110.000HP (same as D'Aosta) and that a Tribal had 44.000)
There is a general prejudice against Italian 30s machinery. The fact is there is only one speed record from the 30s still standing and it's Italian.

Somehow I can't think of many situations where a RN Destroyer captain would be running from anyone.
 
At least not with a name like this:
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Reminds me of the scene in "The Aeroplane" when the pilot is seating at the bar with another vet and the dialogue leads them to:
"I'll never get over Macho Grande"
Given that in the 50s there was a whole class of RN MTB named Gay something the potential for jokes in that Admiral's CV would keep Will and Grace running for a whole season.
"Didn't your Grandfather serve in the RN Jack?
Yes, he had fond memories of being in Gay Bruiser with Manley Power"
 
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