the had the speed records for the fastest cargo ships to cross the Atlantic and Pacific:
"The eight SL-7s that joined the Sea-Land fleet could maintain 33 knots—10 to 15 knots faster than any other cargo ship then in service. The superliner SS United States may have wrested the transatlantic speed record from the Queen Mary in 1952, but the Sea-Land Exchange, one of the SL-7s, crossed the North Atlantic in August 1973 at 34.92 knots, only 0.97 knots slower than the United States. Another SL- 7, Sea-Land Commerce, is the all-time speed champion in the transpacific merchant trade."
That is very fast for a big ship,being able to move an army nearly 1,000 miles a day is a nice capability to have.
The picture is of Sea-Land Exchange in her civilian days before she became U.S.N.S. Algol,lead ship of her class.
Served as an oiler on the Commerce on round trips from Seattle to Asia in the late 70's. It was fast and efficient. Where is it now? Also, what happened to Sealands fleet.
Did a Rotterdam to Algeciras run on the Galloway average speed 37.5 Knots, tried it again sea trials on the Algol also 37.5 with MEBA D1 engineers. The schedule for the 21 day North Atlantic run required 33 Knots average...
SL7 operated by MSC?
ReplyDeleteHello Chuck Hill,
ReplyDeleteit certainly is.
Any idea what is so special about this class?
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They can do 33 knots. Not good for Commercial service, but militarily useful.
ReplyDeleteHello Chuck Hill,
ReplyDeletethe had the speed records for the fastest cargo ships to cross the Atlantic and Pacific:
"The eight SL-7s that joined the Sea-Land fleet
could maintain 33 knots—10 to 15 knots faster than
any other cargo ship then in service. The superliner
SS United States may have wrested the transatlantic
speed record from the Queen Mary in 1952, but the
Sea-Land Exchange, one of the SL-7s, crossed the
North Atlantic in August 1973 at 34.92 knots, only
0.97 knots slower than the United States. Another SL-
7, Sea-Land Commerce, is the all-time speed champion
in the transpacific merchant trade."
That is very fast for a big ship,being able to move an army nearly 1,000 miles a day is a nice capability to have.
The picture is of Sea-Land Exchange in her civilian days before she became U.S.N.S. Algol,lead ship of her class.
GrandLogistics.
Served as an oiler on the Commerce on round trips from Seattle to Asia in the late 70's. It was fast and efficient. Where is it now? Also, what happened to Sealands fleet.
ReplyDeleteHello Boring,
ReplyDeleteit must have been quite an experience to serve on such a fast ship.
Here is some information on her later life:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Regulus_(T-AKR-292)
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My Father Captain Thomas B Miller was Master of the Sea Land Commerce and was on it when it set the speed record.
ReplyDeleteDid a Rotterdam to Algeciras run on the Galloway average speed 37.5 Knots, tried it again sea trials on the Algol also 37.5 with MEBA D1 engineers. The schedule for the 21 day North Atlantic run required 33 Knots average...
ReplyDeleteHello DoubleM,
ReplyDeletethat is very impressive,a very special piece of family history.
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Hello Eric Weber,
ReplyDeletethere are very few people who will ever get to experience speeds like that on a big ship.
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