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"Normally ships speed up to 15 or 20 knots when crossing this area but we couldn't go faster than five knots, " said Domjan.
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They believe that, given the demands of a globalised, Internet-speed economy, container ships might soon be whizzing like speedboats.
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The ships can travel 2, 000 miles in less than 48 hours, twice the speed of the Pentagon's regular cargo ships, and carry enough equipment to support about 5, 000 soldiers.
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The proposed plan would retire seven cruisers early, delay construction of the next large-deck amphibious warfare ship by one year, cancel the second Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) in 2014, delay construction of two smaller amphibious warfare ships, and reduce procurement of littoral combat ships by two and joint high speed vessels by eight.
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For those reasons, ships are often designed to operate at a relatively slow speed of 15-20 knots, which inhibits their potential productivity.
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By some estimates, American navy ships spend 80% of their time travelling at half speed, which requires barely one-eighth of the power needed to propel a ship at top speed.
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We must assume that al Qaeda has information on our current ROEs and how we react to high-speed craft - for example, Iranian Revolutionary Guard naval boats aggressively maneuvering in the direction of our ships with their guns unmasked.
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Mr. Branson disclosed that in the wake of Monday's success, "I would like to speed up the program" by increasing to three from two the size of the initial fleet of rocket ships intended to carry passengers.
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Famous for his exuberance and sometimes mercurial nature, Mr. Branson disclosed that in the wake of Monday's success, "I would like to speed up the program" by increasing to three from two the size of the initial fleet of rocket ships intended to carry passengers.
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