- Hull form affects resistance only at the highest speed, and then, only marginally
- Speed is not affected by trim to any great degree
- Yaw will noticeably affect ships, especially at low speeds
- Stern down trim helps sailing performance, as it increases directional stability
- Sailing warships are unlikely to have achieved speed-length ratios as great as 1.0 (V/SQRT(L))
- If conclusion 5 is true, then many sailing reports are probably untrue
This is an ongoing discussion about 17th Century naval wargaming (really, 1620-1720). Part of what is offered are scenarios for games: orders-of-battle, ship lists, battle descriptions, and scenarios for Age of Sail II-Privateers Bounty (a sailing warfare computer simulation/game), suitable scaled for that environment. Copyright (c) 2003-2004 James C. Bender
Sunday, January 23, 2005
D. K. Brown's article "The Form and Speed of Sailing Warships"
Frank Fox had told me about this article a number of years ago. David K. Brown wrote an article for The Mariner's Mirror Vol.84 No.3 (August 1998) called "The Form and Speed of Sailing Warships" (pp.298-307). His conclusions:
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