Reply to post: Re: Propellor problems?

Royal Navy destroyer leaves Middle East due to propeller problems

Commswonk

Re: Propellor problems?

surely the RN can design a propeller properly though?

Er... I think you'll find that Bae Systems did the design.

And stop calling me Shirley.

On a more serious note IIRC cavitation can arise if the propellor is turned faster than its maximum design speed, and that might be temperature dependent.

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