Nuclear-Powered Giant Ships
Discussions focus on the pros and cons of nuclear propulsion for massive cargo and naval ships, efficiency of large versus smaller vessels, alternatives like sails, and challenges such as cost, build time, and existing fleets.
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My impression is energy density matters significantly less with these giant ships.
These huge ships should be nuclear powered like navy ships.
Why not just make a smaller ship
Nukes are expensive and take forever to build. This ship sailed 40 years ago.
only bigger by number of ships. By tonnage i think its less then half the size.
sails on modern cargo ships is a thing (see pyxis ocean)
Warships need electricity too..
If I'm not mistaken, those ships are more efficient per unit of cargo than smaller ships. It's one of the main reasons they were built.
Why can't we just use the existing hulls to build more ships?
The oceans are big, so why limit it to one ship. Have a fleet of ships where each ship serves different purposes. Navies have been doing this for most of naval history.