Re: Why superships cost more per mass

On Sat, 30 Jun 2001 08:46:24 +0100, "Bif Smith"
<bif@bifsmith.fsnet.co.uk>
wrote:

>How about this for a comparison of the costs Vs mass of ships, taken
from
>"Janes fighting ships of WW2".

Good information...

>This shows a big difference in costs as the size of the ship goes up,
but
>not a coresponding increase in build times (it increases, but not as
much as
>the size/cost do).

Part of the problem is that early CVs were converted from other ships,
with a
flat deck plopped on top.

The problem is that you don't have the actual important data: manhours.
You
have time it was laid to the time it was completed. You have no way of
telling
how many people actually worked on the vessel or for how long. Manhours
gives
you the more accurate number. 

But it's interesting information, nonetheless.

Allan Goodall		       awg@sympatico.ca
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