10-02-2006, 05:08 AM
Spearmint, the non-nuke steam-driven carriers were fairly fast for big ships. The Intrepid could do 33 knots. The liner SS United States http://ssunitedstatesconservancy.org/History.html displaced about 45,000 tons & had what was essentially the powerplant of a much larger carrier. With 247,785 horsepower she was a real hot rod, capable of almost 44 knots.