DSK wrote:

Rick wrote:

One could reasonably assume that the plant was designed to accomodate
the loss of the turbine and the condenser could operate at the vacuum
required to allow full power from the recips.


Sure, but for how long? It's a liner, designed to maneuver with the aid
of tugs. Warships have far greater ability to steam in maneuvers, but at
the cost of efficiency & space. A liner has to make money.


At that time the reliability of the turbine was in question so that the
plant was designed to run without it indefinitely. If I recall, the
bearings proved to be a problem on a sister ship.

Cheers