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What are the reasons the Brits used two shaft geared turbines paired with two boilers for their "C"/Battle/Daring class destroyers but the USN used two geared turbines paired with four boilers for the Fletcher/Sumner/Gearing classes?
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Sir, one simple reason i can think of is operational doctrine put into design. This is irrespective of power developed by individual or ssociater turbine capacity to utilize it. The US doctrine could be using these ships much further away from base or dockyards for longer periods of times. The Brit thinking in dfesigning the ships that way could be a more modest doctrine in terms of usage and operational time. So for the Americans it made sense to have more boilers that could power the turbines and also be standby for maintenance. Just thinking out aloud though. Will appreciate any correction to it.