In article . net, "Thomas
Schoene" wrote:

KDR wrote:

Many thanks for all the replies. Compared with F-76, how expensive is
JP-5?

http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil/FUEL/FUEL-INFOR-PAGE.HTML

JP-5 $1.03/gallon
DFM $0.98/gallon (DFM is Diesel fuel, Marine, another term for F-76)

In the tutorial URL I posted, they made a definite distinction between
F-76 and DFM.


That's roughly 5% difference. It may not seem like much, but considering
the Navy's overall fuels budget, it can really add up.

That's $500 for a 10K gallon fill up. Substantial enough savings.
Anyone know how much fuel a DDG takes on at a time?


Is there any official move in the RN or USN to adopt JP-5 as a
single universal fuel?

Not that I've ever heard of.

Just proposals.

--
Harry Andreas
Engineering raconteur