2022-07-01
Spanish Navy’s New Frigates Built by Navantia to be Powered by GE Marine
GE Marine is under contract with Navantia to provide five LM2500 marine gas turbines that will power five new Spanish Navy F-110 frigates built at its Ferrol Shipyard in Spain.
These multipurpose, anti-submarine frigates are being co-developed by the Spanish Ministry of Defence and Navantia. Each F-110 frigate will be powered by one GE LM2500 gas turbine and four diesel engines in a Combined Diesel Electric and Gas (CODLAG) propulsion system to achieve a maximum speed of more than 25 knots.
The new ships will be used in both blue and littoral waters for fleet protection, maritime security, and joint and combined mission and will replace Santa Maria class frigates.
The F-110 frigate programme will bring the total to 28 GE LM2500 marine gas turbines used to power Spanish Navy warships.
The LM2500 gas turbines will be Made in the U.S.A. at GE’s manufacturing facility in Evendale, Ohio; the base and enclosures will be manufactured and assembled in Spain by Navantia.
With a GE gas turbine, navies have worldwide support, whether onshore or at sea, and interoperability benefits with other allied ships. The company provides 95 per cent of the commissioned propulsion gas turbines in the United States Navy fleet.
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