14th Aug 2006 09:16
14 August, 2006 ROLLS-ROYCE WINS NEW ORDER FOR NEXT GENERATION U.S. NAVY SHIP Rolls-Royce has won another significant order for the largest naval gasturbines in the world to power a next generation US Navy warship.Two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines will power the second LockheedMartin-designed Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Another set of the same turbineshas already been ordered and installed in Lockheed Martin's first LCS, Freedom(LCS 1).The latest contract continues the MT30's success in the United States. It wasalso chosen to power the Northrop Grumman DD(X) destroyer Integrated PowerSystem Engineering Development Model at a U.S. Navy research site inPhiladelphia.The gas turbines for the second Lockheed Martin-designed LCS will be deliveredto the Bollinger shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, in early 2007.Rolls-Royce is also supplying four Kamewa waterjets to the ship to maximiseperformance and manoeuvrability. These same waterjets have also been suppliedto Freedom. The company is also providing bearings and shafting to both ships.Patrick Marolda, Rolls-Royce President - Naval, said: "This latest contractreflects Lockheed Martin's belief in the advantages of the MT30 gas turbine,our ability to deliver as a company, and Rolls-Royce's continuous commitment tosupport the U.S. Navy."NOTES TO EDITORS1. LCS is being designed and built to improve the U.S. Navy's operationalcapability in the littorals, or coastal waters.2. General Dynamics will also construct up to two ships for the same class.3. The MT30 has 80 per cent commonality with the Trent 800 aero engine whichhas achieved more than eight million flying hours since entering service in1996. 4. Freedom is due to be launched this Autumn and delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2007. 5. Rolls-Royce is a world-leader in the research, development and manufactureof high-power waterjets. Several hundred are used in North America bycommercial and naval vessels including the X-Craft, the U.S. Navy'sexperimental high-speed catamaran and the 11-metre Ridged Inflatable Boat usedextensively by Special Operations Command.For further information please contact:Bill O'SullivanSenior Communications ManagerRolls-Royce plcTel +44 1332 622819Fax +44 1332 [email protected] K WaltonSenior Vice President - Corporate CommunicationsRolls-Royce North America Inc.Tel + 1 703 621 2709Fax +1 703 709 [email protected] www.rolls-royce.comENDROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
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