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GE LM2500 Gas Turbines Power Newly-Christened Coronado LCS

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GE Marine announces its LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines now power the United States Navy’s Coronado, trimaran Littoral Combat Ship. Coronado -- the second Austal USA-built LCS -- was recently christened at Austal USA’s Mobile, Alabama, shipyard.

The Coronado is powered by two LM2500s arranged in a CODAG configuration with two diesel engines. GE will provide Austal USA with eight LM2500 gas turbines for the Independence-variant LCS program, part of a contract for up to 10 ships over a five-year period. This past summer, Austal USA celebrated the cutting of metal on Jackson, the third Austal LCS, also powered by two LM2500s in a CODAG arrangement.

The 127-meter aluminum trimaran LCS is an agile surface combatant that can be deployed independently to overseas littoral regions, can remain on station for an extended period either with a battle group or through a forward-basing arrangement, and is capable of underway replenishment.

All the LM2500 gas turbines for the Austal LCS program were or will be manufactured at GE’s Evendale, Ohio, facility.

Source : GE Marine

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Published on ASDNews: Feb 15, 2012