GE passes the sea trial for the Australian Navy's LM2500 gas turbine destroyer
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The three Hobart-class air defense combat destroyers being built for the Royal Australian Navy will be powered by the GE LM2500 gas turbine, the most widely used gas turbine in the marine industry. The LM2500 gas turbine has been used by navies in 35 countries around the world, and has established more than 14 million operational hours in the marine environment and 65 million operating hours in other industrial applications.
     According to the AWD Alliance, the Royal Australian Navy's first air defense combat destroyer, NUSHIP Hobart, has successfully completed a sea acceptance test on the southern coast of Australia and plans to deliver it in June.
     Each air defense combat destroyer will be equipped with two diesel engines (purchased from the product library) and the LM2500 gas turbine diesel engine and gas turbine unit (CODOG). The design of this air defense combat destroyer is based on the F100 frigate plan (Alvaro de Bazan class) developed by the Spanish Navantia company for the Spanish Navy. The GE LM2500 gas turbine will also power the Royal Australian Navy's Adelaide and Anzac class frigates and the Canberra and Adelaide two HMA landing helicopter docks, both of which are the largest warships built for the Royal Australian Navy.
     The GE LM2500 series of gas turbines includes the basic LM2500 (25 MW), LM2500+ (30 MW) and LM2500+G4 (35 MW), a range of gas turbines that meet emission requirements. Because these gas turbines can be used in a variety of propulsion structures, warships have design flexibility. The LM2500 gas turbine is manufactured in Avondale, Ohio, USA.