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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

GE Marine power for LHA 6

GE Marine LM2500+ marine aeroderivative gas turbines have been selected by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB), Pascagoula, Miss., to power the United States Navy's new LHA 6 amphibious assault ship.

"The selection of the LM2500+ gas turbines offers propulsion commonality for this first-in-class ship with the U.S. Navy's existing LHD 8 amphibious assault ship currently under construction at NGSB.

The LHD 8 was the first U.S. Navy ship to use this hybrid propulsion system configuration, and was the first military application of the LM2500+ gas turbine," said Brien Bolsinger, general manager, GE Marine, Evendale, Ohio.

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