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Friday, June 24, 2011

Combat applications for waterjet powered ships

Visby classWaterjet propulsion for combat ships and craft is a growing trend. While waterjets have powered small craft for many years, now they are being employed on combatants, including ships as large as the two variants of the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ship feature waterjets.

In many cases, the power is derived from both diesels and gas turbines. In one unique case, the power drives both waterjets and a screw.

South Africa’s 3,590-ton Valour class frigates, built by Blohm + Voss to the MEKO A-200SAN (for South African Navy) design, employs a combination of screws and waterjets, known as CODAG WARP (Combined Diesel and Gas - Water Jet and Refined Propeller) propulsion solution.

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