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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

GE Marine to Power Naval Ship

USS Independence (LCS-2)GE Marine reports that it will provide Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, with two LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines to power the United States Navy’s fourth LCS-Class-Independence variant.

The new LCS will be named USS Montgomery, and will be powered by the LM2500s arranged in a COmbined Diesel and Gas turbine (CODAG) configuration with two diesel engines.

Austal USA plans to launch the second LCS-Class-Independence variant USS Coronado in the fourth quarter 2011.

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