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LM2500

IOC: 1969
Total Production: 1,548
Origin: United States of America

Contractor/s: General Electric

Description: The LM2500 was designed to be a high efficiency, ease to repair and maintain and corrosion-resistant marine gas turbine. It is suitable for both mechanical drive and power generation applications.

The LM2500 gas turbine has been deployed in a wide range of military ships powering frigates, cruisers, carriers, boats, etc.

In November 2004, LM2500 was selected to power three Republic of Korea (RoK) KDX-III destroyers. Each destroyer will receive four gas turbines. To date, the Republic of Korea Navy has ordered more than 70 LM2500 gas turbines from General Electric to power corvettes, destroyers and frigates.

Parent system is the LM2500
Total Production: 1,615
Other Family Members: LM2500+

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:: Specifications ::

Dimensions
Height: 2.04 meter
Length: 6.52 meter

Power
Power: 33,600 shp (25.1 MW)

Weight
Dry Weight: 4,672 kilogram

:: News ::

There are 11 news between
3 Aug 2004
and
15 May 2012

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GE Marine Delivers LM2500 Gas Turbines for US Navy's New DDG 51 Restart Adopts Common Engine Program GE Supplies United States Navy with Additional LM2500 Digital Fuel Control Retrofit Kits Indian Navy Commissions INS Shivalik First Indian-Built Stealth Frigate German Navy's F125 Frigate Will Be Powered by LM2500 Gas Turbine GE to Investigate, Demonstrate Hybrid Drive Power System for DDG 51 Destroyers Keel Laying of Indian Navy's Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Royal Australian Navy's Hobart-Class Destroyers to Be Powered by LM2500 Gas Turbines GE LM2500 Digital Fuel Control Retrofit Kits Provide US Navy with Lower Maintenance Costs LCS 4 to Incorporate Two LM2500 Gas Turbine Modules US Navy Christens Sea Fighter Experimental Littoral Surface Craft

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Operators
	Country	Items	Country	Items
	Australia	22	Brazil	?
	China	?	France	?
	Germany	30	India	?
	Italy	?	Saudi Arabia	?
	South Korea	70	Spain	?
	United States of America	700

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:: Notes & Resources ::

Last Updated:
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
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