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LM2500

IOC: 1969
Total Production: 1,609

LM2500+

IOC: 1998
Production: 67

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.

The LM2500+ marine gas turbine is a more powerful derivative from LM2500. Excepting the power, LM2500+ retains LM2500's main features. It is available for mechanical drive applications for commercial and military marine, and power generation for industrial customers.

The LM2500+ gas turbine was utilized for the first time in 2000 to power Celebrity Cruises' Millennium commercial cruiser. It provides 25% more power at a simple thermal-cycle, thermal efficiency in excess of 39%, and reliability the same of LM2500, 99.6%.

The LHD 8, the newest member of the LHD 1 Wasp amphibious assault ship class to date, will be the first military ship powered by this gas turbine. Two LM2500+ turbines will be part of LHD 8's hybrid electric drive system along with two electric motors. LM2500+ was certified by the US Navy to suit military ships in August 2004.

Specifications
Dimensions: Height 2 m, Length 6.7 m

Weights: Max Weight 5,237 kg (11,545 lb)

Power: Power 40,500 shp

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LM2500 Related Equipment
Derived from: LM2500

Applications
LHD 1 Wasp News
LM2500+ Gas Turbine Receives Military Certification

Operators

United States of America

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Sunday, August 24, 2008

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