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Fairbanks Morse Engine to Provide Propulsion for US Navy’s SAN ANTONIO-Class LPD 29

 

The US Navy (USN) awarded Fairbanks Morse, EnPro Industries company,  a contract to build and deliver the main propulsion diesel engines (MPDE) that will power LPD 29, the USN’s 13th SAN ANTONIO landing platform dock (LPD) class ship.

Construction of the engines will begin in 2019 and they are scheduled to be delivered in 2020 to Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Fairbanks Morse will then support installation, testing, and sea trials for the vessel. The four sequentially turbocharged 16-cylinder Colt-Pielstick PC 2.5 diesel engines with common rail (CR) fuel injection will deliver over 31MW of propulsion power and are among the largest medium speed diesel engines manufactured in the United States. 

We are excited about this contract because the four engines being delivered will have a proven, fuel efficient common rail fuel injection system which will deliver many benefits to the USN,” said Andrew Smith, business leader of Fairbanks Morse’s marine segment. “Over the ship’s operational lifetime, the common rail fuel system will improve fuel consumption and reduce engine maintenance, thereby lowering lifecycle costs.”

 

 

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01/11/2018

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