Surface combatants Defender sets sail
on maiden voyage Defender, the fiſth Type 45 destroyer built by BAE Systems for the UK Royal Navy, recently set sail from the company’s Scotstoun shipyard to embark on her first stage sea trials off the west coast of Scotland. Defender was due to spend approximately three
weeks at sea, during which she was expected to undergo platform trials to test her speed, manoeuvra- bility, power and propulsion. She will also undertake weapons trials and tests to demonstrate her auxiliary and domestic services. Following her sea trials, Defender was due to return
to the Clyde for ongoing integration and testing. She will head to sea for her second stage trials in early 2012, ahead of hand over to the Royal Navy in the latter half of the year.
L’Adroit will be operated by the French Navy but remains the property of DCNS.
With two French Navy crews rotating every four
months, L’Adroit will offer a high level of at-sea availabil- ity, spending 220 days a year on operational missions. Over the next three years, the French Navy will be
thoroughly testing the new ship and its equipment and systems, including an unmanned aerial vehicle, boat launch ramps, panoramic bridge and enclosed mast.
Propulsion GE to provide IHI Defender is due to be delivered later in 2012.
with gas turbines GE Marine has announced that it will provide IHI in Tokyo, Japan, with LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines for the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s new 22DDH destroyer. Te GE LM2500 gas turbines will be equipped with integrated electronic controls (IEC). “We are partnering with IHI whereby they will
Surface combatants French Navy gains
use of Gowind OPV Less than two years aſter construction began, the Gowind-type offshore patrol vessel (OPV) L’Adroit, has been made available to the French Navy. Built by DCNS under a self-funded programme, the ship is said to incorporate a number of innovations and will now have a chance to demonstrate its operational value on French Navy missions all over the world. L’Adroit was officially made available to the French
Navy on 21 October at a ceremony attended by Bernard Huet, executive vice president and deputy managing director of DCNS, and Vice Admiral Xavier Magne, commander of France’s naval action force (FAN). Te ship will be under the command of Captain Loïc Guyot and remains the property of DCNS. Mr Huet said the endorsement of the French Navy “will help to promote the Gowind in international markets.”
Warship Technology January 2012
design and package the propulsion modules and electrical generator sets powered by GE’s LM2500 and LM500 gas turbines, respectively,” said Brien Bolsinger, GE Marine general manager. “Tis is a unique project as the LM2500s will provide main propulsion power while the LM500s will supply onboard ship service electrical power. Tis project also marks two important milestones: it will be the first LM500 generator set application for military ships, and the initial use of LM2500s with IECs in a main power plant on a JMSDF ship.”
R&D Milestone for EM
railgun programme Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in the USA achieved a milestone in the Office of Naval Research’s electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) programme when they fired a laboratory-scale system for the 1000th time on 31 October. “A significant
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