NEWS
Submarines Isaac Peral receives main
electric motor Navantia in Spain has installed the main electric motor on the submarine Isaac Peral (S81), the first of the series of four that it is building for the Spanish Navy. Te electric motor was developed by Cantarey, a
subsidiary of the Spanish multinational Gamesa. Te design of the motor has reduced its size significantly and reduced its weight by 20% compared with the electric motor on a Scorpene class submarine. It has also been designed to have an extremely low acoustic signature, high level of shock resistance and be capable of delivering maximum power ‘continuously.’ Over the next few months other main equipment
will be installed on the submarine so that the sections can be united and the unit launched in 2013.
The electric
motor is installed in Isaac Peral.
and in more difficult conditions than any of Canada’s current icebreakers. Te new vessel will be delivered to coincide with the decommissioning of CCGS Louis S St-Laurent in 2017. It is one of the vessels included in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) Non-Combat contract, which was awarded to Vancouver Shipyards in October 2011. The ship will be designed to accommodate 100
personnel with space for 25 additional personnel and have the ability to break through 2.5m of ice at 3knots.
Patrol boats DCNS delivers fourth
Skjold class FPB DCNS delivered the fourth fast patrol boat (FPB) from a total of six in the Royal Norwegian Navy’s Skjold programme on 29 March. Glimt (P964) and the other vessels in the series
are being built by a consortium comprising DCNS and two Norwegian contractors, Umoe Mandal and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.
CAD/CAM New applications for New vessels Polar icebreaker role for
Aker Arctic The Canadian government has announced an important step forward for Canada’s ‘Northern Strategy’ in the form of selection of the designers for the Canadian Coast Guard’s future flagship, the Polar icebreaker, John G Diefenbaker. Aker Arctic is a member of a team led by STX
Canada Marine that has been awarded the contract to design the icebreaker. Te award of this C$9.5 million contract formally launches the detailed design effort for the new vessel. Conceptual design is expected to take 18-24
months to complete. At this point a comprehen- sive design package will be provided to Vancouver Shipyards Ltd to build the vessel. Te Polar icebreaker will be able to operate autono- mously for 270 days in the Arctic, over a larger area,
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Paramarine Paramarine design soſtware developed by QinetiQ GRC is being used by BAE Systems’ programme naval business in the assessment phase for the design of the latest Royal Navy frigates. Paramarine is being used for early stage design and structural development of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship (T26 GCS). Te T26 GCS will form the spine of the Royal Navy’s future fleet. “We are charged with developing a design that
generates the most effective balance of cost versus benefit. We develop different configurations to assess the impact on the cost of building the ship. Paramarine enables us to develop and test scores of options in the early design stage and at the same time we are able to very rapidly gain a powerful insight into the impact of structural changes to aid the decision making process. Paramarine is a powerful and effective ship design solution which is very flexible, supported by a respon- sive and highly knowledgeable customer support team,” said Chris Muskett, Engineering Manager Hull & Structure, BAE Systems’ Maritime – Naval Ships. Paramarine has been and is used extensively across
BAE Systems on projects such as the Astute class of submarines, Type 45 destroyers, and the new aircraſt carrier programmes. Approved by the UK Ministry of Defence as its stability soſtware of choice, BAE Systems has extensive experience and understanding of Paramarine’s capabilities.
Warship Technology May 2012
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