All four
of the new F125-class frigates being built for the German Navy will
use the same LM2500 CODLAG-configured propulsion system. The gas turbines
are manufactured at GE’s Evendale, Ohio, facility. GE LM2500s
also power the German Navy’s Bremen- (F122), Brandenburg- (F123)
and Sachsen-class (F124) frigates.
The new F125-class frigates replace the German Navy's eight Bremen-class
frigates. According to the thyssenKrupp announcement, Sachsen-Anhalt
is scheduled to be handed over to the German defense procurement agency
in early 2019. Sea trials will commence soon for the first F125-class
frigate, Baden-Württemberg.
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, GE is one of the world’s leading manufacturers
of marine products and propulsion systems including aeroderivative gas
turbines ranging from 6,000 to 70,275 shaft horsepower/4.5 to 52 megawatts.
For more information, visit www.ge.com/marine. |
