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Naval Engine gas turbine - General Electric LM2500



The General Electric LM2500 industrial and marine turboshaft gas turbine is a derivative of GE Aircraft Engines CF6-6 aircraft engine.

The LM2500 was first used in the Spruance class of destroyers and the related Kidd class, which were constructed from 1970. Was subsequently used into the 1980s in the Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates, and Ticonderoga class cruisers.

The LM2500 is license-built in Japan by Ishikawajima-Harima, in Italy by Avio (Fiat), and in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.






  Used by


1975US Spruance class destroyer DD 4
1975US Oliver Hazard Perry class guided-missile frigate FFG 2
1979DK Niels Juel class corvette FS 1
1980AU Adelaide class guided-missile frigate FFG 2
1981KR Ulsan class frigate FF 2
1981US Kidd class guided-missile destroyer DDG 4
1982DE F 122 Bremen class frigate FF 2
1982US Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull class guided-missile frigate FFG 2
1982IT Maestrale class frigate FF 2
1983US Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser CG 4
1985IT Garibaldi class aircraft carrier v stol CVS 4
1986ES Santa Maria class guided-missile frigate FFG 2
1988ES Principe de Asturias aircraft carrier v stol CVS 2
1989BR Inhaúma class corvette FS 1
1990PT Vasco da Gama class frigate FF 2
1991US Arleigh Burke Flight I class guided-missile destroyer DDG 4
1992CA City class frigate FF 2
1992GR Hydra class frigate FF 2
1993IT Durand de la Penne class guided-missile destroyer DDG 2
1993IL Sa'ar 5-class corvette FS 1
1993TW Cheng Kung class guided-missile frigate FFG 2
1993JP Kongo class guided-missile destroyer DDG 4
1994TH Naresuan class guided-missile frigate FFG 2
1994DE F 123 Brandenburg class frigate FF 2
1994US Supply class support ship AO 4
1995JP Asuka class support ship AO 2
1996AU Anzac class frigate FF 1
1996JP Murasame class destroyer DD 2
1997TH Chakri Narubet class aircraft carrier v stol CVS 2
2002ES F100 Alvaro de Bazan guided-missile destroyer DDG 2
2003DE F 124 Sachsen class guided-missile destroyer DDG 1
2003KR Chungmugong Yi Sun Shin (KDX-II) class guided-missile destroyer DDG 2
2003JP Takanami class destroyer DD 2
2005US Sea Fighter class littoral combat ship LCS 2
2006ZA Valor class frigate FF 1
2006NO Fridtjof Nansen class guided-missile destroyer DDG 1
2007JP Atago class guided-missile destroyer DDG 4
2008FR Horizon class guided-missile destroyer DDG 2
2008US National Security Cutter coast guards W 1
2008KR Sejongdaewang (KDX-III) class guided-missile destroyer DDG 4
2008IT Cavour class aircraft carrier v stol CVS 4
2009US Independence class littoral combat ship LCS 2
2009JP Hyuga class helicopter carrier H 4
2010IN Shivalik (Project 17) class frigate FF 2
2012FR Aquitaine class frigate FF 1
2013KR Incheon class frigate FF 2
2013IT Bergamini (2013) class guided-missile frigate FFG 1
2014AU Canberra class assault carrier LH 1
2014US America (2014) class assault carrier LH 2
2015JP Izumo class helicopter carrier H 4
2017AU Hobart class guided-missile destroyer DDG 2
2018JP Asahi class destroyer DD 2
2019TH Adulyade class guided-missile frigate FFG 1
2022EG MEKO A200EN (Al-Aziz) class frigate FF 1



  In Service


PL Polish Navy
EG Egyptian Navy
US US Navy
TR Turkish Navy
BH Royal Bahrain Naval Force
DK Royal Danish Navy
AU Royal Australian Navy
BD Bangladesh Navy
KR Republic of Korea Navy
IT Italian Navy
DE German Navy
PK Pakistan Navy
ES Spanish Navy
BR Brazilian Navy
PT Portuguese Navy
CA Canadian Armed Forces
GR Hellenic Navy
TW Republic of China Navy (Taiwan)
JP Japanese Navy
IL Israeli Navy
TH Royal Thai Navy
NZ Royal New Zealand Navy
NO Royal Norwegian Navy
ZA South African Navy
US US Coast Guard
FR French Navy
IN Indian Navy








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