gas turbine - Rolls Royce Spey

The Marine Spey gas turbine engine was developed by Rolls Royce after experience with the aero-engine Spey, which powered the UK Bucanneer, the UK versions of the McDonnell-Douglas Phantom and the UK Nimrod maritime reconnaisance platform. Although the aero-engine Spey has been around since the late 1950s, the Marine Spey entered service in 1985.

The SM1A Spey developed 12.75MW.

The SM1C Spey developed 18MW.

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Class Family

gas turbine

Used by

Year	Type	Class	Qty
1986	Guided-Missile Destroyer	Hatakaze class	2
1986	Destroyer	Asagiri class	4
1988	Frigate	Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class	2
1989	Frigate	Abukuma class	2
1989	Frigate	Type 23 Duke class	2
1991	Frigate	Karel Doorman class	2
1995	Support Ship	Kashima class	2
1996	Destroyer	Murasame class	2
2002	Guided-Missile Destroyer	De Zeven Provinciën class	2
2003	Destroyer	Takanami class	2
2012	Destroyer	Akizuki 2010 class	4

Refits

Date	Ship	Class	Event
Dec 1989	HMS Brave F94	Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class	RR SM1A Spey upgraded to RR SM1C Spey Gas Turbines - rather than the Olympus of the rest of the Class.