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GE Supplies IHI With Four LM2500 Gas Turbines To Power Japanese 10DD Destroyers

January 29, 1999

EVENDALE, OH -- GE Marine Engines has received a contract from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (IHI) to supply four LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbines. The units will be used to power two 10DD Murasame-class destroyers being built for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

In early 1998, GE announced a similar order from IHI for four LM2500 gas turbines to power two 09DD Murasame-class destroyers. These vessels are scheduled for launch in 2000, with full commissioning slated for 2002.

This 10DD order brings the total number of LM2500s in the JMSDF fleet to 47, including all engines on order, operational and spares. The JMSDF will have a total of 16 LM2500-powered ships: Eleven Murasame-class and four Kongou-class destroyers, as well as one Asuka-class experimental test ship. Three LM500 gas turbines also power JMSDF patrol hydrofoils.

There are currently more than 1,000 LM2500 gas turbines in a wide range of military and commercial marine propulsion applications such as fast ferries, destroyers, frigates and corvettes. The LM2500 has been qualified for ratings up to 32,000 horsepower.

The LM2500 gas turbines for the 10DD destroyers will be manufactured at GE's Evendale, OH facility. IHI will assemble and test the gas turbines and modules at its Kure No.2 plant. The two 10DD destroyers are scheduled for launch in 2001 and are expected to be commissioned in 2003.

IHI is a GE Marine Systems Supplier, and is headquartered in Tokyo. To date, IHI has packaged 38 LM gas turbines for marine propulsion, and 70 LMs for various power generation applications throughout the world. GE Marine Engines is part of GE Aircraft Engines and is headquartered in Evendale, OH. GE Marine Engines is the world's largest designer, developer and manufacturer of aeroderivative gas turbines for a variety of commercial and military marine propulsion applications.