Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus
| Marine Olympus | |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas turbine |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Bristol Siddeley Rolls-Royce Limited |
| First run | 1960s |
| Developed from | Rolls-Royce Olympus |
The Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus is a marine gas turbine based on the Rolls-Royce Olympus aircraft turbojet engine.
History
The first Marine Olympus was built for the German Navy. In 1962 BSEL was contracted to provide the gas-generator and Brown Boveri was contracted to provide a two-stage long-life marine power turbine. A test bed was built for extensive shore trials. Construction of the ship which was intended for gas-turbine power was abandoned. Test running of the next marine Olympus began in 1966. The power turbine was of a single stage operating at 5600 rpm utilising wide-chord blades. Beginning its sea trials in early 1968, the Turunmaa, a 700-ton corvette of the Finnish Navy was the first Olympus-powered warship to enter service, some six months before HMS Exmouth, the first British ship which had been refitted to trial the propulsion system for the Royal Navy.[1]
The TM1 and TM2 variants comprised a power turbine baseplate carrying the turbine and the gas generator mountings, and differed significantly only in the construction of the power turbine structure, which was a steel casting on the TM1 and a fabrication on the TM2. All TM1 and TM2 installations were fitted with an A-rated gas generator, serial numbers 2013xx.
The TM3 comprised a similar power turbine baseplate plus a gas generator enclosure, an air intake enclosure, and many support services including ventilation and fire extinguishing systems. All TM3 installations were fitted with a B-rated gas generator, serial numbers 2017xx.
Variants
Olympus TM1
23,200 shp (17,300 kW) nominal. Installed ratings quoted where known.
- Finnish Navy
- Turunmaa class corvettes — one Olympus, three diesel.[1]
- Royal Navy
- HMS Exmouth — one Olympus derated to 15,000 shp (11,000 kW), two Proteus.[1]
- Type 82 destroyer, HMS Bristol — two Olympus, two steam turbines.[1]
Olympus TM2
23,200 shp (17,300 kW) nominal. Installed ratings quoted where known.
- Iranian Navy
- Alvand class frigates — two Olympus at 23,000 shp (17,000 kW), two diesel.[2]
- Royal Malaysian Navy
- Libyan Navy
- Dat Assawari frigate — two Olympus at 23,200 shp (17,300 kW), two diesel.[4]
Olympus TM3
28,000 shp (21,000 kW) nominal. Installed ratings quoted where known.
- Royal Navy
- Argentine Navy
- Almirante Brown class destroyer — two Olympus at 25,800 shp (19,200 kW), two Tyne.[8]
- Brazilian Navy
- Niteroi class frigate — two Olympus TB3B at 28,000 shp (21,000 kW), two Tyne.[9]
- Nigerian Navy
- Royal Thai Navy
- HTMS Makut Rajakumarn frigate — one Olympus at 19,500 shp (14,500 kW), one diesel.[11]
- Hellenic Navy
- Elli class frigates — two Olympus, two Tyne.[12]
- French Navy
- Georges Leygues class destroyers — two Olympus at 26,000 shp (19,000 kW), two diesel.[13]
- Belgian Navy
- Wielingen class frigates — one Olympus at 27,575 shp (20,563 kW), two diesel.[14]
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- Tromp class frigates — two Olympus at 20,000 shp (15,000 kW), two Tyne.[7]
- Kortenaer class frigates — two Olympus at 25,700 shp (19,200 kW), two Tyne.[15]
- Jacob van Heemskerck class frigates — two Olympus at 25,700 shp (19,200 kW), two Tyne.[16]
- Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
- Ishikari class destroyer escort — one Olympus, one diesel.[5]
- Yubari class destroyer escort — one Olympus at 24,700 shp (18,400 kW), one diesel.[17]
- Hatsuyuki class destroyer — two Olympus, two Tyne.[5]
See also
- Related development
References
- 1 2 3 4 Baxter 1990 p 101
- ↑ Potts 2011 IRIS Alvand Light Frigate militaryfactory.com
- ↑ KD Rahmat quoting Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- ↑ Libyan frigate Dat Assawari quoting Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- 1 2 3 4 5 Baxter 1990 p 107
- ↑ Type 42 guided missile destroyer naval-hazegray.org
- 1 2 Baxter 1990 p 115
- ↑ Almirante Brown class military-today.com
- ↑ Niteroi class naviosbrasileiros.com.br
- ↑ FF Aradu (MEKO 360) class' harpoondatabases.com
- ↑ HTMS Makut Rajakumarn quoting Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- ↑ Baxter 1990 p 111
- ↑ Georges Leygues class destroyer quoting Miller, David; Chris Miller (1986). Modern Naval Combat. USA: Salamandar Books. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0-517-61350-6.
- ↑ Weilingen globalsecurity.org
- ↑ Kortenaer class frigate quoting Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- ↑ Jacob van Heemskerck class frigate quoting Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- ↑ Yubari class destroyer escort quoting Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006.