# Researching all Gas Turbines on USN Vessels **URL:** \ **Category:** Engineering\ **Created:** [April 5, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281 "2012-04-05T10:43:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hacksaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/977dab/32.png) [@hacksaw](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/hacksaw)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281/1 "2012-04-05T10:43:20Z")
I need a list of USN qualified Gas Turbines and/or Ship Service Turbine Gensets. I am especially interested in so called mid range hardware in the 8-10 MW / 10K-15K SHP. I cannot find any USN vessels with this size unit. If you know of a gas turbine or genset that you worked on board a USN vessel list it here and I can compile the list myself. Thanks Rex ---
**Author:** ![87cr250r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/e9a140/32.png) [@87cr250r](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/87cr250r)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281/2 "2012-04-10T19:50:19Z")
I know the mains are all GE LM2500 derivatives but for auxiliaries? Maybe Solar Turbines? ---
**Author:** ![AB\_Murph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@AB\_Murph](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/AB_Murph)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2012, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281/3 "2012-04-10T21:40:39Z")
Try Janes. If not in there then most likely classified. ---
**Author:** ![acdcrocks73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@acdcrocks73](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/acdcrocks73)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281/4 "2013-01-30T02:54:53Z")
This should help: www.public.navy.mil/surflant/ddg57/Pages/Characteristics.aspx The older FFGs had Alison 501-K17 [QUOTE=hacksaw;66612]I need a list of USN qualified Gas Turbines and/or Ship Service Turbine Gensets. I am especially interested in so called mid range hardware in the 8-10 MW / 10K-15K SHP. I cannot find any USN vessels with this size unit. If you know of a gas turbine or genset that you worked on board a USN vessel list it here and I can compile the list myself. Thanks Rex[/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Kennebec\_Captain](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kennebec_captain/32/13_2.png) [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281/5 "2013-01-30T06:32:50Z")
[QUOTE=hacksaw;66612]I need a list of USN qualified Gas Turbines and/or Ship Service Turbine Gensets. I am especially interested in so called mid range hardware in the 8-10 MW / 10K-15K SHP. I cannot find any USN vessels with this size unit. If you know of a gas turbine or genset that you worked on board a USN vessel list it here and I can compile the list myself. Thanks Rex[/QUOTE] This is going off topic a bit but as an ex-puddle jumper I want to point out that the first U.S. ship to use gas turbines was not Navy but Coast Guard. My first ship, WHEC-721, had two 18,000 hp gas turbines in a ship a little over 3000 tons. K.C. The Reliance Class had two turbines designed to run on the same shaft and at the same time as the diesels. I was on WMEC 619 and they shut down the diesels to run the turbines but at 1000 hp each it wasn’t very impressive. They pulled them out later. > Coast Guard Medium Endurance Cutters (WMEC’s) were tested to define … combined diesel and gas turbine (CODAG) plant. In 1975 the gas … and operational characteristics of the 210’ WMEC (Reliance Class) ---
**Author:** ![Sweat-n-Grease](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sweat-n-Grease](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sweat-n-Grease)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281/6 "2013-01-30T08:02:37Z")
In MARAD’s RRF there is the GTS Admiral Callaghan. We have a forum member well schooled and qualified in Gas Turbines. Should he see your thread I’m sure he can add useful comments. ---
**Author:** ![Engine\_MAN](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@Engine\_MAN](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Engine_MAN)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/researching-all-gas-turbines-on-usn-vessels/7281/7 "2013-02-12T18:28:31Z")
Little side note, I believe the newest class of DDGs will be using Roles Royce gas turbines instead of the GE LM2500 derivatives. Huge blow to GE.