GE Signed an Agreement with STM Regarding the Supply of the LM2500 Gas Turbine
GE Marine, announced that they have signed an agreement with STM for the provision of power to the third and fourth multi-role MİLGEM corvettes,for the Turkish Naval Forces at the IDEF’ 15 fair.
The multi-role MILGEM corvettes,of which the construction is still in progress; 3rd, F-513 “Burgazada” and the 4th, F-514 “Kınalıada”, will be powered by LM2500 gas turbines. Deputy President responsible for GE Marine Operations, Brien Bolsinger of GE Aviation at Evendale, Ohio, said, “ We are glad for the preference of our LM2500 popular gas turbines by the Turkish Navy for the provision of power for its two new MİLGEM corvettes. Along with this, we also want to work together in the programmes of the naval forces in Turkey and in the world in general by strengthening the strategic relationships we already possess in the country”.
The drive system of the two new MİLGEM vessels will be the same with the F-511 “TCG Heybeliada”and F-512 “TCG Büyükada” which are in the inventory of the Turkish Naval Forces and will be consisting of the diesel and gas configuration where LM2500 gas turbine will be combined with two diesel motors (CODAG). Total driving force of 31.000 kilo watts will enable the vessels to reach the maximum speed exceeding 29 sea miles.
MİLGEM corvettes have 2.300 tonne displacement and a total of 99 metres in length. Of the first two ships TCG Heybeliada (F-511) joined the Naval Service on September 2011, TCG Büyükada (F-512) joined on September 2013. Within the context of the agreement made, the delivery of the motors by GE are on schedule to be made between 2015 and 2016. The inclusion of the F-513 “TCG Burgazada”, of which construction is still in progress, the Turkish Naval Forces inventories ison targetfor 2017.
