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Tognum Delivers Engines for High Speed Catamaran of U.S. Army and Navy

Posted on March 17, 2009

Tognum, the specialist in propulsion and power solutions, recently received a major order for its Engines business unit to deliver four large diesel engines to the US-shipyard Austal USA (Mobile, Alabama).

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Der künftige Hochgeschwindigkeits-Katamaran von der U.S. Army und U.S. Navy, das Joint High Speed Vessel, wird von vier mtu-Dieselmotoren des Typs 20V 8000 M71L mit insgesamt 36.400 kW angetrieben. Damit erreicht das Schiff bis zu 35 Knoten Geschwindigkeit. The future high speed catamaran of the U.S. Army and Navy, the Joint High Speed Vessel, will be powered by four mtu 20V 8000 M71L diesel engines with a total power output of 36,400 kW. The vessel can reach speeds in excess of 35 knots. JPG, 863 KB

Vier mtu-Dieselmotoren vom Typ 20V 8000 M71L mit insgesamt 36.400 kW treiben den künftigen Hochgeschwindigkeits-Katamaran der U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, das Joint High Speed Vessel, mit bis zu 35 Knoten an. Four mtu 20V 8000 M71L diesel engines with 36.400 kW in total will power the Joint High Speed Vessel, the future highspeed-catamaran of the U.S. Army and Navy, for speeds in excess of 35 knots. JPG, 1 MB

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  • Major order of the U.S. Department of Defense
  • Four large diesel engines rated at 9,100 kW each power the first Joint High Speed Vessel
  • Options for 36 additional engines in nine vessels

Friedrichshafen/Detroit, 17 March 2009. Tognum, the specialist in propulsion and power solutions, recently received a major order for its Engines business unit to deliver four large diesel engines to the US-shipyard Austal USA (Mobile, Alabama). These mtu 20V 8000 M71L engines will be used as main propulsion engines for the first of ten planned high speed catamarans of the U.S. armed forces - called Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV). They are rated at 9,100 kW each. The contract includes options for nine additional vessels, totalling 36 engines of the same type, expected to be exercised between 2009 and 2013.
The JHSV-catamaran is the Department of Defense’s next generation multi-use platform, which will be operated jointly by both the United States Army and Navy. The 103-metre (338-foot) vessel will be capable of transporting troops and their equipment, supporting humanitarian relief efforts, operating in shallow waters and reaching speeds in excess of 35 knots fully loaded.

Austal USA was named as Prime Contractor for the JHSV-project in November 2008. The aluminum catamaran design of the JHSV will be similar to that of the Austal-built fast ferries for Hawaii Superferry, also powered by mtu Series 8000 engines. The 416-foot Littoral Combat Ship “Independence”, which was built by Austal USA for the U.S. Navy, is among the military vessels powered by mtu Series 8000 engines.

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