Rolls-Royce Marine Olympus Explained
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 5,600 rpm utilising wide-chord blades. Beginning its sea trials in early 1968, Turunmaa, a 700-ton corvette of the Finnish Navy was the first Olympus-powered warship to enter service, some six months before, 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
23200shp nominal. Installed ratings quoted where known.
- Finnish Navy
- Turunmaa-class corvettes — one Olympus, three diesels.[1]
- Royal Navy
- HMS Exmouth — one Olympus derated to 15000shp, two Proteus.[1]
- Type 82 destroyer, — two Olympus, two steam turbines.[1]
Olympus TM2
23200shp nominal. Installed ratings quoted where known.
Olympus TM3
28000shp nominal. Installed ratings quoted where known.
- Royal Navy
- aircraft carriers — four Olympus at 25000shp.
- Type 42 destroyers — two Olympus at 25000shp, two Tyne.[5]
- Type 21 frigates — two Olympus at 28000shp, two Tyne.[6]
- Type 22 frigates Batch 1 and 2 — two Olympus, two Tyne.[7]
- Argentine Navy
- — two Olympus at 25800shp, two Tyne.[8]
- Brazilian Navy
- — two Olympus TB3B at 28000shp, four MTU 16V956 TB91.[9]
- Nigerian Navy
- frigate — two Olympus, two diesels.[10]
- Royal Thai Navy
- frigate — one Olympus at 19500shp, one diesel.[11]
- Hellenic Navy
- frigates — two Olympus, two Tyne.[12]
- French Navy
- destroyers — two Olympus at 26000shp, two diesel.[13]
- Belgian Navy
- frigates — one Olympus at 27575shp, two diesel.[14]
- Royal Netherlands Navy
- s — two Olympus at 20000shp, two Tyne.[7]
- s — two Olympus at 25700shp, two Tyne.[11]
- s — two Olympus at 25700shp, two Tyne.[11]
- Japan Maritime Self Defense Force
- Ishikari-class destroyer escort — one Olympus, one diesel.[6]
- — one Olympus at 24700shp, one diesel.[15]
- — two Olympus, two Tyne.[6]
- Indonesian Navy
- — one Olympus TM3B, two diesel.[16]
- — one Olympus TM3B, two diesel.[17]
External links
Notes and References
- Baxter 1990 p 101
- Potts 2011 IRIS Alvand Light Frigate militaryfactory.com
- [KD Rahmat]
- Libyan frigate Dat Assawari quoting Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/rn/destroyers/type42/ Type 42 guided missile destroyer
- Baxter 1990 p 107
- Baxter 1990 p 115
- http://www.military-today.com/navy/almirante_brown_class.htm Almirante Brown class
- http://www.naviosbrasileiros.com.br/ngb/N/N009/N009.htm Niteroi class
- http://www.harpoondatabases.com/Encyclopedia/Entry735.aspx FF Aradu (MEKO 360) class'
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Baxter 1990 p 111
- Miller, David; Chris Miller (1986). Modern Naval Combat. USA: Salamandar Books. pp. 100–101. .
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/wielingen-specs.htm? Weilingen
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006.
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006.
- Jane's Fighting Ships 2005-2006.
