The Rolls-Royce MT30 (Marine Turbine) is a marine
gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of continuous flow internal combustion engine. The main parts common to all gas turbine engines form the power-producing part (known as the gas generator or core) and are, in the directi ...
engine based on the
Rolls-Royce Trent 800
The Rolls-Royce Trent 800 is a high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce plc, one of the engine options for the early Boeing 777 variants.
Launched in September 1991, it first ran in September 1993, was granted EASA certification on 27 Jan ...
aero engine. The MT30 retains 80% commonality with the Trent 800, the engine for the
Boeing 777
The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet.
The 777 was designed to bridge the gap bet ...
. The maximum power rating is 40 MW and minimum efficient power 25 MW.
Rolls-Royce announced the MT30 program on 11 September 2001. The first run of the engine was on 6 September 2002. In early 2003 the MT30 was selected to power the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
future aircraft carriers (CVFs) and the demonstrator of the US Navy's
DD(X)
The ''Zumwalt''-class destroyer is a class of three United States Navy guided-missile destroyers designed as multi-mission stealth ships with a focus on land attack. It is a multi-role class that was designed with a primary role of naval gunfire ...
multi-mission destroyer. In June 2004 Lockheed Martin awarded the engine contract to the MT30 for its
littoral combat ship
The littoral combat ship (LCS) is either of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore by the United States Navy. It was "envisioned to be a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeat ...
design.
In 2012 the company repackaged the MT30 so that it would fit into smaller ships,
and the first such order came from South Korea, for its s.
Applications
* (UK)
*
Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate or City-class frigate is a class of frigate being built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy, with variants also being built for the Australian and Canadian navies. The programme, known as the Global Combat Ship, was launched ...
(UK)
* (Australia)
*
Canadian Surface Combatant
The Canadian Surface Combatant, formerly the Single Class Surface Combatant Project is the name given to the procurement project that will replace the and warships with up to 15 new ships beginning in the mid to late 2020s as part of the Natio ...
(Canada)
* (US)
* (US)
* - FFG-II (South Korea)
* due to enter service 2022 (Italy)
* (Japan)
See also
References
* Rolls-Royce plc (6 September 2002)
Successful first run for new Rolls-Royce engine' Press release.
External links
Rolls-Royce MT30 page
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