Engineering:Rolls-Royce Marine Spey

Marine Spey
Marine Spey on display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Derby
Type	Gas turbine
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Rolls-Royce plc
First run	1960s
Developed from	Rolls-Royce Spey

The Rolls-Royce Marine Spey is a marine gas turbine based on the Rolls-Royce Spey and TF41 aircraft turbofan engines. The Marine Spey currently powers seven ship classes including the Royal Navy's Type 23 frigates and provides a power output of 19.5 MW (about 26,150HP). The Marine Spey incorporates technology from the Tay and RB211.

Applications

• Abukuma-class destroyer escort
• Akizuki-class destroyer
• Asagiri-class destroyer
• De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate
• Hatakaze-class destroyer
• Karel Doorman-class frigate
• Murasame-class destroyer
• Takanami-class destroyer
• Type 23 frigate
• Type 22 frigate

See also

• Rolls-Royce MT30

Related development

• Rolls-Royce Spey

External links

• Rolls-Royce.com Spey Marine gas turbine page