Main Propulsion Gas Turbines News

U.S. Navy's Self Defense Test Ship successfully transits on alternative fuel blend. The U.S. Navy successfully has concluded its largest demonstration of shipboard alternative fuel use with the successful arrival of the Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS) to Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme. The SDTS is a decommissioned Spruance-class destroyer ex-Paul F. Foster (EDD 964) reconfigured to provide the Navy an at-sea, remotely controlled, engineering test and evaluation platform without the risk to personnel or operational assets.

ship's two main propulsion gas turbines. launch in the summer of 2006 and deliver to the U.S. months after the start of construction. propulsion plant, with steerable water jet propulsion. loaded. distances. maneuverability for mission execution. and optimum crew comfort. Shipping. international teammates to provide a flexible, low-risk warfighting solution. assembled in precise order as the ship continues to take shape.