Tognum supplies mtu engines for German Navy support vessel

• First time Tognum has supplied mtu engines for German combat group support vessel
• Two mtu Series 8000 engines as main propulsion units
• Five mtu Type 8V 4000 engines for onboard power generators

Friedrichshafen, 22 September 2009. The specialist for propulsion and power solutions Tognum has been awarded the contract to supply mtu engines for the German Navy’s new combat group support vessel, the “Bonn“. The engines are to be delivered to the shipbuilders Flensburger Schiffsbaugesellschaft mbH & Co. KG at the end of 2010. The German Navy is due to commission the new supply ship in 2012. “We are pleased that the German Navy support vessel is now also being fitted with mtu Series 8000 engines for the first time. We were able to successfully demonstrate the engines’ key competitive advantages, in particular their capability of unlimited continuous duty at cruising speeds combined with economical consumption,“ explains Rainer Breidenbach, Tognum COO with responsibility for the Engines Division.

Under the contract, mtu is to supply two Type 20V 8000 M71R engines as main propulsion units and five onboard power generators driven by mtu Type 8V 4000 M50B engines. The main propulsion units will produce an output of 7,200 kW (9,792 bhp) each. The Series 8000 engines offer unlimited suitability for operation right across the performance band and – due to their common-rail fuel injection, sequential turbochargers and electronic engine management – achieve extremely fuel-efficient consumption even at the levels of operation required for slow vessel speeds. Which is the only way that the demands placed on the combat support vessels – such as maximum performance combined with minimal consumption for extended duty at high and medium power – can be met.

The combat support vessel “Bonn“ is 174 meters long and has a maximum speed of over 20 knots. Its displacement when fully laden is 20,240 tonnes. The ships in this class are the German Navy’s largest vessels and provide worldwide logistical and medical support for mixed task forces as well as supplying other naval craft with supplies, consumables, provisions and ammunition.