Germany-based Tognum has been awarded a contract to supply MTU engines for the German Navy's new combat group support vessel, the 'Bonn'.
The engines are to be delivered to shipbuilders, Flensburger Schiffsbaugesellschaft at the end of 2010.
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 7,200kW each. The Series 8000 engines offer unlimited suitability for operation right across the performance band and achieve a good fuel-efficient consumption even at the levels of operation required for slow vessel speeds.
'Bonn' will be 174 metres long and will have a maximum speed of over 20 knots. Its displacement when fully laden will be 20,240 tonnes.
The German Navy is due to commission the new supply ship in 2012.
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