Extensive Definition
Ships With Turbo-Electric Drive
- SS Canberra- most powerful steam turbo-electric units in a passenger ship, 42,500 shp per shaft, 2 shafts
- USS Langley(CV-1)
- Lexington class aircraft carriers
- USS New Mexico (BB-40)
- Colorado class battleship
- USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685)
- SS Normandie- most powerful steam turbo-electric passenger ship ever, 40,000 shp per shaft (50,000 shp at max power), 4 shafts
- RMS Queen Mary 2- powered by General Electric gas turbines in addition to her diesel generators to produce the power to drive her four Rolls-Royce MerMaid electric podded azimuth thrusters.
- GTS Millennium
- T.E.V. Wahine (steam powered Turbine-Electric Vessel)
External links
- Turboelectric drive in American Capital Ships @ www.navweaps.com
turboelectric in Japanese:
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