Queen Elizabeth Will Float the Biggest Marine Turbine Engine in History

The 109,000 HP W?rtsil?-Sulzer RTA96-C diesel engine is the largest and most powerful, but at 2,300 tons, any warship it's attached to is going to have trouble outmaneuvering jellyfish, much less torpedoes. Instead, the British Navy is relying on a new gas turbine engine that, while only half as powerful as the RTA96, weighs 68 times less. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/MSdW-OpLMBw/rolls-royce-floats-the-biggest-marine-turbine-engine-ever

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