Fairbanks Morse to Power the US Navy’s Next-Generation Amphibious Warship, LCS 31

Systems to provide critical power generation and propulsion for today’s high-tech armed forces

BELOIT, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fairbanks Morse, a leading provider of power solutions that are powering the world forward, has received a purchase order from Lockheed Martin – the U.S. Navy’s prime contractor on Littoral Combat Ship’s (LCS) Freedom variant – to build and deliver the Main Propulsion Diesel Engines (MPDE's) for the 16^th ship of the class, USS Cleveland (LCS-31).

USS Cleveland (LCS 31) will receive two 16-cylinder FM | Colt-Pielstick PA6B Sequentially Turbo Charged (STC) diesel engines; together, they provide over 12 MW of propulsion power and are among the largest medium speed diesel engines manufactured in the United States. The USS Cleveland (LCS 31) will rely on the Fairbanks Morse engines for its low speed cruising and mid-range speed propulsion demands. STC technology provides the engine a higher degree of fuel efficiency when operating at lower speeds than engines with a non-variable turbo charging capacity. At higher speeds, the engines will augment gas turbines to achieve the ship’s full speed. The U.S. Navy depends on Fairbanks Morse’s fleet-proven diesel engines for marine propulsion and mission-critical ship electrical services whether on routine, humanitarian, or combat missions.

“Marine engines and power generation for today’s high-tech armed forces requires manufacturing excellence and technical innovation that never fails,” said Fairbanks Morse CEO, George Whittier. “We are proud to continue our partnership with the U.S. Navy by ensuring the highest standards of critical power support at sea, which helps America’s service men and women carry out their missions at home and abroad.”

Today, Fairbanks Morse engines are installed on approximately 80% of U.S. Navy ships that have a medium speed power application. The US Navy has turned to Fairbanks Morse for over seven decades to provide quality diesel engines for marine propulsion and ship service systems.

About Fairbanks Morse

For over 125 years, Fairbanks Morse has been powering the world forward with innovative distributed power generation solutions that deliver optimal performance in a wide range of applications from base load and standby in municipal, nuclear, and institutional facilities to locomotive engines, and naval and commercial-class ship propulsion and shipboard power. Reliable and dependable, its flagship Opposed Piston (OP) engine technology has been trusted for decades and has totaled over 100 million operating hours — many units with over 40 years of service. Fairbanks Morse is a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. Learn more about how Fairbanks Morse is committed to delivering power where it is needed most in the world by visiting www.fairbanksmorse.com.