Propulsion contract from Turkish Navy

Istanbul Shipyard is to design and build one submarine rescue mother ship (MOSHIP) and two rescue and towing ships at its yard in Tuzla. As well as tunnel thrusters and retractable thrusters for all three vessels, Rolls-Royce will supply Azipull main propulsion thrusters for the MOSHIP.

This is the first order for thrusters that Rolls-Royce has received from the Turkish Navy, which is planning a significant ship building programme in the coming years. Sam Cameron, Rolls-Royce, senior vice president – naval sales and business development said:“The Turkish Navy is an important customer, with whom we have a strong relationship. Our technology is particularly well suited to naval applications and we look forward to developing the relationship with both the Istanbul Shipyard and the Turkish Navy in the future.”

Rolls-Royce says it supplies 70 navies around the world and has previously supplied controllable pitch propellers and sonar handling systems to the Turkish Navy.