COGOG Propulsion Installations in Guided Missile and Standard Class Frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy: A Review of the Development From the Specific Design Philosophies to the Actual Technical, Personnel and Maintenance/Logistic Management in Service Free

This paper gives a brief survey of the overall design philosophies of the Olympus/Tyne twin shaft propulsion plants in the unmanned engine rooms of the Guided Missiles and Standard class frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy, including the installation’s major auxiliaries, electronic control system, solid state surveillance and data recording equipment Complimentary to this paper is the paper by J. B. Kerpestein of Royal Schelde entitled, “Propulsion Gearing Transmission Systems for Guided Missile and Standard Frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy” (ASME Paper No. 77-GT-67). The author further outlines briefly current ship operating experience and the reorganization undertaken by the RNN to satisfy the requirements for personnel training and technical and logistic support of the gas turbines.