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” For this project , the main equipment procurements and the drafting of the final blueprints are now ongoing ,” Heinimaa says .
The most significant parts of machinery equipment in the multi-purpose corvettes are the gas turbine , the electric drive system along with the gear system that connects them to the propeller shafts , and the main diesel generators .
The electric drive system and the gear system will be supplied by the German company RENK AG .
The gas turbines for the corvettes will be supplied by General Electric . The LM2500 gas turbine is the world ’ s
most commonly used gas turbine in naval ships .
UNIQUE SOLUTIONS FOR HARSH CONDITIONS
In the building and design of the four multipurpose Navy corvettes , there are additional important considerations of security .

Another vessel currently being built at Rauma shipyard is Tallink ’ s ’ MyStar ’ shuttle ferry .

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