MAN 28/33D STC Engines for Thai Navy’s New OPV
MAN V28/33D STC engine, in 20-cylinder version (Image: MAN Diesel & Turbo)
OPV No.1 / HTMS Krabi, a similar vessel to the newly order OPV No 2 (Photo: Saberwyn, used under creative commons license)
The Royal Thai Navy has ordered a new 90-m offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to be constructed at Mahidol Adulyadej naval dockyard in Sattahip.
The newbuilding, an improved River-class design, will be powered by two MAN 16V28/33D STC engines. Locally called OPV No. 2, the order follows that of OPV No. 1, the HTMS Krabi ordered in 2009, a similar vessel that featured two 16V28/33D engines.
Olivier Condemine, Senior Sales Manager – Naval & Governmental – MAN Diesel & Turbo said, “Sequential turbocharging improves the already proven performance and fuel-efficiency of the 28/33D engine, especially at intermediate and low-load operations – known as silent running – which is very important for this kind of vessel.”
