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NAVSSES Upgrades Machinery Control System, Brings Navy One Step Closer to First All - Electric Warship
NAVSSES Upgrades Machinery Control System, Brings Navy One Step Closer to First All - Electric Warship
© 2014 Life Cycle Engineering, Inc. | www.LCE.com 1 NAVSSES Upgrades Machinery Control System, Brings Navy One Step Closer to First All-Electric Warship USS Makin Island (LHD-8), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship, is the first U.S. Navy surface ship to implement a 4160 VAC Zonal Electrical Distribution System (AC ZEDS) as well as incorporating 5000 HP electric propulsion motors that can be configured in an “integrated po