General Electric LM2500

LM2500
An LM2500 on USS Ford
TypeAeroderivative gas turbine
National originUnited States
ManufacturerGE Aviation
First run1960s
Major applicationsShips including Queen Mary 2
Developed fromGeneral Electric CF6

The General Electric LM2500 is an industrial and marine gas turbine produced by GE Aviation. The LM2500 is a derivative of the General Electric CF6-6 aircraft engine.

As of 2004, the U.S. Navy and at least 29 other navies had used a total of more than one thousand LM2500/LM2500+ gas turbines to power warships. Other uses include hydrofoils, hovercraft and fast ferries.

In 2012, GE developed an FPSO version to serve the oil and gas industry's demand for a lighter, more compact version to generate electricity and drive compressors to send natural gas through pipelines.

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