Each LM2500 engine produces over 29,500 horsepower, propelling the ship to speeds in excess of 40 knots or 46 miles per hour, according to the company.
This will be the fifth ship in naval history to be named Cincinnati with the first playing an integral part in the Civil War; the second enforcing neutrality laws during the Cuban Revolution and seeing service during the Spanish-American War; the third acting as a patrol and flagship during World War II; and the fourth, a Los Angeles class submarine, commissioned in 1978 and serving during the Cold War, according to information provided by GE.
GE — Ohio’s largest manufacturing employer including aviation, marine and lighting workers, according to Ohio Development Services Agency — has delivered over 1,300 LM engines for marine duty including 90 for commercial ships. The U.S. Navy alone has a fleet of more than 700 GE LM2500-family engines, making it GE Marine’s largest customer worldwide.