Scheduled for delivery in 2012, the ships' design is tailored towards operation on DFDS' commercial network but will also meet parameters laid down by the Danish-German ARK military project (see below) for the deployment of military material. Each vessel's two MAN B8tW 8S40ME-B9 main engines are individually rated at 9080kW at 146rev/min and coupled to the recently launched MAN Alpha Mk 5 propeller design, specifically 4.8m diameter type VBS1350FF-ODS units. The FF-type propeller features a full feathering pitch position and employs the Alphatronic 2000 as propulsion control system. The propulsion package also uses shaft-line tunnel gears for PTO drive, and is designed for operation in various modes, such as cruising, manoeuvring and economy for military convoy sailing, with an electrical system that can handle fixed and floating frequencies.
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