Kamewa Waterjets

Kamewa Karlstad Mekaniska Werkstads Aktiebolag (Eng. Karlstad Mechanical Works Ltd) founded in the city of Karlstad in the central of Sweden was a Swedish world famous company in its line of business, which was acquired by the British Vickers group in 1986. Acquiring Vickers in 1999^[1] , Rolls-Royce plc now owns the Kamewa portfolio. The Swedish part of the business is now called Rolls-Royce AB and is situated in Kristinehamn.

The Kamewa waterjets are still traded by Rolls-Royce under that name and are offered in four versions,

Kamewa A
100% Aluminium construction, primarily for high performance boats.^[2]
Kamewa FF^[3]
Small series of waterjets for applications of 3 to 72 tonnes displacement.
Kamewa S
For fast ferry applications,^[4] e.g. the Stena HSS operated from Great Britain to Ireland/European continent.
Kamewa Advanced Propulsion Systems
Waterjet developed specifically for the Volvo Penta diesel engine^[2]

Rolls-Royce also produces Kamewa and Kamewa Ulstein propellers.

References

^ "Rolls-Royce in Aircraft and Marine Propulsion, and Power Generation". pp. 3. http://www.raf08.com/pdf/180-185.pdf
^ ^a ^b "ROLLS-ROYCE, KAMEWA WATERJET". nautica.it. http://www.nautica.it/superyacht/501/rollsroyce/kamewaeng.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
^ "Kamewa FF-series waterjets". http://pdf.nauticexpo.com/pdf/rolls-royce/kamewa-ff-series-waterjets/21691-6185-_2.html. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
^ "Kamewa S-series". http://pdf.nauticexpo.com/pdf/rolls-royce/propulsion-brochure/21691-6154-_21.html. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

External links

http://www.rolls-royce.com/marine/products/propulsors/waterjets/index.jsp