Ship design & systems

A Rolls-Royce designed vessel is more than just a hull design. It is a hydrodynamic efficient vessel with diesel engines or gas turbines and all major systems fully integrated for the best performance, enabling vessels to be built anywhere in the world.

Offshore vessels

Rolls-Royce offers a range of ship designs for the offshore sector from its well known UT-Design™ family, launched in the mid 1970.

Naval support vessels

Rolls-Royce has exploited innovations in its commercial ship designs to provide cost-effective designs for niche naval sectors.

Merchant

Rolls-Royce offers a wide range of designs for merchant vessels including tankers, cargo carriers, high-speed and ropax vessels.

Fishing vessels

Rolls-Royce has focussed on safety and low noise and vibration levels to earn NVC-design acclaim for optimal and safe working conditions on board.

The ability to provide a full range of onboard equipment and systems ensures compatibility of equipment, with shorter construction times and a significant reduction in the technical risk and cost.

Over 30 years experience in vessel design is applied throughout the design process to ensure the operational profile precisely matches that specified by the customer.

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