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Afterburners on shipboard gas turbines

The panel gives a direct negative answer to the idea of fitting afterburners to shipboard gas turbines.

Gas Turbines Live Q&A Naval Technology Ship Propulsion

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Question

Could gas-turbine warships ever use afterburners?

Short answer

No. The panel does not expect shipboard gas turbines to use afterburners.

Notes

A viewer asks whether gas-turbine warships might use afterburners. The possibility is rejected without qualification. No engineering explanation is supplied before the discussion moves elsewhere.