Kamewa Waterjets

Kamewa was a Swedish company which was acquired by the British Vickers group in 1986. Acquiring Vickers in 1999Citation | title = Rolls-Royce in Aircraft and Marine Propulsion, and Power Generation | pages = 3 | url = http://www.raf08.com/pdf/180-185.pdf] , Rolls-Royce plc now owns the Kamewa portfolio. The Swedish part of the business is now called Rolls-Royce AB.

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.cite web |url=http://www.nautica.it/superyacht/501/rollsroyce/kamewaeng.htm |title=ROLLS-ROYCE, KAMEWA WATERJET |accessdate=2008-05-28 |publisher=nautica.it]
*Kamewa FFcite web | title = Kamewa FF-series waterjets | url = http://pdf.nauticexpo.com/pdf/rolls-royce/kamewa-ff-series-waterjets/21691-6185-_2.html | accessdate =2007-05-28]
Small series of waterjets for applications of 3 to 72 tonnes displacement.
*Kamewa S
For fast ferry applicationscite web |url=http://pdf.nauticexpo.com/pdf/rolls-royce/propulsion-brochure/21691-6154-_21.html |title=Kamewa S-series |accessdate=2008-05-28] , 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

Rolls-Royce also produces Kamewa and Kamewa Ulstein propellers.

References

External links

*http://www.rolls-royce.com/marine/products/propulsion/waterjets/default.jsp