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A lot use gas turbines these days, like the Burkes. If I remember correctly, diesel fuels doesn't ignite like that as easily as regular gas, thus the Army changeover on the M-113s and such.

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We have 2 GTs in our frigates plus a PDE or Propulsion Diesel Engine for cruising.

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Although they tend to still use Gas Turbines (the UK's Type 23 Frigates use Diesel engines in a diesel electric mode with Gas Turbines for a boost) they run on Dieso which is some form of diesel. This is basically a fire prevention measure as it has a lower flash point than Avcat or Avtur as used in aircraft, which is nice if you're living on top of several hundred tons of it!! In the UK the aviation fuel onboard also has a higher flashpoint than that used ashore for the same reason, theoretically you could use the Dieso in the aircraft but it would trash the engines as they're not tuned for it.

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