Re Marine Contract Win

Rolls-Royce PLC
30 November 2000


              ROLLS-ROYCE WINS £100M MARINE CONTRACTS


Rolls-Royce has won ship design and equipment supply contracts for offshore
service and cable-laying vessels, worth approximately £100 million over the
last three months, including its biggest-ever commercial marine order.  

Dr Saul Lanyado, President - Marine, Rolls-Royce, said: 'This is a significant
step for Rolls-Royce.  Development of the marine business is key to the future
strategy of the group.  These orders demonstrate a growing demand for
specialist offshore vessels. We have a competitive edge in this market.'

The largest single order ever won by the commercial marine business of
Rolls-Royce is from Aker Brattvaag, supplying ship designs and equipment for
seven offshore service vessels, worth £33 million. The three anchor-handling
tug supply vessels and four platform supply vessels will be built at two Aker
Brattvaag shipyards in Norway for Gulf Offshore, a subsidiary of the American
company Gulf Mark Offshore Inc.  Work starts later this year and is due for
completion in 2003.

Also included in today's announcement is the largest contract yet for
cable-laying vessels.  Four ships will be built for US-based CS TyCom Reliance
at the Keppel Hitachi shipyard in Singapore.


Note to Editors

Rolls-Royce plc is a global company providing power on land, sea and air. The
company has established leading positions in civil aerospace, defence, marine
and energy markets. Its core gas turbine technology has created one of the
broadest product ranges of aero engines in the world, with 55,000 engines in
service in over 150 countries. Customers include more than 500 airlines, 2,400
corporate and utility operators and 160 armed forces, using both fixed and
rotary wing aircraft. 

Rolls-Royce is the global leader in marine power systems with a broad product
range and full systems integration capability. Over 2,000 marine customers and
more than 30 navies use Rolls-Royce propulsion equipment, including gas
turbines, Bergen and Allen diesel engines, Kamewa water jets, Kamewa Ulstein
propellers, Brown Brothers stabilisers and Ulstein Aquamaster thrusters.

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Rolls-Royce pioneered gas turbine technology for aerospace, power generation
and marine propulsion and is involved in the major future programmes in these
fields. These include the Trent aero and industrial engines, the Eurofighter
Typhoon and Joint Strike Fighter combat engines, the WR21 marine engine and
leading edge water jet propulsion systems.

  
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