The design of Rolls-Royce will have a displacement of 700 tons with 60 meters of length... its autonomy is planned to exceed 3,500 nautical miles, it can be 100 days on the high seas... with a speed and maximum of 25 knots

The ship's heart is its powerful, reliable and robust propulsion system. It combines Rolls-Royce's experience in the field of gas turbines and diesel engines along with its milestones in the field of electric propulsion, energy storage and the design and manufacture of propellants.

The initial design has a complete electrical propulsion system that requires less auxiliary systems, offering higher levels of comfort. These vessels will have two MTU 4000 Rolls-Royce groups providing a total power of 4 megawatts to a propulsion unit of 1.5 megawatts. An alternative to diesel engines could be gas turbines, which offers greater reliability and reduces on-board maintenance. The azimutal propellants of permanent magnets along with the bow propeller give you great maneuverability. To reduce consumption and increase the ship's autonomy, they will have the capacity to store 3,000 kWh, thus allowing them to operate at low speeds. Finally, the ship will have photovoltaic solar panels to generate energy while the ship remains on hold.

The absence of crew requires very reliable power and propulsion systems. Rolls-Royce proposes to combine an intelligent file manager and redundant systems so that safety is not affected when removing the crew. The set of equipment developed by Rolls-Royce such as the monitoring system, energy-saving equipment or predictive and remote maintenance will ensure the availability of self-contained vessels. Much of the technology needed to make self-employed ships a reality already exists. Rolls-Royce has created what he thinks is the world's first Intelligent Knowledge System, which combines multiple sensors with Artificial Intelligence. A significant analysis of potential cyber risks is also being carried out to ensure end-to-end security.

For Rolls-Royce the autonomous technology offers an opportunity to automate certain parts of the ship's operations and partially eliminate the crew with the resulting reduction of operational costs and improve safety by limiting the number of people exposed to danger.