Agrigento
12-08-2004, 01:33
Delfino class Catamaran Destroyer
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Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
~ Winston Churchill
The Delfino is designed to combine various fleet roles into a highly mobile, and survivable platform. While not destined to entirely replace traditional destroyers like the Arleigh Burke class, the advantages of the catamaran hull include increased speed, higher survivability and agility.
While the design is not exactly stealthy, it has been built utilizing Radar Absorbent Materials whenever possible. The ship is designed with flexibility in mind and its weapon systems allows it fill almost any role in the fleet, with an intended dual mission of land attack and anti-submarine warfare.
Propulsion
Power Plant: 4 BPT-93 Marine Gas Turbines (102,000 shp)
Turbines: 3 Stefano 2800 KW Gas Turbine Generators
Horsepower: 290,000 shp
Shafts: 2 Shafts with CRP (Controllable Reversible Pitch) Propellers
Endurance: 6,400 @ 30 knots
Max Speed: 38+ knts
Armament
Main Gun: 2 x 155mm Advanced Gun System
ASM/SAM/TCM: 128 cell VLS, universal
ASW: 82 cell ALR-ASROC launcher
6 x MK-46 torpedoes (from two MK 32 SVTT triple mounts)
AAW: 2 x 20mm CIWS
Complement
Design: 15 officers
250 enlisted
Combat Systems
BPT-DDG Multi-Function Radar (MFR)
A-38 Volume Search Radar (VSR)
NC41 Naval Surface Fire Support Weapon Control System (NWCS)
AN/SQS-56 Sonar
AN/SQR-19 Towed Array Sonar System
AN/SQQ-89 ASW Integration System
AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
AN/WLR-1H ESM
Countermeasures
AN/SLQ-32(V)3
AN/SLQ-25A NIXIE Torpedo Countermeasures
MK 36 MOD 6 Decoy Launching System (6 Launchers)
Aircraft
Helicopters Platform and facilities to rearm and refuel a variety of
helicopters, with room for 2 and protected hangars.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino4.bmp
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino2.bmp
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino3.bmp
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino1.bmp
Price: £450 million Republican Marks
______________________________________________
Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
~ Winston Churchill
The Delfino is designed to combine various fleet roles into a highly mobile, and survivable platform. While not destined to entirely replace traditional destroyers like the Arleigh Burke class, the advantages of the catamaran hull include increased speed, higher survivability and agility.
While the design is not exactly stealthy, it has been built utilizing Radar Absorbent Materials whenever possible. The ship is designed with flexibility in mind and its weapon systems allows it fill almost any role in the fleet, with an intended dual mission of land attack and anti-submarine warfare.
Propulsion
Power Plant: 4 BPT-93 Marine Gas Turbines (102,000 shp)
Turbines: 3 Stefano 2800 KW Gas Turbine Generators
Horsepower: 290,000 shp
Shafts: 2 Shafts with CRP (Controllable Reversible Pitch) Propellers
Endurance: 6,400 @ 30 knots
Max Speed: 38+ knts
Armament
Main Gun: 2 x 155mm Advanced Gun System
ASM/SAM/TCM: 128 cell VLS, universal
ASW: 82 cell ALR-ASROC launcher
6 x MK-46 torpedoes (from two MK 32 SVTT triple mounts)
AAW: 2 x 20mm CIWS
Complement
Design: 15 officers
250 enlisted
Combat Systems
BPT-DDG Multi-Function Radar (MFR)
A-38 Volume Search Radar (VSR)
NC41 Naval Surface Fire Support Weapon Control System (NWCS)
AN/SQS-56 Sonar
AN/SQR-19 Towed Array Sonar System
AN/SQQ-89 ASW Integration System
AN/SLQ-32(V)4 active jamming/deception
AN/WLR-1H ESM
Countermeasures
AN/SLQ-32(V)3
AN/SLQ-25A NIXIE Torpedo Countermeasures
MK 36 MOD 6 Decoy Launching System (6 Launchers)
Aircraft
Helicopters Platform and facilities to rearm and refuel a variety of
helicopters, with room for 2 and protected hangars.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino4.bmp
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino2.bmp
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino3.bmp
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/Agrigento/delfino1.bmp
Price: £450 million Republican Marks