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The newest ship in the Portland Iron Works inventory is the Evermore-class general purpose destroyer. Fitted with AA weaponry, a state-of-the-art ASW suite, and ship-to-surface weapons, this ship is the most heavily armed of its class in the Sarzonian navy. Owing to Sarzonian expectations, this ship is also among the best protected mono-hulled destroyers in the fleet.

SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 172m length; 22m beam; 7.8m draught
Displacement: 9800 tons full load
Powered by 2 nuclear reactors
Range limited only by nuclear fuel
Speed: 31 knots
Advanced steel alloy armament; 4.15 inches all around. Includes double-bottoms and void spaces.
Armaments: Surface-launched cruise missiles (Tomahawk equivalent) 64 carried; 12 Harpoon-equivalent surface-to-surface missiles carried; 4 VLA ASW launchers; 6 torpedo bays, readily adaptable to nearly any class of torpedo; includes several decoys for countermeasure protection. Comes equipped with 40 Sarztorp advanced lightweight torpedoes (based on the MU90 Eurotorp designed by Italian and French companies for ASW uses). Two CIWS systems installed, port and starboard. 12 20 mm AA guns in twin turrets; four port and four starboard; two bow and two stern). Also equipped with six anti-missile systems (Patriot equivalent), two port and two starboard, and one bow and one stern.
Price: $1.55 billion.

[OOC: This is my first attempt at designing a destroyer per se. I almost called my Ithaca-class light cruisers "heavy destroyers" but chose to re-classify them for sales reference. In case anyone is wondering, I based my stats loosely on the later versions of the Arleigh Burke-class with an eye toward making the ship well armed for a destoryer (and well protected). The ship sacrifices slightly in speed to make up for the armament and armor.

Constructive feedback is welcomed. If you'd like to place an order, please post on the Portland Iron Works (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=345001) thread.]

Looks pretty good. I know it's probably a personal thing, but I'd put more long and mid-range AA and anti-missile systems on it, just to be safe. Also, the price is IMO too low, since nucleaar stuff it pretty expensive; try closer to a billion?

(OOC: Weight is a problem for me. 2 nuclear reactors would weith about that much, let alone armor, amorment, and ammunition. Pretty good but needs some tweaking.

[Two nuclear reactors weigh about the same as the six desiel turbines of the Arleigh Burke class, so that evens out. But yes, your destroyer needs to cost at least 1.5 billion. My Gaea class DDGN costs about 3 billion, but that's primarily because of the armament and technology involved.]

[OOC: I appreciate all the feedback. I set the initial price based on the cruisers I have being less than $1 billion each.

I'll continue the tweaks and modify it, perhaps later today.]

*price adjusted based on feedback*

Note: Long-and mid-range AA and additional anti-missile systems forthcoming.

*Ship re-named the Evermore-class*

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[OOC: I got my first order for this!]

*additional armaments added*