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Background: The performance of the Artitsan-built TAMD Mark III vessel in the Incorporated Sarzonian Navy has been nothing short of sterling in the time that the Portland Iron Works have had a domestic license to produce these ships for the ISN. However, as fine as it is, the design is beginning to show some age and its place within Sarzonian naval doctrine is less secure than it once was. As a result, engineers at the Portland Iron Works have taken the TAMD Mk III and have worked to update it to Sarzonian standards of protection, electronics, weaponry, and doctrine, to come up with the new Oceania-class Trimaran large escort.

Owing to greater automation, the TAMD Mk III as built by the Portland Iron Works has some of the most spacious accomodations anywhere on a Sarzonian naval warship. The Oceania does not follow in its predecessor's footsteps in this regard. Enlisted rates have a 1.9 m x 0.8 m x 0.5 m locker to store their belongings and must bunk and use communal shower facilities. Lower-tiered officers fare somewhat better, having a 2.5 m x 3 m cabin, whilst senior level officers (first lieutenant and higher ranks) have still more space. This ship is not designed to be comfortable for its crew. It is designed to ensure that large trimaran-hulled capital ships remain afloat at all costs.

Armament: Unlike the TAMD Mk III, the Oceania places a larger premium on self-defence and is armed with two triple turrets of 635 mm ETC guns in A and B positions fore. A large compliment of newly-built 120 mm ETC guns are optimised against "fast ships" in the way many 90 mm guns are. Its long banks of SAMs are integrated with a more advanced AEGIS-similar threat management system that can detect missile fire, assign priority to targets, and fire a multi-layered assault against inbound weapons. In the vein of last-ditch defence, extensive employment of the Rattlesnake CIWS ensures that the Oceania and the ships it escorts will be well-protected.

Secondary armaments include two banks of anti-surface missiles to use to defend fleets against missile saturation attacks and Trimaran-hulled superdreadnaughts against tactical nuclear attacks. With Sarzonia's former allies Axis Nova announcing a draconian policy against the use of superdreadnaughts against it or its allies, the need for such an escort has become profound to Sarzonian thinking. Extensive CIWS and so-called underwater CIWS' protection against missiles and torpedoes respectively give the Oceania many advantages over other escort ships in the world's navies. In addition, the Oceania carries eight 'Bayonet' ultralarge torpedoes, which can serve the ship well in the event it is used for offensive operations.

Protection ISN doctrine places strong emphasis on protection for all its ships, and the Oceania benefits from this doctrinal requirement. The ship uses some of the most advanced materials in construction, building techniques that further promote survivability, and adds extensive protection against kinetic energy attacks to make the Oceania arguably the hardest escort to sink on the world's oceans today.

Oceania-class large escort vessel
Length: 428 m; Beam: 86 m; Draught: 14.9 m
Displacement: 270,960 tonnes full load
Armament: 3 x 2 635 mm ETC guns in A & B positions; 16 x 2 120 mm ETC guns; 128 x 2 cell Mk 140 SAM launchers; 4 x ASROC missile launchers capable of launching Scourge and Scorcher ASuW missiles or Bayonet ultralarge torpedo; 8 x 650 mm TT; 36 x 'Rattlesnake' CIWS; 24 x 'underwater CIWS'
Protection: 305 mm-460 mm advanced armour composite (titanium, vanadium, aluminum, amorphous steel, ballistic ceramics); double-bottomed, reinforced keel with void spaces. Hardened crossbeams installed across bulkheads, KERI foam installed in void spaces, composite rods and kinetic reducing ceramic plates add protection against KE attacks.
Propulsion: Four Pebblebed nuclear reactors; four internalised waterjets. 29.2 knots maximum.
Complement: 2,900.
Aircraft: Capable of launching up to 10 UAVs or medium scout helicopters
Electronics: Sensors: AN/SPY-3B MFR multi-function radar; AN/SPS-64(V)10 navigational radar; AN/SQS-56 (K) hull mounted sonar; Electronics Warfare Suite: AN/SLY-2 (V) Advanced Integrated Electronic Warfare System (AIEWS); Decoys: AN/SLQ-49; AN/SLQ-25 Nixie; MK-53 Nulka DLS; Fire Control: MK-99 FCS missile fire control; Gun fire control: MK-88 GFCS (System calculates ballistic gun orders, The GFCS conducts direct firing attacks against surface radar and optically tracked targets); Torpedo Fire Control: MK-117 ACWSCS (Anti-Submarine Weapon Control System, Underwater Fire Control System); Countermeasures: Towed array sonar utilizing a hull transducer or a towed active transducer or both. It is an integrated ASW, Mine Avoidance and Torpedo Defense underwater system.
Price: $15.2 billion

I would like to buy 2 of them.

To: Hitler the Nazi
From: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Order of two Oceania-class large escorts

The Portland Iron Works thanks you for your interest in our new Oceania-class large escorts. The Foreign Military Sales Commission has expressed some concerns with respect to sales to a country with a reference to the Nazi movement so strongly featured in its officially recognised name. We have done some preliminary investigation into your background [OOC: Looking at previous posts] and have not as yet encountered anything that would lead to an outright refusal of sales.

However, we would like to inform you that our government will continue to evaluate the decision and I will have an answer for you as soon as is practicable.

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I dont think he could afford it anyways.

I dont think he could afford it anyways.OOC: Actually, according to ThirdGeek, he can (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Hitler_the_Nazi). Two Oceanias cost $30.4 billion. His defence budget is over $2 trillion.

OOC: Cool ship Sarz. Good to see you're still building 'em. As soon as I can access my laptop and get my naval lists, I might just be placing a large order.

> Sarzonia

Out of curiosity, we would like to know your countermeasures against one, or more of the four nuclear reactors witin this collosal ship melting down. Are they kep in seperate rooms, and if so is there any prevention of radioactive material seeping out from one of them. Would the increase in heat likely melt the materials used for the ship, thus sinking it?

Thankyou in advance,
June Peacelove - Trade secretary.

To: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: Admiral Ben Cordell, Chief of Naval Operations, the Democratic Republic of Halberdgardia
Re: Order

As the Halberdgardian Navy has five superdreadnaught vessels, and because these vessels now face increased risks of tactical nuclear attacks, we would like to protect such valuable investments against such an assault. We believe that your Oceania-class (to be redesignated as Ward-class escort cruisers) fills that niche perfectly, and thus, we would like to purchase thirty of these vessels, for a total price of $456,000,000,000. Payment will be wired upon confirmation.

Respectfully,
Admiral Ben Cordell
Chief of Naval Operations
The Democratic Republic of Halberdgardia

Very nice work Sarz, top notch as per usual. If it's an arsenal ship type thing though, it's lacking a bit in missile armament.
9.5/10.

Very nice work Sarz, top notch as per usual. If it's an arsenal ship type thing though, it's lacking a bit in missile armament.
9.5/10.

Nothing a bit of good ole Leafanistani improvisation can fix, slap few missiles in armoured boxes. The navy requires said ships to escort our capital ships so we would like to purchase thirty of these vessels, for a total price of $456,000,000,000. Payment will be wired upon confirmation.

OOC: Actually, according to ThirdGeek, he can (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=Hitler_the_Nazi). Two Oceanias cost $30.4 billion. His defence budget is over $2 trillion.
True I assumed with such few posts he only just started a nations.
My apologies

From: Grand Republican Naval Purchasing Division
To: PIW Sales Department
RE: Purchase

Greetings,

The Grand Republican Navy wishes to purchase thirty of these vessels, for a total price of $456,000,000,000. The funds have been wired to your company's usual account. We expect these new vessels to exceed the usual excellent standards we have come to expect from the Sarzonian manufacturing division.

To: June Peacelove
Trade Secretary, Braxis VI
From: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Inquiry into Oceania-class large escort

We thank you for your expressed interest in the Oceania. Each nuclear reactor is compartmentalised separately and is surrounded by extensive thermal insulation that protects it against the possibility of meltdown and also reduces the infared and noise emissions from the reactors. We hope that answers your question regarding the nuclear reactors satisfactorily.

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To: Admiral Ben Cordell
Chief of Naval Operations, Democratic Republic of Halberdgardia
From: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Order confirmation

The Portland Iron Works is very pleased to confirm your order for 30 Oceania-class large escorts in the amount of $456,000,000,000 and we acknowledge your redesignation as Ward-class escort cruisers. Work will begin immediately and we anticipate delivery within eight NS years [8 RL days], following the completion of sea trials.

We hope these ships serve Halberdgardia well in the niche you anticipate using them to fill. We intend the Oceania for much the same role in the ISN. We thank you once again for choosing the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future!

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To: Leafanistan
From: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Foreign Military Sales Commission has expressed some concerns with regard to your nation's prior foreign policy dictates; however, in light of recent behaviours on the international scene, they have given their tentative approval for this order. As a result, I am able to confirm your order for 30 Oceania-class large escorts for $456,000,000,000. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have the ships delivered to you within 10 NS years [10 RL days], following completion of sea trials.

We thank you for contacting the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future.

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To: Naval Purchasing Division
Grand Republican Navy of Skinny87
From: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Confirmation of order

The Portland Iron Works is pleased to see our friends from Skinny87 return to place another order with us. Your order for 30 Oceania-class vessels is happily confirmed. Since you are a regular customer at the Incorporated Sarzonian Ordnance companies [OOC: Including IOC and I think Avalon Aerospace if you placed an order there], you are entitled to a 2.5% discount, making your order total $444,600,000,000. Work will begin immediately and we expect to have your order completed within 12 NS years [12 RL days], following the conclusion of sea trials.

We hope these ships exceed your Grand Republican Navy's expectations and we thank you for once again choosing the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs!

[OOC: Thanks McLeod03 and Hogsweat for your comments.

To answer Hogsweat's comment, the more I think about it, the Oceania is essentially a Trimaran-hulled battlecruiser if a SD were to be considered a battleship. It's intent is to serve as anti-missile saturation and anti-tactical nuclear attack defence for fleets and for SDs. If it were going to be used for offensive operations, it'd be refitted with more missile tubes, and it may be retrofitted with those anyway. But it really is a large escort, though it will likely replace the battlecrusiers in the ISN.]

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To: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
From: Chief-of-Military Manjit,
Sikh Republic of Space Union
Subject: Order

Hello again my good friend. We see that you have once again outdone yourself with a new ship. We would like to place this magnificent ship designed by you in our navy. For that reason, we would like to order 54 of these at a price of $820.8 billion. We had a pleasure doing business with our friends in PIW again and may they keep making magnificent ships.

Signed,
Chief-of-Military Manjit

To: Chief-of-Military Manjit,
Sikh Republic of Space Union
From: Rear Admiral Barbara Tucker (ISN-Ret.)
Managing Director, Portland Iron Works
Subject: Re: Order

The Portland Iron Works is delighted to confirm this very large order for our new Oceania-class large escorts. Work will begin immediately on all 54 vessels and we anticipate delivery within 15 NS years [15 RL days], following the completion of sea trails. With your 2.5 percent discount due to frequent customers, the total for your order comes to $800.28 billion.

We thank you once again for choosing the Portland Iron Works for your naval needs and we hope to hear from you again in the future!