NationStates Jolt Archive


The [i]Imperium[/i] Class Air Craft Carrier

Hataria
19-08-2005, 16:17
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The Imperium Class Air Craft Carrier

Displacement: 85,600 t
Length: 1,111 ft
Beam: 137 ft
Extreme width: 260 ft
Draft: 36 ft
Propulsion and power: 8 x A2W reactor, 4 x steam turbine, 4 shafts, 280,000 shp (210 MW)
Speed: 33.6 knots (62 km/h)
Complement: 4,605 officers and men
Armament: 2 Sea Sparrow launchers,
2 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts,
2 RAM launchers
Aircraft: 85:
(One squadron of F-14 Tomcats;
Three of F/A-18 Hornets;
Four EA-6B Prowlers;
Four E-2C Hawkeyes;
Six S-3 Vikings;
Two Shadows;
Eight SH-3 Sea Kings or SH-60 Seahawks)
Strobania
19-08-2005, 16:23
It might be worthy to note that the F-14 is being retired by her host country. Not saying you can't have them, but finding adequate supplies of spare parts and materiel to keep them flying could be difficult or cost-prohibitive.

A fine and worthy ship it is.