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Trireme-Class Command Ship

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Builder: Courbusier Navale N.V.
Length (o.a.): 117.3m
Beam: 17.2m
Draft: 4.6m
Engines: Twin screw 2x 32,000 bhp VLT Automotive engines
Cruising/Max. Speed: 15kts/30 kts
Weight: 7,560 Ton
Armament: 2 Goalkeeper CIWS + 12-cell VLS (hidden under sundeck)
Complement: 129 men crew (incl. 1 Grootadmiraal (Grand Admiral) in Master Suite, aswell as 28 officers)

ACCOMMODATIONS
1 Master Suite: His & Hers Bathrooms and Dressing Rooms, Jacuzzi & Steam Bath, Commanding View, Sitting Area, Breakfast Area, 61in Plasma Screen, Stereo HI-FI, Master Sundeck and Private Spa

2 Junior Master Suites: 2 2-person Junior Master Suites with spacious sitting area, En-suite dressing rooms

24 Luxury Suites: 24 Four-person Suites, Each with Marble Bathroom w/ Jacuzzi, Large TV DVD/Video & Hi-Fi

16 First Class Cabins: Double Occupancy, with en-suite Bathroom, and TV.


FACILITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT

~Main Salon Lounge
~Grand Piano, and Large Plasma TV
~12 Seat Briefing Room
~12 Seat High Strategics Room
~80-100 Seat C4I Center, with Multimedia Projection System
& 61 Plasma Screen
~8 Station Internet Café & Wi-Fi in all public areas
~Entertainment Room with 61" Plasma Screen, piano, and video game systems
~Espresso Café
~Swimming Pool and Jacuzzi Spa
~Sauna
~On Board Hospital
~Fully Certified Helipad
~4 Wave Runners
~Security of Communications Centre
~Communication Equipment Control Room
~Weapons Control Room


GYMNASIUM EQUIPMENT

~Rowing Machine
~Exercise Bicycle
~Stair-step climber
~Treadmill
~Excessive weights arsenal

TENDERS

~2 x 8.5 m Inflatable rigid hull tenders, capacity 24 persons
~1 x 6.5 m Inflatable rigid hull tender, capacity 12 persons

MILITARY EQUIPMENT
R81 Navigation Radar
R36 Surface search Radar
R59 Air Search Radar
R45 Aircraft Recovery Radar
S6 PALS
E72 Electronic Warfare system
D9 Decoy system
D16 Towed Torpedo Decoy
C5 Advanced Communication Satellite uplink
C8 Subsea telephone
C2 Local Communications System

The Trireme-Class Command Ship has been paid on the last legs of the budget. The Van Luxemburgian Marine managed to press the construction of a luxurious command ship with the Tweede Kamer shortly before budget cuts were announced. The 10 Trireme-Class ships have all been scheduled for 2006 by the huge Courbusier Navale wharfs near Montpellier, Brest, Port Grimaud, Antwerp and Rotterdam, each able to produce 1-3 ships at a time. The first three ships, built by Courbusier Rotterdam, have been delivered in early May 2006, and are the commanding ships over the first three fleets, stationed at Rotterdam, Murmansk and Gibraltar. The Trireme-class has extensive sea-going capability, aswell as the capability to defend itself from light attacks, with it’s two Goalkeeper CIWS, aswell as a small 12-cell VLS, which has been hidden under a sliding panel in the sundeck on the aft of the ship. Only highly-experienced and trustful crew has been placed on the ships, to avoid misuse of the ships, which have costed around $2 billion each, with an annual upkeep cost of an estimated 10%, or $200 Million US Dollars. However, the ship has extensive entertainment possibilities, such as a swimming pool and jacuzzi, aswell as several huge plasma televisions and lounge bars. The dining room is luxuriously clothed, and is neighboured by a salon, in which the crew can wait for the starter dish to be served. Eating is done in shifts, preventing the overcrowding of the dining & salon rooms. The ship includes several tenders, aswell as four highly expensive jetski’s/waverunners. They will be used for quick and untrackable messaging to other minor ships, while the supplied Eurocopter EC-155B1 (Dauphin) will perform flights to major ships like aircraft carriers or LPD’s. Other RIB’s are supplied to perform entering tasks, or, if needed, landing capability.

The Trireme is expected to be in service for quite a while, certainly when looking at the enormous upkeep costs, aswell as build cost.

PRICE: $2 Billion US Dollar
UPKEEP: $200 Million US Dollar/Year

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Eurocopter EC-155B1 Dauphin

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12 Seat Briefing Room

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Lounge Bar

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Pool/Jacuzzi

OOC Note: This is ofcourse not an idea from the VL Government. The Admirals just wanted a ship to relax on, which has been, by chance, promoted to Command ship. You really didn't think those waverunners are gonna be used for what they were accounted for? 10 of these will be built for the VL Marine, while limited sales apply to foreign nations. The Trireme is mainly based off the Superyacht Turama.

[OOC: Isn't using a thin-skinned, unarmoured cruise liner as a command ship sort of dangerous?]

(OOC: I'm thinking of employing these for the home fleets, and not for actual battles. I will be designing a new one for that. But I agree, it is dangerous. Maybe I'll uparmour it later on.)

Geneticon will purchase one for use by the President.

FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: The President of Geneticon
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Good Afternoon (At least, for us.)

We have completely confirmed your order, and our facility in Port Grimaud will start with the construction of a second Trireme-Class Command Ship, next to the Van Luxemburgian Marine-owned ZMS Floris II. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 year, with a slight delay because of the construction stages of the Floris II. Ordernr. C-78 (G)'s keel has been laid down, and the $2 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Léon Courbusier,
Manager of Courbusier Navale Pt. Grimaud
Cousin of CEO Thierry Courbusier

FROM: HIM Treasury, Empire of Macaronia and Raviolia
TO: Courbusier Navale N.V.
SUBJECT: Order

The Empire of Macaronia and Raviolia would like to purchase one of these vessels to act as a Yacht for members of the Imperial Family and Senior Government officials.

- Baroness de Roche
- Junior Minister
- HIM Treasury

TO: Courbusier Navale N.V.
FROM: Count JWolf, the God-Emperor of the Dominion

These ships of yours look good. I would like to order a Trireme-Class Command Ship for myself. I will keep in the Black Sea, near Romania. So, can you build me one?

FROM: James Tricker, Head of Navies, Northford
TO: Courbusier Navale N.V.
SUBJECT: Order

The CommonWealth wishes to buy One (1) Trireme-Class Command Ship to act as a Liason Vessal for the fleet. The craft will be mainly used by Civilian Personell, and in times of was will not be fielded at all.

The Commonweath would, however, like to make some modifications.

We would like the Ship to be uparmoured to B5 Level, as we deem protection against small arms very important.

We would be prepared to pay 5% extra for such an addition~ 2.1 Billion USD.

Regards

(OOC: All confirmed; I don't have the time to make a large post now, but it's coming up.)

Still?

I'd like an IC post, as I plan on doing a little "mini-thread" about this ship myself.

(OOC: Oh, excuse me! I totally forgot.)

FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: HIM Treasury, Empire of Macaronia and Raviolia
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Good Afternoon (At least, for us.)

We have completely confirmed your order, and our facility in Rotterdam will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 year. Ordernr. C-79 (M)'s keel has been laid down, and the $2 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
CEO of Courbusier Navale N.V.
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FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: Count JWolf, the God-Emperor of the Dominion
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Good Afternoon (At least, for us.)

We have completely confirmed your order, and our facility in Rotterdam will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 year. Ordernr. C-80 (T)'s keel has been laid down, and the $2 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
CEO of Courbusier Navale N.V.

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FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: James Tricker, Head of Navies, Northford
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Good Afternoon (At least, for us.)

We have completely confirmed your order, and our facility in Rotterdam will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 year. Ordernr. C-81 (N)'s keel has been laid down, and the $2 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
CEO of Courbusier Navale N.V.

(OOC: Northford, if you made that "mini-thread", could you send me the link please? I would like to read it.)

"Dear sir,

"The Realm wishes to aquire one (1) 'Trireme' class vessel for use as the Royal Yacht, seeing as the 'Diplomacy' class vessel currently being used in that role is rapidly aging and becoming more and more expensive to maintain. We hope that this vessel will be usable in Artic conditions and be able to operate a 'Lynx'- or 'Merlin'-type helicopter. We are also wondering if the VLS cells are comparable and compatable with the Mark-41 Vertical Launch System and capable of employing roughly the same type of missiles.

"Should all these conditions be achieved, we will purchase one (1) vessel for the sum of two billion ($2,000,000,000) Universal Standard Dollars. We wish for it to be painted white (superstructure) and dark red (hull), with the pennant number 'Z02' discreetly on the stern of the vessel along with the name, 'Cotland'.

"Thank you in advance."

[signed]
Kommandørkaptein Vidar Hove
Procurement Division
Royal Ministry of Defense
The Realm of Cotland

FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: Kommandørkaptein Vidar Hove, Procurement Division, Royal Ministry of Defense, The Realm of Cotland
SUBJECT: RE: Order

We have received your inquiry, and will confirm that this ship can be used in arctic conditions, and can operate "Lynx" Or "Merlin" type helicopters,as these are of about the same size as the "NH-90" in use with the Van Luxemburgian Marine. The VLS cells are not only compatable with the Mk41, but are more or less equal to eachother. This means that the VLS cells will be able to fire the same missiles as mounted on the Mk.41.

Your wishes have been noted, and we have started construction of Codename "Z02"(C). The ship will have the ordered colour scheme, and is constrcuted at the Courbusier yards in Brest.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
CEO of Courbusier Navale N.V.

When I post it, I'll give you the link.

OOC: Thanks.

TO: Courbusier Navale N.V.
FROM: Count JWolf, the God-Emperor of the Dominion
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Okay, money will be wired on delivery. Thank you for your time.

To: Courbusier Navale N.V.
From: Quentin Gahlin, Head of Procurement at Enara Space Facilities

Enara Space Facilities would like to purchase 2 Trireme-Class Command Ships to complement our small fleet of Auxillary vessels. $4 billion will be wired over upon completion of the vessels.

Quentin Gahlin

SECURE ACQUISITION FORM
Eurasian Ministry for Defence
#124908

To Whom It May Concern:

The nation of Eurasia would like to acquire one hundred of these vessels. Two hundred billion USD has been wired in advance.

Signed,

Elliot Crompton
Minister for Defence

Somethingey would like to buy 2 of theses ships. Money will be paid in full upon conformation.

(OOC: BL, I'm trying to imagine what you would like to do with one hundred of these ships, but I rather not see them engaging into battle.. It would be a slaughter. :p Sorry for the late post, btw. )

FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: Quentin Gahlin, Head of Procurement at Enara Space Facilities
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Dear Sir,

We have confirmed your order, and our facility in Cherbourg will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 year. Ordernrs. C-81 (E) and C-82 (E) keels have been laid down, and the $4 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
Owner of Courbusier Navale N.V.
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FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: Elliot Crompton, Minister for Defence, Eurasia
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Dear Sir,

We have confirmed your order, and our facility in Cherbourg will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 4 years. Ordernrs. C-83 (EA) to C-183 (EA) keels have been laid down, and the $200 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
Owner of Courbusier Navale N.V.
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FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: The Empire of Somethingey
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Dear Sir,

We have confirmed your order, and our facility in Cherbourg will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 year. Ordernrs. C-184 (S) and C-185 (S) keels have been laid down, and the $4 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
Owner of Courbusier Navale N.V.

TO: Courbusier Navale N.V
FROM: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Federation of Aunesia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to purchase one (1) Trireme-Class Command Ship for use in international diplomacy, to host official guests and the like, as well as to act as a Presidential retreat, for the sum of two billion ($2,000,000,000) Universal Standard Dollars.

The money will be wired upon confirmation.

Andrew Short
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs

Official Fornelian Transmission:

The Kingdom of Fornelia is interested in procuring one of these craft. It would be of use for the Royal Flagship upon which the King travels friendly waters. The payment will be sent upon completion of craft and its delivery into Fornelian waters.

Official Announcement from the Free Havenic Republic of Kahanistan
Kahanistan Military Intelligence

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Encryption Code Alpha-7-Tau-9-Kappa

The Government of Kahanistan would like to obtain five of these vessels. We believe that they can be used for covert operations such as entering hostile territory disguised as civilians, or taking materials prohibited by dictatorial regimes into their borders. They will also be used for international diplomacy; I believe our new Minister of Foreign Affairs would like them.

We certainly have no intention of using them as command ships. Ten billion USD have been wired.

Signed,
General Tiberius Devidius,
Director, Kahanistan Military Intelligence

The Dominion of Sendersdale and Greater Colonies

To:
Thierry Courbusier,
Courbusier Navale N.V.

The Dominion of Sendersdale would like to purchase five Trireme-Class Command Ship. Three of these newly constructed ships would be used as Auxillary military vessels (either a hospital or transport are currenly in question). Two of these other ships would be used to host the King, other Parliament members and a variety of international hosts.

Ten billion dollars USD has been wired.

Signed,

Arnold Jones
Arnold Harrier Jones, PC, KC, MP
Minister of Defense

(OOC: Aunesia and Kasara, I'm very sorry for the wait. You should have the ships by now.)

FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: Andrew Short, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Aunesia
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Dear Sir,

We have confirmed your order, and our facility in Cherbourg will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 year. Ordernr. C-186 (Au)'s keel has been laid down, and the $2 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
Owner of Courbusier Navale N.V.
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FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: The Kingdom of Fornelia
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

We have confirmed your order, and our facility in Cherbourg will start with the construction of a Trireme-Class Command Ship. Expected completion of the ship is in 1 years. Ordernr. C-187 (Fo)'s keels have been laid down, and the $2 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
Owner of Courbusier Navale N.V.
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FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: General Tiberius Devidius, Director, Kahanistan Military Intelligence
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Dear Sir,

We have confirmed your order, and our facility in Cherbourg will start with the construction of 5 Trireme-Class Command Ships. Expected completion of the ships is in 2 years. Ordernrs. C-188 (Ka) to C-193 (Ka) keels have been laid down, and the $10 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
Owner of Courbusier Navale N.V.

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FROM: Courbusier Navale N.V.
TO: Arnold Harrier Jones, Minister of Defense, The Dominion of Sendersdale
SUBJECT: RE: Order

Dear Sir,

We have confirmed your order, and our facility in Cherbourg will start with the construction of 5 Trireme-Class Command Ships. Expected completion of the ships is in 3 years. Ordernrs. C-194 (Se) to C-199 (Se) keels have been laid down, and the $10 billion is preferably paid after delivery, to prevent any mistakes on our side, during the construction process. We once again thank your for your order.

Signed,

Thierry Courbusier,
Owner of Courbusier Navale N.V