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St. Andrews Ironworks

Originally founded in 1841 as an iron mill, the Saint Andrews Ironworks began turning out naval vessels in 1850, and within 25 years had become the primary naval yard for the Prestonian Navy. With over 150 years of experience, St. Andrews has turned the Prestonians into a force to be reckoned with on the high seas.

Over 150 years later, St. Andrews is still going strong, with yards in four major cities. In addition to the base naval works at St. Andrews, we also offer shipyards in Stanley, Seaside, and Cape Leonard.

Now, these fine products can be yours. Whether a new nation eager to begin forays seaward or established power in need of a new fleet, St. Andrews has what you're looking for. With top of the line products at affordable prices, you no longer have to choose between quality and quantity.

Most Favored Nations (50% off)
United Federation of Allied Nations member-states

Favored Nations (10% off)
Willink
No Endorse
Rosbaningrad
Granate
Mekugian Commonwealth member-states

Blacklist
Ryou Black Islands
The Steppe Empire
Eurasian Socialist Republics

RULES
1. Do your own math. Failure to do so will result in a 10% surcharge added to your tab.
2. DPRs are only available to Most Favored Nations. Don't ask.
3. I do not accept payment plans. All purchases are subject to auditing via NSDossier. Insufficient funds will result in termination of sale, with habitual offenders to be blacklisted.
4. In the interest of realism, there will be a wait time of 5 RL days (10 for carriers and SDs) to simulate construction. This time may go up depending on number of orders.
5. If there's something you want that I don't have, I will accept commissions within reason. The customer shall receive DPRs but St. Andrews will retain exclusive selling rights.
6. When ordering, you must specify a shipyard to order from. Specific yards have strengths and weaknesses.
7. For the sake of cataloging, please have a ship name or pennant number ready when you order.
8. If you took the time to read these, realize that you've just saved me a huge headache and for that I love you.

Shipyards:
St. Andrews Ironworks
Carriers: 8/10
Heavy Vessels: 10/10
Cruisers/Destroyers: 7/10
Patrol Vessels: 4/10
Submarines: 2/10

Cape Leonard Shipbuilding:
Carriers: 7/10
Heavy Vessels: 9/10
Cruisers/Destroyers: 10/10
Patrol Vessels: 3/10
Submarines: 2/10

Seaside Industrial Shipyards:
Carriers: 4/10
Heavy Vessels: 5/10
Cruisers/Destroyers: 7/10
Patrol Vessels: 10/10
Submarines: 6/10

Stanley Electric Boat:
Carriers: 3/10
Heavy Vessels: 1/10
Cruisers/Destroyers: 3/10
Patrol Vessels: 10/10
Submarines: 10/10

Numbers represent skill: higher number = better quality vessel, but more expensive.

Carriers
Hermes Class Medium Carrier (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13263935&postcount=2)
Federation Class Supercarrier
Illustrious Class Light Carrier*
Constellation Class CVH/Amphibious Assault Vessel*

Heavy Vessels
Indomitable Class Superdreadnought** (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13263966&postcount=3)
Lion Class Heavy Battleship*
Hudson Class Battleship*
"X" Class Battlecruiser*

Cruisers/Destroyers
Howe Class Guided-Missile Cruiser*
Drake Class Fleet Destroyer
Sentinel Class Picket/AA Destroyer*

Light Vessels
Type 85 Patrol Boat*
Barracuda Class Aviso*

Submarines
Shadow Class SSN*
Hellfire Class SSBN*

OOC: * = vessel not yet completed
**= special conditions apply; see specific post

NEWS
12/04/2007- Storefront Launched; under construction.

Hermes Class Carrier

Basic Stats
Length: 300m
Beam: 37.5m
Beam (flight deck): 80m
Catapults: 2
Ski-Jump: 15 degrees
Draught 12m
cB 0.60
Displacement: 81,000t

Armament/Crew
Fixed-wing aircraft: 20 Blackburn Battle f.1
20 Hawker Cossack Mk. 2
20 Supermarine Storke
20 E6A Intruder Electronic Warfare Aircraft
5 E-2 Hawkeye AWACS
Rotary Aircraft:
6 SH-105B ASW Helicopter
2 SH-60 Sea King SAR Helicopter
Elevators: 2 External
Compliment: 4500 crew, 250 officers, 250 Marines, 150 pilots/aircraft personnel
Electronics: Microtech Systems S-500 Multiband RADAR, Passive and Active SONAR, OBSAT linkup (UFAN customers only), DSL Internet compatible, Microtech Systems Mk. 28 secure multifrequency radio.

Propulsion
Powerplant: 1x Stanley Electric Mk. VII Pressurized Water Reactor; 4x Steam Turbines, through 8 shafts; 4 quad-screw propellers.
Total Horsepower: 350,000 HP
Speed: 31kts (cruise), 33kts (sprint)

Background:
In 2007, the first of a planned 50 Federation Class Supercarriers was launched. At 350,000t, it was one of the largest carriers ever built, and was capable of carrying 125 fighters at one time. It was thought that such a force would be preferable to the medium carriers in use by most other navies.

However, in practice, naval doctrine was as far from the truth as possible. Faced with massive costs and diminished returns, the Prestonian Navy retired the Federation Class after only three examples, and plans to scrap them all by 2010. This left the Navy without a domestic carrier for the first time in nearly 20 years, and searching for a new carrier to fill the void.

Enter the Hermes Class. Proposed by St. Andrews Ironworks and over 250,000t lighter than her predecessor, she nevertheless is capable of carrying enough aircraft so as to be a force to be reckoned with, at much less cost per annum. While she retains most of the technology of Federation, significant updates are noticeable. Ark Royal is expected to make her debut in late 2010.

Armament:
In a radical departure from previous carrier doctrine, Hermes does not make use of any form of catapult. This meant finding aircraft that could launch via the "ski-jump" apparatus used on most medium carriers. This problem was solved through the use of Questarian fixed-wing aircraft, which are built for such uses. In an effort to keep a healthy balance of power, the vessel uses 30 fighter, strike and bomber aircraft each. This loadout can be altered depending on specific mission.

Electronics:
A ship is only as good as her technology and to that end only the best was used in the building of Hermes. IT giant Microtech again supplies it's S-500 multiband radar, offering 10 different bands of frequency. This assures that in the event of a frequency jam, the carrier can still spot her targets. The long-range RADAR can see out up to 250km away for fighters, and 100km for surface contacts. With the automatic relay function enabled, it can relay information to airborne aircraft as soon as it is received, allowing the pilots in the sky ample time to analyze and react to the situation. With constant updates fed to the relevant aircraft, a pilot never has to worry about running on outdated intelligence. In addition, the unique OBSAT linkup feature makes a return after positive reviews on Federation. Using a direct, secure link to UFAN workhorse OBSAT, the vessel can transmit important information halfway around the world in seconds, allowing the proper agencies to make informed decisions in an instant. For ship-to-ship communications, Microtech introduces it's Mk. 28 radio, popular with ground forces. With over 50 secure channels, the fleet can keep in constant communication with itself, never having to worry about those troublesome electronic warfare aircraft.

Cost:
$1.3 Billion (St. Andrews)
$1 Billion (Cape Leonard)
$900 Million (Seaside)
$775 Million (Stanley)

note: vessel does not come with aircraft

Indomitable Class Superdreadnought

RPS Indomitable. (http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i185/rainmaker_01/flagship3.png)
pic by Labhekistan

Length: 1050m
Beam: 175m
Draft: 40m
cB: 0.75
Displacement: 5,512,500 T
Armament: 6 x triple 32.5" ETC Naval Gun. 20 x 6" Secondary ETC Naval Gun. 24 x Goalkeeper CIWS. 10 x RIM-116 RAM. 550 x VLS Tubes capable of supporting Fenix AShM or WarAxe Cruise Missiles. 200 x VLS Tubes capable of supporting Surface-to-Air Missiles.
Armor: 35" hardened steel belt, 25" hardened steel deck, 28" hardened steel watertight bulkheads extending from keel to deck, spaced every 210m. 20" hardened steel bridge.
Propulsion: 8 Page and Whitley Mk. III Nuclear Reactors, 32 Stanley Electric Steam Turbines, through 12 Stanley Electric Boilers, providing 6,500,000 SHP. Four quad-screw propellers.
Cruise Speed: 20kts.
Flank Speed: 25kts.
Full Ahead: 31kts.
Electronics: Microtech Systems M-500 Superlong Range air and sea multiband RADAR, GPS and OBSAT linkup, Offensive and defensive jamming equipment, passive and active SONAR, air intercept RADAR, encoding and decrypting facilities, infrared scanning.
Compliment: 10,000 enlisted, 300 officers, 500 Marines
Cost: $500 Billion (SAI)

Background:
The RPS Indomitable was a project first layed out in 2007 by President Preston as a goal: Prestonia would join the club of Supership owners by the time it hit one billion people. The initial design, however, was not as successful as hoped. Originally calling for Hood-esque proportions, the cost was projected into the trillions and the project canceled. Going back to the drawing board, Prestonian engineers along with a design team from Labhekistan drew up a new requirement, for something of Nagato size, or thereabouts. The result was given the name Indomitable, and development began at a rapid pace.

Armament:
The Indomitable Class Superdreadnought was designed to be competitive with the Nelson and Nagato classes, but in the area of armament, several questions had to be answered. Most important was the number and type of equipment to be carried: the vessel had to be able to perform at gun range, but able to protect herself beyond visual range. The compromise was to build the vessel around six triple 32.5'' turrets but include a total of 750 VLS missile tubes for long-range conflict. With regard to the turrets, a revolutionary new ETC design, compliments of the Prestonian Armor Works, was chosen. PAW, a factory building Lyran tanks on license, had theorized that ETC could have advantages on sea as well as land. The use of ETC on the Nelson class further backed up this idea. Following the advice given by PAW scientists, a model of the 32.5'' cannon was constructed and compared to existing cannons of similar size. ETC was found to be the better option and implemented.

With the immediate problem of the guns solved, the next project within the project was the the VLS tubes. While the license-built Vetakan Fenix AShM had proven itself in trials, the question remained as to what cruise missile would be used. After contacting several allied nations, the Animarnian WarAxe design was chosen. This missile, while untested, is currently undergoing trials and will in all likelihood be implemented in Indomitable. Ever mindful of aerial threats, the Indomitable has 200 VLS cells dedicated to SAMs, which will likely be of a variety purchased form Questers or Aequatio.

Armor/Safety
Of course, all the weaponry in the world is of little use if your vessel cannot take the punishment it dishes out. To this end a unique material was created to armor the vessel. Through years of lab research, a denser form of steel was created. This steel was 48% denser than the normal version, and thus had greater potential as armor. In the most vital area, the belt, 35'' was equipped. This armor in theory would allow shells up to 20" to literally bounce off and could easily shrug off a hit by a 25" shell. In addition to the belt armor, 25" was equipped on the deck to protect the magazines and another 20'' to the bridge, in the interests of the command staff and equipment.

Below deck, the commitment to safety is perhaps most obvious. Positioned every 210m are watertight bulkheads extending from keel to deck. In the event of a flood, the on-board "life support" can automatically close the bulkhead door, averting disaster. For once, a ship can truly be classified as "unsinkable."