ARTHUR CLASS

ARTHUR CLASS‏‎

Union Battleship class replacing the SAXON CLASS. Core Battleship class for the United Stars Spatial Navy from 4998 - 5100 OTT The Class received seven major upgrades and was built in three versions. Originally conceived at the Capital Ship Development Bureau (Ross Torus ). Several Union shipbuilders submitted their designs. The CSDB ordered one prototype of SII Shipworx, ENROE YARDS , and DeNOIR CS. After a test and trial phase and after evaluating the test results, the Procurement Department of the USN awarded the contract to SII for 600,000 units. In 5001 the USNPD ordered an additional 600,000. ENROE YARDS received license to built 290,000 Units in 5022 OTT. From the official introduction of the ARTHUR class in 4998 until 5099 OTT, 8 million ARTHUR Class were built. In 5100 OTT the class was officially retired and replaced by the BALTHASAR class. While the actual service life of a Union battleship exceeds 200 years, the official service life is 100 years. The last ARTHUR class was decommissioned in 5201 OTT.
 * Only 89,343 units were lost to Combat and Accidents.
 * 3,000,000 were transferred to the Science Corps and modified as HALD explorers.
 * 4,000,000 were transferred to the Gate Authority
 * 100,000 were mothballed
 * 300,000 were scraped
 * 100,000 demilitarized and sold as surplus

SPECS
Standard Crew Compliment: 34,000 + 3,500 Marines and 2,500 Auxillary craft crews and pilots.
 * 3500 meters
 * Compacted Ultronit Armor, Tripple Para Dim Shields
 * Acceleration: 449 Km/sec Max Translight: 42,222 times LS
 * Standard Range: 12,000 LY

56 x Translocator Giga load -Dual

23 x TL Sniper Cannons - 1/2 Ly RW - Kilo Load

4 x TL Terra Load

34 X Loki II Starters

30 x FTL DE- Projectors 35,000 Terrawatt ea

Plus other weapons of smaller size, point defense cannons, Disintegrators, Plasma Guns, Graviton Cannons, Paralysators, and Tech Stop. Planetary Bomb Shafts, Minelaying capability, 400 Wolfcraft Fighters, Thor Gun Boats , 4 Barracuda Destroyers.

VERSIONS

 * ARTHUR-CS (Cannon Ship) 4 x Exo Load replacing the 56 x Translocator Giga load -Dual
 * ARTHUR-LR (Long Range) 56,000 LY
 * ARTHUR-EX (Explorer) Kilo load TLC, no Giga or exo-loads, no Gun Boats, no destroyers, 20 wolfcraft, no Bomb shafts. Extended range and Lab facilities