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|Name=Beluga class Amphibious Assault Ship
|Builders= [[Hlaford Shipyards]]
|Operators= {{flag|Confederate Brytisc Fleet}}
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|Cost= $3.4 billion
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|In service range= 2002-present
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|Total ships completed=4
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|Total ships active=4
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|Ship class= Beluga class 
|Ship type= Amphibious Assault Ship
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|Ship displacement= 44,971 (long tons)
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|Ship length= 257m
|Ship beam= 32m 
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|Ship propulsion= Two {{wpl|Gas turbine}}s, <br>2 shafts with 70,000 total brake horsepower,<br> two 5,000hp auxilliary engines
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|Ship speed= 20kn (cruising)
|Ship range= 5,500+ nautical miles at 20kn
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|Ship boats= 4x [[Wernham-Hogg LCU Mark II]] or<br>16x [[Wernham-Hogg LCPV]]
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|Ship troops= 1,742 marines
|Ship complement= 65 officers
|Ship crew= 985 enlisted men
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|Ship sensors= AN/SLQ-32B(V)2, fire control, air search radar
|Ship armament= 2x Rolling Airframe Missle launchers<br>2 x SAM/AMM launchers<br>2x CIWS gun turret<br>2x 30mm autocannon<br>6x 7.62mm chaingun
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|Ship aircraft= 16-20<br>
[[Walküre Gunship]]<br>
[[VeK-29_Zherav]]<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29K Vedrian MiG-29K]<br>
[http://iiwiki.com/wiki/A-4_Dominator#Revelator Revelator Gunship]<br>
[[IDAItech SE-20 Sea Eagle]]

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The '''Beluga''' class Amphibious Assault Ship is the primary operational vessel of the [[Confederate Brytisc Fleet]]. Designed and manufactured by [[Hlaford Shipyards]] of [[Brytene]], the class currently consists of four active-duty vessels and a single unfinished hull. The class includes capacity for amphibious landing vehicles, V/STOL landings, and helicopter support, as well as light armament to enable it to defend itself against airborne or naval attack.

After the [[CFS Pelegiad]], Beluga-class vessels are the largest ships in operation with the [[Royal Brytisc Fleet]].

==Development==
In the early 2000's, the decision was made to refit the entire Fleet. Following consultation and budgetary planning, it was determined that the Brytisc economy could not support a full carrier fleet, and that large supercarriers were neither cost-effective nor vital to the overall Fleet mission statement.

As a compromise, a single supercarrier was commissioned, whilst four smaller Amphibious Assault Ships were commissioned in order to act as mobile command and deployment for international missions carried out by the Fleet. Large enough to support up to a score of VTOL or STOL aircraft, able to transport an entire regiment of Marines plus support, and with a well deck to support amphibious landers, these vessels are designed to provide power projection to the Fleet.

[[Category: Brytene]]
[[Category: Confederate Brytisc Fleet]]