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'''ZMS Levasseur''' is the fourth of seven ''Talon'' class [[wikipedia:Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] {{wp|aircraft carriers}} in active service within the [[Zamastanian Naval Forces]]. She was launched and commissioned in 1991. It is the flagship of the 4th Fleet, which primarily operates in the western [[Cantalle Ocean]]. The ship's home port is ZNB [[Anchorhead]]. The ship was named after [[President of Zamastan|President]] [[Jean Levasseur]], who was president during the [[Elkjop War]] and oversaw the annexation of the [[Holish Islands]].
'''ZMS Levasseur''' is the fourth of seven [[Talon-class nuclear aircraft carrier|''Talon'' class]] [[wikipedia:Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] {{wp|aircraft carriers}} in active service within the [[Zamastanian Naval Forces]]. She was launched and commissioned in 1991. It is the flagship of the 4th Fleet, which primarily operates in the western [[Cantalle Ocean]]. The ship's home port is ZNB [[Anchorhead]]. The ship was named after [[President of Zamastan|President]] [[Jean Levasseur]], who was president during the [[Elkjop War]] and oversaw the annexation of the [[Holish Islands]].


==Construction==
==Construction==

Revision as of 03:30, 24 April 2022

US Navy 020421-N-8794V-001 USS Lincoln - Gulf of Alaska.jpg
ZMS Levasseur sails past the Mist Carthara Islands in March 2022
History
 ZamastanZamastan
Name: ZMS Levasseur
Namesake: Jean Levasseur
Ordered: 3 May 1988
Builder: Tridarry Industries
Cost: Z$2.2 billion
Laid down: 1 January 1990
Christened: 3 May 1991
Launched: 19 August 1991
Commissioned: 11 October 1991
Homeport: ZNB Anchorhead
Nickname(s): Conquerer
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Talon-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons)
Length:

Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)

Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam:

Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)

Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft:

Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m)

Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Bell A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%)
  • 4 × steam turbines
  • 4 × shafts
  • 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement:

Ship's company: 3,532

Air wing: 2,480
Armament:
  • 2 × Mk29 ESSM launcher
  • 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
  • 3 × Kesey CIWS
Armor: 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

ZMS Levasseur is the fourth of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 1991. It is the flagship of the 4th Fleet, which primarily operates in the western Cantalle Ocean. The ship's home port is ZNB Anchorhead. The ship was named after President Jean Levasseur, who was president during the Elkjop War and oversaw the annexation of the Holish Islands.

Construction

Naming

Service history

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2000s

2010s

2020s

Overhauls

Awards and decorations