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|Ship sensors ={{Unbulleted list|RN-RMVII multi-function radar|RN-RRAV air search radar|RN-RRSXII surface search radar|RN-RAX fire control radar|RN-RCFAVIII gun fire control radar|RN-SA6 sonar suite}} | |Ship sensors ={{Unbulleted list|RN-RMVII multi-function radar|RN-RRAV air search radar|RN-RRSXII surface search radar|RN-RAX fire control radar|RN-RCFAVIII gun fire control radar|RN-SA6 sonar suite}} | ||
|Ship EW ={{Unbulleted list|RN-CL chaff countermeasures|RN-TD torpedo decoy dispensers}} | |Ship EW ={{Unbulleted list|RN-CL chaff countermeasures|RN-TD torpedo decoy dispensers}} | ||
|Ship armament ={{Unbulleted list|'''Guns:'''|4 × 140mm RN- | |Ship armament ={{Unbulleted list|'''Guns:'''|4 × 140mm RN-SBIII guns (2 × 2)|'''Missiles:'''|16 × [[RN-MSAN Arpione|RN-MSAN Arpione missiles]]|1 × 64-cell vertical launch system|'''Other:'''|2 × Strozzino quadruple torpedo tubes|2 × 20mm Custode CIWS}} | ||
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Minerva-class cruiser |
Builders: | Royal Shipbuilders of Cacerta |
Operators: | Cacertian Royal Navy |
Preceded by: | Palenia-class |
Succeeded by: | Vedette-class |
In commission: | 1979 – present |
Planned: | 20 |
Completed: | 20 |
Active: | 20 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser |
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Length: | 186 meters |
Beam: | 21 meters |
Draft: | 8 meters |
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Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
Range: | Unlimited |
Complement: | 485 officers and crew |
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The Minerva-class is a class of nuclear-powered heavy cruisers in service with the Cacertian Royal Navy. It is the first vessel of its type to be powered by nuclear reactors and is the result of a Cacertian initiative to create a nuclear fleet. As the first of a new age of cruiser in the Royal Navy, the Minerva-class cruisers are the test platform for the newly developed Fiocina anti-ship missile system.
Considering the distance between the Cacertian Home Islands and its bases in Andria and Shalum, Cacertian High Command began serious considerations into developing a self-sustaining nuclear fleet that could operate at long-periods on patrol. Development of these vessels began in the early 21st-century with the first unit seeing completion in mid-2006.
The Mark V nuclear reactors utilized in the Minerva-class would be further developed into the Mark VII reactors used on board the Queen Anelyn-class battleships.