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_underway_in_the_Western_Pacific_on_21_December_2004_(041221-N-1229B-066).jpg) ZMS Aebutius in December 2004 during the military intervention in Vulkaria
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| Name: | ZMS Aebutius |
| Namesake: | Caius Aebutius |
| Ordered: | 3 May 1990 |
| Builder: | Tridarry Industries |
| Cost: | Z$2.2 billion |
| Laid down: | 1 January 1991 |
| Christened: | 3 May 1993 |
| Launched: | 19 August 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 11 October 1993 |
| Homeport: | ZNB Titania |
| Nickname(s): | Unity |
| 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: |
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| 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: |
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| Armor: | 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces |
| Aircraft carried: | 90 fixed wing and helicopters |
ZMS Aebutius is the fifth of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 1993. It is the flagship of the 5th Fleet, which primarily operates in the northern Samson Ocean. The ship's home port is ZNB Titania. The ship was named after President Caius Aebutius.