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ZMS Griffiths, the flagship of the Talon-class, in January 2019
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Class overview | |
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Name: | Talon-class aircraft carrier |
Builders: | Tridarry Industries |
Operators: | Zamastanian Naval Forces |
Preceded by: | |
Cost: | Z$8.5 billion |
In commission: | 10 December 1981 |
Planned: | 9 |
Completed: | 7 |
Active: | 7 |
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 |
Crew: | 5,000–5,200 (including airwing) |
Armament: |
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Armor: | 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces |
Aircraft carried: | 90 fixed wing and helicopters |
The Talon-class is a class of seven nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the Zamastanian Naval Forces. Every ship in the class is named after a President of Zamastan who either served in the navy or oversaw major naval operations during their administrations. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and full-load displacement of over 100,000 long tons (100,000 t), the Talon-class ships are the largest warships in the world. The carriers use two Bell-A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and can produce a maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and maximum power of around 260,000 shaft horsepower (190 MW). As a result of the use of nuclear power, the ships are capable of operating for over 20 years without refueling and are predicted to have a service life of over 50 years.
All seven carriers, as well as the two still planned for construction, were constructed by Tridarry Industries in Lower Tariel, Northern Isle. ZMS Griffiths, the lead ship of the class, was commissioned on 10 December 1981. Since the 1980s, Talon-class carriers have participated in many conflicts and operations across the world, including the first and second war in Vulkaria, the 2020 intervention in Ossinia, and airstrikes in the closing phase of the civil war in Syraranto.
The angled flight decks of the carriers use a CATOBAR arrangement to operate aircraft, with steam catapults and arrestor wires for launch and recovery. An embarked carrier air wing consisting of up to around 90 aircraft is normally deployed on board. The air wings' strike fighters are primarily Z-14 Ospreys and Z-17 Condor. In addition to their aircraft, the vessels carry short-range defensive weaponry for anti-aircraft warfare and missile defense.
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Ships in class
The Navy has a statutory requirement for a minimum of 6 aircraft carriers. The navy is currently consistant of seven Talon-class nuclear aircraft carrier, with the ZMS Castovia (formerly Gardner) undergoing extensive systems and technologies testing until around 2021. All modern-day carriers are named after presidents of Zamastan, currently being Alistair Griffiths, Tyler Kordia, Thomas Dubois, Jean Levasseur, Caius Aebutius, Quintus Belisarius, and William Castovia, while during the World War names were varied, often composed of military leader namesakes. The ZMS Gardner, named after Hawk Gardner, was renamed the ZMS Castovia on September 23rd, 2021.
- ZMS Griffiths - launched 1981
- ZMS Kordia - launched 1984
- ZMS Dubois - launched 1989
- ZMS Levasseur - launched 1991
- ZMS Aebutius - launched 1993
- ZMS Belisarius - launched 2009
- ZMS Castovia - launched 2014