Sistine-class aircraft carrier
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 Sistine, as in her 2006 deployment.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: |
Whitecap Shipyards Alexandria,  Meridon |
| Operators: |
 Meridonian Navy |
| Cost: | Classified |
| Built: | 1990-2012 |
| In service: | 1996-present |
| Planned: | 5 |
| Completed: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Aircraft carrier |
| Displacement: | 87,000 tons, full load |
| Length: | Overall: 330 meters |
| Beam: | Overall: Around 74 meters |
| Draught: | 11 meters |
| Propulsion: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 2 × Central Electric RM-2 reactors 4 × steam turbines, four shafts, 270,000 shp |
| Speed: | In excess of 30 knots |
| Range: | Unlimited |
| Complement: | Around 5,200 including embarked airwing. |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
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| Armament: |
4x M21 CADS Launching Mounts, 8x CADS/S missiles each x3 Goalkeeper CIWS |
| Armour: | Kevlar over vital spaces |
| Aircraft carried: | 80 fixed wing and helicopter |
The Sistine-class is a class of nuclear powered aircraft carriers in service with the Meridonian Navy. The ships are named after large Meridonian cities, and are the largest warships ever built for the Meridonian navy. They suceeded the TBD-class of aircraft carriers.
Description
Design
Construction
Propulsion
Armament and protection
Carrier air wing
Flight deck and aircraft facilities
Strike groups
Design differences within the class
Ships in class
| Ship | Pennant number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned |
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| Sistine | R10 | 2 December 1990 | 3 March 1996 | 1 December 1996 |
| Kohina | R11 | 11 April 1993 | 2 March 1998 | 1 March 1999 |
| Kohaku | R12 | 24 May 1996 | 12 August 2002 | 18 September 2003 |
| Marin Bay | R13 | 22 June 2002 | 4 October 2008 | 9 July 2009 |
| Baymark | R14 | 11 August 2005 | 2 December 2011 | 5 November 2012 |
