ZMS Kordia
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_underway_off_the_coast_of_southern_California.jpg) ZMS Kordia in March 2022
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| Name: | ZMS Kordia |
| Namesake: | Tyler Kordia |
| Ordered: | 1 January 1982 |
| Builder: | Tridarry Industries |
| Cost: | Z$2.2 billion |
| Laid down: | 17 July 1982 |
| Christened: | 30 December 1983 |
| Launched: | 5 March 1984 |
| Commissioned: | 11 June 1984 |
| Homeport: | ZNB Jade Harbor |
| Nickname(s): | Annex |
| 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 Kordia is the second of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 1984. It is the flagship of the 2nd Fleet, which primarily operates in Adula-Nortua Divide and the Sotoa Sea. The ship's home port is ZNB White Rock. The ship was named after President Tyler Kordia, who was a naval officer during the Elkjop War.