ZMS Abotsford

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ZMS Abotsford under construction in Landeda
History
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Name: ZMS Abotsford
Namesake: Elene Abotsford
Ordered: 20 June 2015
Builder: Tridarry Industries
Cost: Z$2.2 billion
Laid down: 11 January 2018
Christened: 13 August 2019
Homeport: ZNB Landeda
Nickname(s): Horizon
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:
  • 2 × Bell A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%)
  • 4 × steam turbines
  • 4 × shafts
  • 260,000 shp (194 MW)
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:
  • 2 × Mk29 ESSM launcher
  • 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
  • 3 × Kesey CIWS
Armor: 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

ZMS Abotsford is the latest of nine Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, currently under construction for the Zamastanian Naval Forces. The ship is named after President Elene Abotsford. She will be launched in early 2023.

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Naming

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