Conquest-class aircraft carrier
| File:Eagleland Naval Carrier.jpg ICN Empress Emily seen in summer 2014
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Conquest Class Aircraft Carrier |
| Builders: | Template:Country data Allied Connurist States Fort Castarcia Shipyards |
| Operators: | Template:Country data Allied Connurist States Imperial Castarcian Navy |
| Cost: | $4.8 Billion |
| Built: | 2009- |
| In service: | 2014- |
| Planned: | 5 |
| Building: | 0 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Cancelled: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Aircraft Carrier |
| Displacement: | 100,800 tonnes |
| Length: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Overall: 340 meters Waterline: 322 meters |
| Beam: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Overall: 78.4m Waterline: 41.7m |
| Draft: | 12m |
| Installed power: | Two Imperial Class Nuclear Reactors |
| Propulsion: | Four shafts |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Complement: | 500 Officers, 2,470 Air Crew, 3,868 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Classified |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | Classified |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 90 |
| Aviation facilities: | 333m x 77m flight deck |
The Conquest-class aircraft carrier are a class of three nuclear powered warships currently in service with the Imperial Castarcian Navy and serves as the largest ship in service with the ICN. The class is the first time that the Allied Castarcian States has possessed an aircraft carrier.
The Conquest-class arose out of the recommendation that if the Allied Castarcian States were to cease their isolationist stance on foreign affairs, an aircraft carrier would be very useful for several reasons. The first and most obvious use for the aircraft carrier would be for carrying aircraft and being used as an instrument of war when the need of arose, giving the Imperial Castarcian Navy a new kind of offensive ability and power projection and allowing for the nation to take a more active role in regional conflicts. As the flagship of the Castarcian fleet, the carrier could also be used in order to help stage humanitarian efforts , and would also be a national symbol inspiring pride in the populace and letting other countries know that the country was not to be messed about with.
Five ships were initially planned, but due to affordability concerns as well as doubts about how much action the ships would see, two ships were cancelled.
Ships in class
| Ship | Hull Number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Refuel, Overhaul |
Homeport |
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| Empress Emily | CVN-1 | September 4 2009 | November 11 2013 | May 8 2014 | ||
| Femme Fatale | CVN-2 | September 4 2009 | November 11 2013 | August 1 2014 | ||
| Empress Alice | CVN-3 | March 17 2011 | June 3 2015 | January 31 2016 | ||