ZMS Aebutius

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USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway in the Western Pacific on 21 December 2004 (041221-N-1229B-066).jpg
ZMS Aebutius in December 2004 during the military intervention in Vulkaria
History
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Name: ZMS Aebutius
Namesake: Caius Aebutius
Ordered: 3 May 1990
Builder: Tridarry Industries
Cost: Z$2.2 billion
Laid down: 1 January 1991
Christened: 3 May 1993
Launched: 19 August 1993
Commissioned: 11 October 1993
Homeport: ZNB Titania
Nickname(s): Unity
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 Aebutius is the fifth of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 1993. It is the flagship of the 5th Fleet, which primarily operates in the northern Samson Ocean. The ship's home port is ZNB Titania. The ship was named after President Caius Aebutius.

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