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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Astalar-class aircraft carrier |
| Builders: |
list error: <br /> list (help) Varsyn Heavy Industries Poseidon Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering |
| Operators: | Royal Axiomian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Valiant-class |
| Succeeded by: | Sovereign-class |
| Cost: | $1.26 billion per unit (including R&D costs) |
| Built: | 1988-2001 |
| In service: | 1991-present |
| Planned: | 6 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Active: | 6 |
| Laid up: | 0 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Aegis guided missile cruiser |
| Displacement: | 10,700 tonnes (full) |
| Length: | 173 m (567 ft) |
| Beam: | Overall: 16.8 m (55 ft) |
| Draft: | 10.2 m (34 ft) |
| Installed power: | 4 × Tosar Industries NT140 gas turbine engines |
| Propulsion: |
2 × controllable-reversible pitch propellers 2 × rudders |
| Speed: | 32.5 knots (60 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) |
| Capacity: | 400 |
| Complement: | 30 officers and 300 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPY-1D(V) multi-function radar |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 MH-60R Seahawks (LAMPS III) |
| Aviation facilities: | Hangar and helicopter pad |