Throm class cruiser

IVNS Throm, as outfitted in 2023
Class overview
Name:	Throm class
Builders:	Fortuna Ironworks
Operators:	Grand Navy of Velikoslavia
Preceded by:	Vesper class
Succeeded by:	None
Built:	1990-2000
In service:	1993 to present
In commission:	1994 to present
Planned:	3
Completed:	3
Active:	3
General characteristics
Class and type:	Throm class
Type:	Cruise
Displacement:	28,201 tons
Length:	200 metres
Beam:	26.3 metres
Draft:	8.5m
Installed power:	120,000 shp
Propulsion:	CODAG 3x Pantra Marine class diesel engines for cruising 1x DSU S400 35.5 MW marine gas turbine for highspeed running 3x DSU 220X series gearboxes driving three controllable pitch propellers 2x retractable bow thruster 4x 1 MW Pantra diesel generators
Speed:	33 knots (full speed) 28 knots (diesel cruising)
Range:	12,600 nmi at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement:	670
Sensors and processing systems:	2x MPSSFC9 radars 2x Bulwark 62 fire control radars 1x Navigator 67 navigation radars 1x CSS53C "Giant Squid" sonar suite 1x Painter 60 tracking radar 1x MP1 Radar Complex
Armament:	168x Dracal VLS cells 1x AK-130 dual barrel naval gun 4x Terrier Fleet Defense Emplacements 10x deck rail mounted MG1938 machine guns
Armor:	68mm plating around engine compartment 14.5mm splinter protection
Aircraft carried:	1x helicopter

The Throm class cruiser is a class of cruiser designed, built, and in service with the Grand Navy of Velikoslavia. They are classified as guided missile cruisers in Velikoslav navy service but are often referred to as battlecruisers by defense analysts due to their primary role of long range missile strikes and escort duties for the Majestic class battleship. Initially conceived in 1976 to escort the planned class of Velikslav supercarriers that Nicholas I instructed the navy to pursue, they were repurposed in 1982 when the carrier program was formally cancelled by Nicholas II and the design was revised to allow them to serve as flagships and primary strike vessels on missions. When the Splendor entered service in 2020 as the Velikoslav flagship, a plan to refit and refurbish the Throm class was put forward to be completed between 2020 and 2025. The last remaining ship is currently being refurbished at Fortuna Ironworks. In March of 2024, it was announced that all ships in the Velikoslav navy would undergo a light refit and combat load out adjustment to provide more weaponry to combat drones.