Assertor-class Escort Carrier
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 Assertor class
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Assertor Class |
| Builders: | Kuat Shipyards |
| Operators: | NRI Republic Navy |
| Preceded by: | -class escort carrier |
| Succeeded by: | Gozanti-class escort carrier |
| In service: | 1988-Present |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Escort Carrier/ASW Carrier |
| Displacement: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 13,950 tons standard 19,000 tons full load |
| Length: | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Beam: | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Draught: | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
list error: <br /> list (help) COGAG, 4 x gas turbines Two shafts 5-bladed CP props 100,000 shaft horsepower (75 MW) |
| Speed: | Over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Troops: | 50 Marines |
| Complement: | 365 |
| Armament: |
list error: <br /> list (help) 2 x Testudo CIWS 2 × triple 324 mm torpedo tubes 12.7mm MG |
| Armor: | Limited Kevlar splinter protection in critical areas |
| Aircraft carried: | 18 max aircraft; Can carry CH-9 and Twin Internal Engine (TIE) VTOL Fighters |
The Assertor-class escort carrier is a class of helicopter carrier built for the Roman Republic Navy. 18 are currently in service with the Territorial Water Defense Command, the only command in the Republic Navy to currently operate these escort carriers.