Drache class Starship

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SMS Drache in 2365
Class overview
Builders: Englean Kaiserreich
Operators:  Kaiserliche-Marine
Preceded by: Freiherr von Fehrenbach Class
Succeeded by: Steinadler Class
Built: 2330-2349
In commission: 2334-2450
Planned: 35
Completed: 22
Cancelled: 13
Retired: 3
General characteristics
Type: Heavy Cruiser
Displacement: 3,710,000 metric tons
Length: 524.256 m (1,720.00 ft)
Beam: 283.006 m (928.50 ft)
Draft: 101.955 m (334.50 ft)
Propulsion: 1 x Heinrichsohn Adler III warp drive
Speed: Warp 9.4 (max), Warp 8 (cruise)
Range: Unlimited
Complement: 700
Armament:
  • 14 phaser arrays
  • 6 forward torpedo tubes
  • 4 aft torpedo tubes
  • 18 photon cannons
Armour: Deflector shields, polarised hull
Aircraft carried: 4 x shuttles
Aviation facilities: 1 x shuttle bay

The Drache-class starships were a class of starships operated by the Kaiserliche-Marine, serving as the primary heavy cruiser for the Englean Kaiserreich during the early 24th century, until being succeeded by the Steinadler Class in 2360.