Romaian aircraft carrier "Konstantinos VI"

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Konstantinos VI
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Konstantinos VI in 2019.
Class overview
Name: Konstantinos VI class
Operators:  Romaian Navy
Preceded by: TBD
Succeeded by: TBD (planned)
Cost: TBD
Built: 1990–2001
In commission: 2002–present
Planned: 1
Completed: 1
History
Romaia
Name: Konstantinos VI
Namesake: Konstantinos VI
Operator: Romaian Navy
Ordered: 14 July 1987
Builder: TBD
Laid down: 14 April 1990 (stacking of elements in prefabrication since 24 November 1988)
Launched: 14 May 1995
Maiden voyage: 14 May 2002
Homeport: TBD, Romaia
Identification:
Status: Template:Ship in active service
General characteristics
Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 65,000 tonnes (64,000 long tons; 72,000 short tons)
Length: 284 m (932 ft)
Beam:

39 m (128 ft) (waterline)

73 m (240 ft) overall
Draught: 11 m (36 ft)
Decks: 9 decks below the flight deck
Propulsion:
  • 2 × TBD K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 150 MWt each, LEU < 20%<
  • 2 × Mianis steam turbines with a total 61 MW shaft power
  • 4 × diesel-electric
  • 2 × shafts
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h)
Range: Template:Nuclear ship range
Endurance: 45 days of food
Capacity: 800 commandos, 500 tonnes of ammunition
Complement:
  • Ship's company: 1,350
  • Air wing: 600
Aircraft carried:
  • 40–50 aircraft, including
  • 30 Typhonas (standard)
  • 2 TBD AWACS

Konstantinos VI is the flagship of the Romaian Navy. The ship, commissioned in 2002, is the TBD Romaian aircraft carrier, the first Romaian nuclear-powered surface vessel. She is named after Romaian emperor Konstantinos VI.

The ship carries a complement of Typhonas and TBD AWACS, TBD helicopters for combat search and rescue, as well as modern electronics and TBD missiles. She is a CATOBAR-type carrier that uses two 75 m C13‑3 steam catapults, one catapult at the bow and one across the front of the landing area.