Scanrúil-class aircraft carrier

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Class overview
Name: Scanrúil-class
Operators: Ossoria Royal Ossorian Navy
Preceded by: Tiomanta-class
Built: 1980 - 2000
In commission: 1985 - Present
Planned: 8
Completed: 8
Active: 8
General characteristics
Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 84,500 t standard
Length:

317 meters (waterline)

333 meters (overall)
Beam:

41 meters (waterline)

77 meters (overall)
Draught: 11 meters
Propulsion:
  • 2 × LFTRs
  • 4 × steam turbines
  • 4 × screws
Speed: +30 kts
Range: Unlimited
Complement: 5,700
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Type 30-CS air search radar
  • Type 31-CF surface search radar
  • Type 32-CA fire control search radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
ECM suite
Armament:
Armor: 70 mm Kevlar
Aircraft carried: 86

The Scanrúil-class is the currently-active class of seven aircraft carriers built for Royal Ossorian Navy starting in 1980. The class is comprised of the ships Scanrúil, Neamheaglach, Buacach, Dúshlánach, Cáiliúil, Treallúsach, Dochloíte, and Rathúil.

Design

General characteristics

The Scanrúil-class ships have an overall length of 333 m, a beam of 41 meters at the waterline and 77 meters at the extremities, and a draught of 11 m. The ships displace approximately 106,000 t at standard load. Each of the ships' four sets of geared steam turbines drive one 5-bladed propeller and are powered by a pair of liquid fluoride thorium reactors and are rated at 280,000 shaft horsepower. This gives the Scanrúil-class a speed of in excess of 30 knots.

Flight deck and hangar

The Scanrúil-class ships have an armored flight deck which is 333 m long. The class is fitted with an enclosed hangar, an angled flight deck, arrestor gear, and four compressed steam catapults. Four deck-edge elevators (three starbord and one portside) allow aircraft to be transferred between the hangar and the flight deck. The ships' aircraft capacity is rated at 90 aircraft, but the typical Carrier Air Wing consists of no more than 86 aircraft. The ships' crew totals 5,700 officers and ratings.

Armament

Carrier Air Wing

The standard Carrier Air Wing is comprised of the following:

Ships

Ship Translation Hull Number Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Scanrúil "Formidable" IAC 67 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1980 1983 1985
Neamheaglach "Dauntless" IAC 68 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1983 1986 1988
Buacach "Victorious" IAC 69 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1986 1989 1991
Dúshlánach "Defiant" IAC 70 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1986 1989 1991
Cáiliúil "Illustrious" IAC 71 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1989 1992 1994
Treallúsach "Irascible" IAC 72 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1992 1995 1997
Dochloíte "Indefatigable" IAC 73 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1995 1998 2000
Rathúil "Auspicious" IAC 73 HRM Dockyard, Cléire 1998 2001 2003

Scanrúil

Neamheaglach

Buacach

Dúshlánach

Cáiliúil

Treallúsach

Dochloíte

Rathúil