Tito Tauro-class aircraft carrier
| ENS Tito Tauro | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Tito Tauro class aircraft carrier |
| Builders: | Vasari Solutions |
| Operators: |
 United Etrurian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Aurelio Adriano-class |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | fleet carrier |
| Displacement: | 76,000 tonnes |
| Length: | 309m |
| Beam: | 60m |
| Draught: | 11m |
| Propulsion: | Integrated electric propulsion: 4x Vasari Solutions DE850 gas turbines (50,000 shp each), 4x Farelli Tridenta diesel engines (15,600 shp each), 4x Vasari Solutions Stallione 20MW electric motors, 4 shafts |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range: | 13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h) |
| Endurance: | 45 days |
| Complement: |
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| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: |
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| Armour: | steel shrapnel sheets, kevlar spall liners |
| Aircraft carried: | 60-80, 4 x EMALS catapults, 4 x elevators |
The Tito Tauro-class is the newest fleet carrier design of the United Etrurian navy. It replaced the older and smaller Aurelio Adriano class, which has served since the mid-70s. They are some of the largest and most powerful conventional-powered aircraft carriers in the world, utilising an innovative Integrated electric propulsion system, providing excellent cruise range and fuel economy while avoiding the high costs involved with the use of nuclear propulsion. Vessels of the class are projected to have service lives of up to 50 years and were engineered to be capable of integrating new upgrades in a straightforward fashion throughout the period. Displacing at more than 90,000 tonnes loaded, the Tito Tauro is a substantially larger vessel, capable of deploying between 38-50 fast jets. It carries four electro-magnetic catapults and four aircraft elevators.
The class is named after the legendary ancient Vespasian admiral, Titus Taurus.
Typical carrier air group load
- 38-50 x V-M3, RE-H2 or V-M4
- 8 x Faverra D-20
- 2 x Faverra D-19
Ships in class
| Navy | Name | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Etrurian Navy
|
Tito Tauro | 2006 | 2009 | 2011 | Active |
| United Etrurian Navy
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Atilio Quinzio Flaminino | 2008 | 2011 | 2013 | Active |