ZMS Belisarius
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 ZMS Belisarius in 2011
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| Name: | ZMS Belisarius |
| Namesake: | Quintus Belisarius |
| Ordered: | 3 May 2004 |
| Builder: | Tridarry Industries |
| Cost: | Z$2.2 billion |
| Laid down: | 1 January 2005 |
| Christened: | 3 May 2009 |
| Launched: | 19 August 2009 |
| Commissioned: | 11 October 2009 |
| Homeport: | ZNB Titania |
| Nickname(s): | Negotiator |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Talon-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement: | 102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons) |
| Length: |
Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) |
| Beam: |
Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m) |
| Draft: |
Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m) Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph) |
| Range: | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
| Complement: |
Ship's company: 3,532 Air wing: 2,480 |
| Armament: |
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| Armor: | 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces |
| Aircraft carried: | 90 fixed wing and helicopters |
ZMS Belisarius is the sixth of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 2009. It is the flagship of the 6th Fleet, which primarily operates in the southern Samson Ocean. The ship's home port is ZNB Holish Islands, but it alternates to mainland docking every three years. The ship was named after President Quintus Belisarius.