ZMS Griffiths
.jpg) ZMS Griffiths in January 2019
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| Name: | ZMS Griffiths |
| Namesake: | Alistair Griffiths |
| Ordered: | 26 January 1978 |
| Builder: | Tridarry Industries |
| Cost: | Z$6.2 billion |
| Laid down: | 6 September 1979 |
| Christened: | 7 October 1981 |
| Launched: | 9 October 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 10 December 1981 |
| Homeport: | ZNB Jade Harbor |
| Nickname(s): | Annex |
| 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) |
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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 |
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| Armor: | 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces |
| Aircraft carried: | 90 fixed wing and helicopters |
ZMS Griffiths is the leadship of the seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down in 1979, launched and commissioned in 1981 as part of a fleet-wide realignment that year. It is the flagship of the 1st Fleet, which primarily operates in the Olympic Ocean, along West Euronia, East Nortua, and Northeast Adula. The ship's home port is ZNB Jade Harbor.
The ship was named after President Alistair Griffiths, who was a naval officer during and after the Parabocan War and was instrumental in expanding the Zamastanian Navy during his presidency. The ship's common nickname and callsign within the navy is Annex, a reference to President Griffiths' annexation of Gangkou following the Yellow Flag Rebellion.