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{{otheruses|the corvette class|the Clan Snow Raven cruiser|Bonaventure (Individual Potemkin-class WarShip)}}
 
{{InfoBoxWarShip
 
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Bonaventure.JPG|191px]]
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| image = [[Image:Bonaventure (Corvette) TRO3057r.png|200px]]
| name = Bonaventure
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| name = ''Bonaventure''
| manufacturer =  
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| manufacturer = [[Terran Hegemony]]
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----
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[[Roe Weapon Systems]]<ref name="FR2765:Pp10"/>
 
| Use = Corvette
 
| Use = Corvette
 
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
 
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
| Cost = 1,542,260,000 C-bills
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| Cost = 1,542,260,000 C-Bills{{cn}}
 
| Introduced = [[2317]]
 
| Introduced = [[2317]]
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| production year=2317
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| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3848/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
| Mass = 240,000 tons
 
| Mass = 240,000 tons
 
| Length = 486 m
 
| Length = 486 m
 
| Sail Diameter = 940 m
 
| Sail Diameter = 940 m
| Safe Thrust = 4
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| Safe Thrust = 2 g
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| Top Thrust = 3 g
 
| Sail Integrity = 3
 
| Sail Integrity = 3
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 6  
 
| KF Drive Integrity = 6  
| Top Thrust = 6
 
 
| Fuel = 6,500 tons
 
| Fuel = 6,500 tons
 
| Tons/Burn-day = 39.52  
 
| Tons/Burn-day = 39.52  
 
| LF Battery = No
 
| LF Battery = No
| Armament = 4 x [[LRM-15]]s <br> 2 x [[NL35]]s <br> 4 x [[Large Laser]]s <br> 4 x [[AC/10]]s
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| Armament = <span></span>
| Armor = 156 tons of Standard
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* 4x [[LRM-15]]
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* 2x [[NL35]]
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* 4x [[Large Laser]]
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* 4x [[AC/10]]
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| Armor = 156 tons [[Armor (Capital)|standard]]
 
| DropShip Capacity = 0
 
| DropShip Capacity = 0
| Crew = 121
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| Crew = 99<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194"/>
| Grav Decks = 1 x 65 meter diameter
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* 16 Officers
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* 77 Enlisted
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* 6 Gunners
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Bay Personnel: 22
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| Grav Decks = 1 x 65 meters diameter
 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 17/10
 
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 17/10
| Heat Sinks = 384 [[Heat Sink]]s
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| Heat Sinks = 384 [[Heat Sink|single]]
 
| Structural Integrity = 36
 
| Structural Integrity = 36
| BV (1.0) = 12,479
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| BV (1.0) = 12,479<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 194–195: "Bonaventure"</ref>
| BV (2.0) = ???
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| BV (2.0) =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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The designing of the '''''Bonaventure'''''-class corvette was one of the last acts of the failing [[Terran Alliance]]. While [[Admiral]] [[James McKenna]] was staging his political coup and removing corrupt politicians from the Alliance government, he ordered the design of the ''Bonaventure'' as insurance and a means of consolidating his growing power base. Indeed, the ''Bonaventure''-class was instrumental in consolidating the [[Terran Hegemony]] after the reorganization that occurred in the wake of the McKenna Coup.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194"/>
  
Design of the '''''Bonaventure'''''-class corvette was one of last acts of the failing [[Terran Alliance]].  As Admiral [[James McKenna]] was staging his political coup, and removing corrupt politicians from the Alliance government, McKenna ordered design of the ''Bonaventure'' as insurance and a means to consolidating his growing power base.  Indeed, the ''Bonaventure''-class was instrumental in consolidating the [[Terran Hegemony]] after re-organizing in the wake of the McKenna Coup.
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Among contemporary naval vessels of the day, the ''Bonaventure''-class was superb. The class boasted one of the most (if not the most) sophisticated sensor suites to have been designed by the beginning of the [[twenty-fifth century]]. However, compared with most other vessels, the ''Bonaventure'' was not well-armed. The weakness of the ''Bonaventure'' became apparent after Hegemony operations over [[Capella]]. Thereafter, the ''Bonaventure'' was relegated to squadron formations of four ''Bonaventures'', or surveillance squadrons composed of a pair of ''Bonaventures'' and a pair of ''[[Vigilant]]s''. These surveillance squadrons would patrol shipping routes in and out of the Hegemony. ''Bonaventures'' were also deployed as picket vessels to garrison the [[Terran Hegemony]] border.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194"/>
 
 
Among contemporary naval vessels, the ''Bonaventure''-class was superb. The class boasted one of the most (if not the most) sophisticated sensor suite designed until the beginning of the 25th century. However, compared with most other vessels, the ''Bonaventure'' was not well armed. The weakness of the ''Bonaventure'' became apparent after Hegemony operations over [[Capella]]. Thereafter, the ''Bonaventure'' was relegated to squadron formations of 4 ''Bonaventures'', or surveillance squadrons composed of paired pairs of ''Bonaventures'' and ''[[Vigilant]]s''. These surveillance squadrons would patrol shipping routes in and out of the Hegemony. ''Bonaventures'' were also deployed as picket vessels to garrison the [[Terran Hegemony]] border.
 
 
 
The ''Bonaventure''-class was replaced by the introduction of the ''[[Vincent]] Mk. 39''-class corvette, introduced in [[2432]].
 
  
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The ''Bonaventure''-class was replaced in service from [[2432]] with the introduction of the ''[[Vincent]] Mk. 39''-class corvette.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194"/> During the [[Star League era]] the Terran hegemony sold or gifted away a number of outdated WarShips to the various member states; the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] was one beneficiary of this practice, and as of April [[2765]] had thirty-two ''Bonaventure''-class corvettes openly in service.<ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref> The Republic's fleet of ''Bonaventures'' were primarily manufactured and supported by the Roe Weapon Systems (RWS) production facilities in the [[Finmark]] system, along with the Republic's fleet of ''[[Pinto (WarShip class)|Pinto]]''-class corvettes.<ref name="FR2765:Pp10">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 10: "Infrastructural Integrity"</ref>
  
 
==Armament==
 
==Armament==
 
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The ''Bonaventure'' was poorly armed, even compared with vessels of similar size dating from the [[Terran Alliance]]. Only against [[aerospace fighters]] was the ''Bonaventure'' not severely under gunned.  For naval engagements, the vessel boasted only a single pair of naval lasers. Against smaller targets, the ''Bonaventure'' could hold its own with an array of lasers, autocannons, and long-range missiles.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194"/>
The ''Bonaventure'' is poorly armed, even compared with vessels of similar size dating from the [[Terran Alliance]]. Only against [[AeroSpace Fighter]] is the ''Bonaventure'' not severely under-gunned.  For naval engagements, the vessel boasts only a single pair of naval lasers. Against smaller targets, the ''Bonaventure'' can hold its own with an array of lasers, autocannons and long-range missiles.
 
 
 
  
 
==Cargo==
 
==Cargo==
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The ''Bonaventure''-class was not intended for transportation but did possess three bays. However, it boasted no DropShip collars.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp194"/>
  
The ''Bonaventure''-class was not intended for transportation, and boasts no Dropship collars.  The vessel does possess three cargo bays, 1 for a pair of small craft, 1 for a single squadron of fighters, and a last bay capable of storing 53,926 tons of supplies.
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* Bay 1: [[Aerospace fighters]] (6), 2 doors
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* Bay 2: [[Small craft]] (2), 1 door
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* Bay 3: Cargo (53,926 tons), 1 door
  
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==See Also==
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* [[:Category:Individual Bonaventure-class WarShips]]
  
==Named Vessels==
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==Gallery==
* ''THS Cochran'' - The sole surviving vessel among its squadron, the ''Cochran'' and its squadron were ambushed after jumping into the [[Imbros III]] system during a normal patrol. A squadron of [[Kurita]] destroyers were raiding the system, and quickly "sunk" the rest of the squadron.  The ''Cochran'' ran from the invaders, hiding in the system's asteroid field, and ambushed solitary destroyers as they hunted for the lone survivor.  Despite being over-matched, the ''Cochran'' was able to destroy two of the destroyers before being defeated.  Shortly after the incident, the [[Terran Hegemony]] commissioned the ''THS Cochran'', a ''[[Monsoon]]''-class battleship, in its honor.
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<gallery>
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Bonaventure (Corvette) TRO3057r.png|Original ''Bonaventure'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised|TRO:3057 Revised]]''
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]],'' pp. 194-195
 
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
[[Category:WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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==Bibliography==
[[Category:Lost WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
[[Category:Terran Hegemony WarShips|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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* ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Tactics of Desperation I|Tactics of Desperation]]'' (BattleCorps Scenario)
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]
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[[Category: WarShip classes]]
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[[Category: Terran Hegemony WarShip classes]]
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[[Category:Terran Alliance WarShip classes]]
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[[Category: Corvette classes]]
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[[Category:Small WarShips]]

Latest revision as of 16:50, 22 April 2024

This article is about the corvette class. For the Clan Snow Raven cruiser, see Bonaventure (Individual Potemkin-class WarShip).
Bonaventure (Corvette) TRO3057r.png
Bonaventure
Production information
Manufacturer Terran Hegemony

Roe Weapon Systems[1]

Introduced 2317
Production Year 2317[2]
Use Corvette
Tech Base Star League
Cost 1,542,260,000 C-Bills[citation needed]
Technical specifications
Mass 240,000 tons
Length 486 m
Sail Diameter 940 m
Fuel 6,500 tons
Burn Rate
Safe Thrust 2 g
Top Thrust 3 g
Sail Integrity 3
KF Drive Integrity 6
LF Battery No
Armament
Armor 156 tons standard
DropShip Capacity 0
Crew 99[3]
  • 16 Officers
  • 77 Enlisted
  • 6 Gunners

Bay Personnel: 22

Grav Decks 1 x 65 meters diameter
Escape Pods/Life Boats 17/10
Heat Sinks 384 single
Structural Integrity 36
BV (1.0) 12,479[3]

Description[edit]

The designing of the Bonaventure-class corvette was one of the last acts of the failing Terran Alliance. While Admiral James McKenna was staging his political coup and removing corrupt politicians from the Alliance government, he ordered the design of the Bonaventure as insurance and a means of consolidating his growing power base. Indeed, the Bonaventure-class was instrumental in consolidating the Terran Hegemony after the reorganization that occurred in the wake of the McKenna Coup.[3]

Among contemporary naval vessels of the day, the Bonaventure-class was superb. The class boasted one of the most (if not the most) sophisticated sensor suites to have been designed by the beginning of the twenty-fifth century. However, compared with most other vessels, the Bonaventure was not well-armed. The weakness of the Bonaventure became apparent after Hegemony operations over Capella. Thereafter, the Bonaventure was relegated to squadron formations of four Bonaventures, or surveillance squadrons composed of a pair of Bonaventures and a pair of Vigilants. These surveillance squadrons would patrol shipping routes in and out of the Hegemony. Bonaventures were also deployed as picket vessels to garrison the Terran Hegemony border.[3]

The Bonaventure-class was replaced in service from 2432 with the introduction of the Vincent Mk. 39-class corvette.[3] During the Star League era the Terran hegemony sold or gifted away a number of outdated WarShips to the various member states; the Rim Worlds Republic was one beneficiary of this practice, and as of April 2765 had thirty-two Bonaventure-class corvettes openly in service.[4] The Republic's fleet of Bonaventures were primarily manufactured and supported by the Roe Weapon Systems (RWS) production facilities in the Finmark system, along with the Republic's fleet of Pinto-class corvettes.[1]

Armament[edit]

The Bonaventure was poorly armed, even compared with vessels of similar size dating from the Terran Alliance. Only against aerospace fighters was the Bonaventure not severely under gunned. For naval engagements, the vessel boasted only a single pair of naval lasers. Against smaller targets, the Bonaventure could hold its own with an array of lasers, autocannons, and long-range missiles.[3]

Cargo[edit]

The Bonaventure-class was not intended for transportation but did possess three bays. However, it boasted no DropShip collars.[3]

See Also[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 10: "Infrastructural Integrity"
  2. MUL online date for the Bonaventure (WarShip class)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, pp. 194–195: "Bonaventure"
  4. Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"

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