Carson (WarShip class)

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Carson
Production information
Manufacturer Thompson's Shipyards
Introduced 2632
Production Year 2632[1]
Use Destroyer
Tech Base Star League
Cost 1,743,134,000 C-bills
Technical specifications
Mass 510,000 tons
Length 582 m
Sail Diameter 1.080 m
Fuel 8,000 tons
Burn Rate
Safe Thrust 1 g
Top Thrust 1.5 g
Sail Integrity 4
KF Drive Integrity 11
LF Battery No
Armament 2 x Medium NPPCs
3 x White Shark
12 x NL45s
6 x NAC/30s
Armor 314 tons of Improved Ferro-Aluminum
DropShip Capacity 0
Crew 250
Grav Decks 1 x 80 meter diameter
Escape Pods/Life Boats 27/15
Heat Sinks 1,500 Heat Sinks
Structural Integrity 40
BV (1.0) 59,487
BV (2.0) ???



Description

As a result of increased colonization (in the wake of the invention of Jamerson-Ulikov water purification), the Star League Navy found itself becoming too thinly deployed. To combat this problem, the Star League commissioned the Carson-class destroyer as an escort ship, allowing the Star League to spread their existing fleets.[2]

Produced at Thompson's Shipyards over Keid, the Carson met all of the requirements for extended deployments on escort – the vessel possessed reasonable crew amenities, generous cargo capacity and large fuel tanks. However, as the Carson was the first WarShip produced by Thompson’s Shipyards, the firm’s inexperience led to constant issues and underperformance from the engine. Drive failures also meant the Carson was restricted to patrolling more settled regions of space shortly after introduction.[2]

Though the initial order requested 400 Carsons to be produced, the class was quickly replaced with more reliable WarShips such as the Lola III-class destroyer, and officially decommissioned after the introduction of the Essex-class destroyer in 2722.[2] A number of Carsons were evidently passed to or purchased by the Great Houses; in 2765 the Capellan Confederation was operating a pair of Carsons as a part of the Capellan Navy.[3] Although WarShips were considered to have become extinct during the Succession Wars the Word of Blake recovered and restored a pair of Carsons as a part of their hidden fleet in the buildup to the Jihad.[4]

Armament

Compared with other destroyers, the Carson is either better armored or armed. However, in either case, the Carson is very slow. The payload of the Carson is designed primarily to engage capital vessels, and features naval lasers, naval PPCs, naval autocannons, and a trio of White Shark Missile systems.[2]

Cargo

Despite its lack of DropShip collars, the Carson is able to ferry a respectable amount of cargo for a destroyer. The vessel possesses three cargo bays, one capable of containing a squadron of AeroSpace Fighters, a second capable of transporting 6 small craft, and a third capable of managing up to 145,043.5 tons of cargo.[2]

Named Vessels

Word of Blake

* WoBS Sword of Enlightenment
* WoBS Sword of Promise

See Also

References

  1. MUL online date for the Carson (WarShip class)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Technical Readout: 3057 Revised, p. 202, "Carson (Destroyer)"
  3. Field Report: Capellan Confederation 2765, p. 5, "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"
  4. Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"

Bibliography