Dawn of Winter Class BB
The Dawn of Winter Class Battleships were the largest warships constructed by the Freethinker Commonwealth before the Second Moonstone War and were among the most powerful surface combatants of their day. Four ships were built, each vessel named after one of the seasons, and all were assigned to the Freethinker Home Fleet, acting as rotating flagships. Two of these ships, FRNS Dawn of Winter and FRNS Dawn of Summer, were destroyed in the Third Battle of Navarre, despite a valiant escape attempt by the former vessel whilst under heavy fire. The FRNS Dawn of Spring was also badly damaged in the same attack, and was eventually scrapped by the occupying Midlonians as she was considered too expensive to repair. The fourth ship, FRNS Dawn of Autumn, was captured intact and put into the service of the Midlonian Navy.
Contents
Statistics
Dimensions
- Length
- 330.1 Metres
- Beam
- 45.3 Metres
- Draft
- 13.8 Metres
- Displacement
- 145,000 Tons Fully Loaded
- Crew Complement
- 3,130
Armament
- Main Guns
- 12 x 18"/52 Guns in four triple mountings.
- Secondary
- 24 x 6"/38 D/P Guns in dual mountings.
- Self Defence
- 48 x 40mm in dual mountings, 138 x 20 mm in dual/single mountings
- ASW & Torpedoes
- 2 x Quadruple 21" Torpedo Tubes
Electronics
- Radar systems
- Thompson Electronics Mk 4 2D Surface Search
Propulsion
- Engines
- 8 x Oil-heated Steam Turbines, 260,000 shp to four five-blade propellors.
- Top Speed
- 29 kts
- Cruising Speed
- 16 kts
- Maximum Range
- 8,000 Miles at 16 kts
Armour
- Basic Composition
- High-quality homogenous face-hardened steel with lightweight steel spall-liner. Armor comprised of a centralised, single thickness scheme with additional reinforcement for vital areas.
Production
Program
Designed as an ultimate expression of Freethinker naval power, these massive Battleships were commissioned by the Admiralty as an expression of Freethinker superiority in terms of the design and manufacture of warships. Nearly twice as large as the previous Commonwealth class in terms of raw tonnage, the new ships were designed around a brand new 18" gun design built to penetrate any armour scheme even being envisioned at that point in time.
Manufacture
Other Users
Other nations which use this design:
Midlonia (1 Ship, the captured FRNS Dawn of Autumn)
Other nations which use a modified version of this design:
None