Talos class destroyer

Talos-Class Destroyer
Class Overview
Class type:	Destroyer
Class name:	Talos the Destroyer
Preceded by:	N/A
Succeeded by:	Cassandra class destroyer
Operated by:	Bryn Shander
General Characteristics
Mass:	252,000 tons
Length:	538 ft (164m)
Beam:	252 ft 5 in (76.93m)
Height:	105 ft 2 in (32m)
Complement:	294 officers and men
Powerplant:	One 10GW Minovsky-Ionscoe Supercompact Fusion Reactors
Drives:	-5 Ion Engines -One emergency solar sail system
Weapons:	-8x 100MW megaparticle cannons in four twin turrets -36x Anti-Aircraft missiles in three twelve tube launchers
Shields:	1 Aegis Mk. 11 200MW Shield Generator
Armor:	1000mm multi layer Lunar Titanium-Ceramic composite
Auxillery Craft:	-One small boarding craft
Other systems:	-Minovsky Craft System

Overview

The Talos class destroyer was Bryn Shander's first destroyer type, though the hull numbers would suggest otherwise. After the class had been in service for a few years, it was found that the design was completely inadequate for use as a fleet destroyer. In such a role, the Talos suffered from poor firing arcs, low firepower, and little offensive capability. In response, the Cassandra and Artemis class destroyers were designed, and the first 432 Talos class vessels were scrapped and the remaining 204 ships were assigned to patrol duty.

Unlike the other designs from Bryn Shander's second generation of ships, the Talos only recieved minor upgrades during it's lifespan. Though shields were installed after the battle with New Haven over Shen-Zhou, hyperdrives were not.

636 ships of the class were constructed over the life of the design.