Valkyrie-class Light Carrier

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The Valkyrie-class Escort Carrier is a class of carrier developed to suppliment the Athios-class Light Carrier bought from Hybalt Shipyards.

The ships entered service in 2007.

Specifications

  • Crew: 380
  • Speed: 32.5 Knots
  • Length: 791.3 Feet
  • Draught: 33.1 Feet
  • Beam: 100.4 Feet
  • Displacement: 21,200 Tons
  • Powerplant: 2 David & David LCR-2-DD Nuclear reactors
  • Aircraft Compliment:
  • Armament:
    • 2 127mm/58 Cannons
    • 2 32-cell VLS Launchers
    • 8 AShM-3 Launchers
    • 2 8-cell VLS Launchers
    • 2 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers
    • 2 324mm Torpedo Launchers
    • 4 SRBOC Chaff Launchers
  • Combat Systems:
    • APAR Three Dimensional Search Radar System
    • Signaal Smart-L Air/Surface Search Radar
    • Signaal Sirius IRST
    • Improved STN Atlas Elektronik DSQS-21B
    • AAN/SQ-206F Sonar Masking System
    • Racal Sabre ESM/ECM system