Westray-Class Landing Helicopter Dock - Revision history

Squiddy at 11:50, 6 March 2026

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	Immediately following the government-led "super-merger" of Imperial defence corporations into VAE Shipyards Inc, independent think tanks throughout the empire as well as government-supervised naval committees would outline the need for a sizable naval-procurement program to ease the newly merged corporation into normalcy. As such, the Ministry of Defence and the IRN would launch the Mid-Century LHD Program in early 2155 to supplement the aging Courageous-Class LHDs in service, as well as stimulating and stress-testing various departments of the new corporation.		Immediately following the government-led "super-merger" of Imperial defence corporations into VAE Shipyards Inc, independent think tanks throughout the empire as well as government-supervised naval committees would outline the need for a sizable naval-procurement program to ease the newly merged corporation into normalcy. As such, the Ministry of Defence and the IRN would launch the Mid-Century LHD Program in early 2155 to supplement the aging Courageous-Class LHDs in service, as well as stimulating and stress-testing various departments of the new corporation.

−	Internally within VAE, the new program was tasked to 3 of its naval subsidiaries: VSD (Vocavium Shipbuilding ~~Deparment~~), Abyssal Shipyard Exports and Elnac Engineering. Elnac would drop out of the program within 3 months due to lingering structural issues from the swift merger, controversially leaving VSD and Abyssal as the sole competitors for a program intended to select 2 designs. The situation would become a topic of intense debate and critcism against both the Imperial government for faciltiating a less competitive environment as well as the corporation for selecting only 3 subsidiaries for the program. Due to mounting internal pressure from the IRN and voices of dissent from the national parliament, an Imperial Commission was ordered by the government to closely monitor the two designs in order to ensure the highest possible quality. The scrutinous inspection by the Imperial Commission as well as lingering structural disorganisation from the merger led to signficant delays to the program, but the structural feedback on the merger would allow substantial improvements to be made to greatly enhance cohesion and efficiency within the subsidiaries and VAE management.	+	Internally within VAE, the new program was tasked to 3 of its naval subsidiaries: VSD (Vocavium Shipbuilding Department), Abyssal Shipyard Exports and Elnac Engineering. Elnac would drop out of the program within 3 months due to lingering structural issues from the swift merger, controversially leaving VSD and Abyssal as the sole competitors for a program intended to select 2 designs. The situation would become a topic of intense debate and critcism against both the Imperial government for faciltiating a less competitive environment as well as the corporation for selecting only 3 subsidiaries for the program. Due to mounting internal pressure from the IRN and voices of dissent from the national parliament, an Imperial Commission was ordered by the government to closely monitor the two designs in order to ensure the highest possible quality. The scrutinous inspection by the Imperial Commission as well as lingering structural disorganisation from the merger led to signficant delays to the program, but the structural feedback on the merger would allow substantial improvements to be made to greatly enhance cohesion and efficiency within the subsidiaries and VAE management.

	With the conclusion of the program in late 2157, the IRN would select both corporations' designs at the conclusion of the program, with the Abyssal Export's design becoming the Westray-Class.		With the conclusion of the program in late 2157, the IRN would select both corporations' designs at the conclusion of the program, with the Abyssal Export's design becoming the Westray-Class.

Saturn at 12:27, 9 March 2025

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	\|name = Westray-Class LHD		\|name = Westray-Class LHD
	\|full_name = Westray-Class Landing Helicopter Dock		\|full_name = Westray-Class Landing Helicopter Dock
−	\|image = ~~Screenshot224~~.png\|imagedesc = ~~[placeholder]~~	+	\|image = Westray (deck_top).png\|imagedesc = HMS Westray conducts air opreations trial with K-53Bs from the 718 Naval Air Squadron
	\|type=Ship		\|type=Ship
	\|role=Amphibious Operations and Support		\|role=Amphibious Operations and Support

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The '''Westray-Class Landing Helicopter Dock''' is a class of Landing Helicopter Dock currently in service in the [[Imperial Union]]. Designed in tandem with the Windsteer-Class Landing Helicopter Dock, the Westray-Class offers increased tactical and strategic flexibility over the preceding Courageous-Class for the 23rd century naval and air warfare.

{{Craft
|name = Westray-Class LHD
|full_name = Westray-Class Landing Helicopter Dock
|image = Screenshot224.png|imagedesc = [placeholder]
|type=Ship
|role=Amphibious Operations and Support
|origin=[[Imperial Union]]
|design_start=2192|design_end=
|prod_start=2158|prod_end=ongoing
|designer=[[VAE Shipyards]]
|cost=400,000
|built=3, 7 on order
|serv_start=2194|serv_end=ongoing
|operators=[[Imperial Union]] [[Imperial Royal Navy]]
{{Craft/Naval Vessel
|mass=3000 Tons
|length=110
|width= 16
|height=26
|draft= 5
|propulsion= x4 FROSTON Electro Propulsion
|knots=29|metres=14.5
|range= 1800
|crew= 330 (30 officers, 300 enlisted)
|sensors= FROSTON CRYSTAL Block II SIMPSON Radar System
|armament=x1 127mm Naval gun x6 Phalanx CIWS x5 250MW Lazer x64 VLS cells (Strike-length)
|vehicles=Boats|quantity=x2 25ft [[BIMO]]
|vehicles=Planes|quantity= up to 4 K-53B VTOL fighters

}}
}}

==Development==
Immediately following the government-led "super-merger" of Imperial defence corporations into VAE Shipyards Inc, independent think tanks throughout the empire as well as government-supervised naval committees would outline the need for a sizable naval-procurement program to ease the newly merged corporation into normalcy. As such, the Ministry of Defence and the IRN would launch the Mid-Century LHD Program in early 2155 to supplement the aging Courageous-Class LHDs in service, as well as stimulating and stress-testing various departments of the new corporation.

Internally within VAE, the new program was tasked to 3 of its naval subsidiaries: VSD (Vocavium Shipbuilding Deparment), Abyssal Shipyard Exports and Elnac Engineering. Elnac would drop out of the program within 3 months due to lingering structural issues from the swift merger, controversially leaving VSD and Abyssal as the sole competitors for a program intended to select 2 designs. The situation would become a topic of intense debate and critcism against both the Imperial government for faciltiating a less competitive environment as well as the corporation for selecting only 3 subsidiaries for the program. Due to mounting internal pressure from the IRN and voices of dissent from the national parliament, an Imperial Commission was ordered by the government to closely monitor the two designs in order to ensure the highest possible quality. The scrutinous inspection by the Imperial Commission as well as lingering structural disorganisation from the merger led to signficant delays to the program, but the structural feedback on the merger would allow substantial improvements to be made to greatly enhance cohesion and efficiency within the subsidiaries and VAE management.

With the conclusion of the program in late 2157, the IRN would select both corporations' designs at the conclusion of the program, with the Abyssal Export's design becoming the Westray-Class.
==Design==
CANBERRA REPLICA
==Role in the IRN==
==Armament==
[idk]

[[Category:Naval Craft]]
[[Category:Aircraft Carrier]]
[[Category:Ships of the Imperial Union]]