Raven Class Heavy Frigate
The Raven Class Heavy Frigate is a Black-Water Heavy Frigate in use with the Atreus Aerospace Command, Illishira, and the Confederacy of Veiid.
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Raven Class
Raven Class Heavy Frigate
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| Heavy Frigate | |||||
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| AASC Raven on patrol in Low Munar Orbit (LMO) c. 2192 | |||||
| National Origin | Confederacy of Atreus | ||||
| Production History | |||||
| Designed | |||||
| 2189 - 2190 | |||||
| Produced | |||||
| 2190 - 2191 | |||||
| Designer | Northwind Aerospace Warship Design Office | ||||
| Unit Cost | 85,037(√) | ||||
| Number Built | 10 | ||||
| Service History | |||||
| In Service | |||||
| 2191 - 2192 | |||||
| Used By | Confederacy of Atreus | ||||
| Spacecraft Characteristics | |||||
| Launch Mass | 181,400 kg | ||||
| Dry Mass | 93,700 kg | ||||
| Length | 37.1 m | ||||
| Width | 6.5 m | ||||
| Height | 6.5 m | ||||
| Propulsion | 1 RE-J10 "Wolfhound" Chemical Rockets 4 LV-T45 "Swivel" Chemical Rockets | ||||
| Maximum Thrust | 1236 kN | ||||
| Specific Impulse | 336 seconds (2177 m/s) | ||||
| Complement | 18 total, 3 officers, 3 Senior NCOs, 12 Enlisted Personnel | ||||
| Armament | Mark II Light Magnetic Accelerator Cannon 16 Small/Medium Missile Cells | ||||
Design
As one of the first Black-Water warships designed for the Atreus Aerospace Command (AASC) following the Belkan Civil War, the Raven class Heavy Frigate was originally meant to be classified as a Destroyer. However, with contracts for Destroyers being already awarded to Odyssey Aerospace, Northwind Aerospace reapplied for a contract under the Multi-Mission Frigate program with very little modification to the original design, contributing for its highly abnormal size and tonnage for a Frigate. However, desperate for ships to fill the holes in doctrine, the AASC accepted the Raven at its massive size, primarily considering its high thrust-to-weight ratio and small width and height.
Compared to other ships in the AASC's fleet, the Raven class has many comforts for its smaller, but still numerous crew. This includes larger living areas, wider bulkheads, and other accommodations not found on other ships in the fleet.
Development
Following the end of the Belkan Civil War, the newly formed AASC immediately began looking for ships to rapidly fill its ranks as they began looking outwards into the Kerbol System. With contracts already awarded for many other ship classes