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Revision as of 16:15, 15 January 2021

Erenion class
HMCMS Erenion underway in the Odoneru Ocean
Class overview
Name: Erenion-class aircraft carrier
Builders: PYC Limited
Operators:  Urcea Navy
Built: 1958–1961
In service:
  • 1961–2012 (active)
  • 2012–2017 (inactive)
Planned: 20
Completed: 8
Cancelled: 12
Laid up: 8
Retired: 8
General characteristics
Class and type: Erenion-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 93,284 long tons (94,781 metric tons) Full Load
Length:
  • 1,123 ft (342 m) (after refit)
  • 1,088 ft (332 m) (original)
Beam:
  • 132.8 ft (40.5 m) (waterline)
  • 257.2 ft (78.4 m) (extreme)
Draft: 39 ft (12 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 33.6 kn (38.7 mph; 62.2 km/h)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement:
  • 5,828 (maximum)
  • Ship's company: 3,000 (2,700 Sailors, 150 Chiefs, 150 Officers)
  • Air wing: 1,800 (250 pilots, and 1,550 support personnel)
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 3D air search radar
  • 2D air search radar
  • Fire Control Radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
Armament:
Armor: 8 in (20 cm) aluminum belt (equivalent to 4 in (10 cm) rolled homogeneous steel armor), armored flight deck, hangar, magazines and reactor
Aircraft carried:
  • Hold up to 90
  • 60+ (normally)
Aviation facilities: Flight deck: 1,123 ft (342 m)
Notes: Equipped with 4 steam-powered catapults.

The Erenion class is a class of Urcean aircraft carrier, the first nuclear-powered aircraft used by the Royal Navy.

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