Flualimi-class destroyer

The Flualimi-class destroyer (DDM) is a class of Stenzan destroyer. Of the two destroyer classes in service with the Stenzan Navy, it is the newer one. A larger class of multirole ship than the frigate, it is more capable in taking on a veriety of roles. A major improvement over its predecessor is its Vertical Launch System tubes, allowing it to be outfitted for a variety of missions.

Destroyer Flualimi undergoes post-acceptance trials.
Class overview
Name:	Flualimi-class
Builders:	Rakahanga Nautical Yard Falloopi Nautical Yard I'na Nautical Yard Pieuii Nautical Yard
Operators:	Stenzan Navy
Preceded by:	Happu-class
Succeeded by:	None
In commission:	2007-present
Planned:	28
Building:	6
Completed:	10
Active:	10
General characteristics
Type:	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement:	7,400 t (7,300 long tons)
Length:	163 m (534 ft 9 in)
Beam:	17.4 m (57 ft 1 in)
Draft:	6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)
Propulsion:	COGAG 2 x gas turbines, with 4 × reversible gas turbines and 2 × gearboxes 2 × Diesel engines, 9,900 hp (7,400 kW) each
Speed:	In excess of 33.5 knots (62.0 km/h; 38.6 mph)
Range:	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Endurance:	45 days
Boats & landing craft carried:	4 × RHIB
Crew:	300 (50 officers + 250 sailors)
Sensors and processing systems:	Radar :- S-Band AESA radar L-Band air-search radar X-Band surface-search radar Sonar :- SEAEYE active/passive sonar active towed-array sonar Combat Suite :- "Combat Management System" (CMS)
Electronic warfare & decoys:	EW suite (equipped with ESM/ECM and "Radar Finger Printing System" (RFPS)) COMINT suite Decoys :- 4 x Decoy launchers 2 x torpedo-countermeasure systems
Armament:	6x 8 cell Vertical Launch System with: Anti air missiles SUBASM missiles SUPASM missiles Anti-submarine missiles 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 2 × anti-submarine rocket launchers 1 × 76mm naval gun 4 x 25mm CIWS 2 x 13.5 mm Stabilized Remote Controlled Gun
Aircraft carried:	2 × helicopter.
Aviation facilities:	Enclosed helicopter hangar and flight deck capable of accommodating two multi-role helicopters.

Design

The Flualimi-class was designed to replace in the 2000s to a design request to augment or replace the Happu-class destroyer with a modern design that featured a Vertical Launch System. The new ship, together with a new frigate class, were to project Stenzan naval power into the 21st century. The design is based off other contemporary naval vessels of the era, borrowing design elements from various navies.

Block II

The original production run of the class consisted of 10 destroyers, built between 2005 and 2017. A 2025 proposal however outlined the production of 15 extra "Block 2" destroyers to be built to replace the aging Happu fleet. Construction of the new ships started in late 2027, with changes having been made to accommodate more modern design features.

Operational History

The Flualimi-class ships have yet to be proven in true combat, having only faced hostile forces in anti-piracy operations since entering service. The ships are trained regularly however, working together with Stenza's major combatant fleets or leading squadrons of their own. These ships have recently been involved in joint operations with the Arcer navy, working together to battle piracy in the Malentine Sea on joint operations.

Toe Selesele destroyer navigating a busy sea lane.

Ships in class

Flualimi-class Destroyers

Pennant Number	Name	Notes
DDM-47	Flualimi	Lead ship of class, With 1st Fleet.
DDM-48	Taika	With 4th Fleet.
DDM-49	Toe Selesele	With 2nd Fleet.
DDM-50	Agaga	With 3rd Fleet.
DDM-51	Manu'a	With 6th Destroyer Squadron.
DDM-52	Afi	With 1st Fleet.
DDM-53	I'na	With 2nd Fleet.
DDM-54	Afā	With 3rd Fleet.
DDM-55	Pusi	With 6th Destroyer Squadron.
DDM-56	Pieuii	With 4th Fleet.