Erenion-class aircraft carrier

Erenion class

HMCMS Erenion underway in the Odoneru Ocean
Class overview
Name:	Erenion-class aircraft carrier
Builders:	PYC Limited
Operators:	Royal 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:	8 × nuclear reactors 4 x geared steam turbines 4 × shafts 280,000 shp (210 MW)
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:	Electronic Warfare Suite Mark 36 SRBO
Armament:	3 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launchers 3 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts 2 RAM launchers
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.

History

HMCMS Erenion and the Burgoignesc carrier Estia.