Friday, June 3, 2011

Heliot class

Type: Torpedo gun boat
Displacement: 356 Imperial tons.
Length: 210 ft (64 m).
Propulsion: 2 x Knotthatch steam turbines. 2 x Shafts. 4 x Screws. Coal-fired water-tube boilers. 9,000 hp (6,700 kW)
Speed: 30–36 knots (56–67 km/h; 35–41 mph).
Complement: 63–69 Officers and men.
Armament: 1 × QF 12-pounder gun (3-inch; 76.2 mm) . 5 × QF 6-pounder guns (2.244 in; 57mm). 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes.

Built at the Royal Arsenal in Takshendal and the Modigliani Shipyard at Machia, the Heliot class are the latest and fastest class of Regnian torpedo gun boats under 400 tons displacement. Currently twelve Heliot class have been launched, four of which serve with the Northern Fleet and a further eight are either planned or currently under construction.

In 2188, the commanding officers of the Heliot class serving in the Northern Fleet are; Harpy: Captain Jean Savant. Siren: Captain Maurice Sandbat. Heliot: Captain Zander Juniper. Sibyl: Captain Adolphe Molerut

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