Chrysanthemum-class Destroyer Escort

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A 4 4 6 9 J 2 - 1 5 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 3 4 - 0   MCr729.18   1 ktons
batteries bearing
                  5             1   1 1           TL=15
batteries
                  5             1   1 1           Crew=16
Fuel=490. EP=90. Agility=6. One Cutter.
Tonnage:
  1,000 tons (standard). 14,000 cubic meters.
Crew:
  6 officers, 10 ratings.
Performance:
  Jump-4. 6-G. Power plant-9. 90 EP. Agility 6.
Electronics:
  Model 9/fib computer
Hardpoints:
  Ten hardpoints.
Armament:
  Two tripple missile turrets organized into 1 battery. One dual fusion gun turret functioning as 1 battery. Two single particle accelerator turrets organized as 1 battery.
Defenses:
  Five triple sandcaster turrets organized into 5 batteries.
Craft:
  One 50-ton cutter
Fuel Treatment:
  Integral fuel scoops. No fuel purification plant.
Cost:
  MCr911.48 standard. MCr729.18 in quantity.
Construction Time:
  30 months singly; 21 months in quantity.

Comments: The Chrysanthemum class destroyer escort is a small, fast vessel intended for fleet and squadron escort duties. The design is old, but efficient, with examples of the ship serving in the Imperial Navy for over a century. Chrysanthemums are ubiquitous, being encountered with larger fleet elements as well as working alone.
     This class of destroyer escort has been pressed into service in a variety of non-escort duties, including orbital patrols, police operations, garrison duties, and even limited strike missions.

This ship appears in Supplement 9: Fighting Ships of the Imperium.

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updated: April 17, 2005