The HMS Victoria Regina was the first of the Royalty Class Battleships. She was laid down in 2968 and commissioned in 2975.
As the current flagship of the Task Group 205.6, 20th Fleet 12th CAA, she is under the command of Vice Admiral Lady Yvonne Scarlet and Fleet Captain Roth Gritley.
Originally designated the HMS Revenge, the ship entered into trials in late 2973. At the same time, Queen Victoria XIII, and Prince Fraser were assassinated, and so out of respect, the Admiralty renamed the class to the Royalty class. They renamed the Revenge as the Victoria Regina.
Her maiden trial flight was attended by the, then, Third Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Amran ar-Rahman.
Surprisingly eventful, the navigational software that had been designed for the Enterprize had not properly integrated into the ship, which lead to a nearly 10g flatspin. No severe injuries were reported, though the Third Space Lord retired soon after.
Commissioned into the fleet in 2975, the MoD posted her first command staff: Captain Henley Lear, and Rear Admiral Tone Paul. The Admiralty then created Task Group 70.6 around her. TG 70.6 was to support the QOARC, and act as force projection along with her escorts: One Light Fleet Carrier, HMS Heart of Oak, Two Implacable class battlecruisers: HMS Indomitable and Indefatigable, Two Crown Colony class Light Cruisers HMS Phoenix and Pitcairn; 4 Cepheid class Destroyers HMS Polaris, Eta Aqulia, Zeta Gemini, X Sagittari. For the next 5 years, TG 70.6 was nominally part of 7th Fleet, 1st CAA, but acted independently to support the QOARC, appearing at strategically vital moments of the Kenyan rebellion and American Revolution.
Upon the disbanding of the QOARC, she was reassigned to 20th fleet, and Captain Henley Lear moved to head of the trials programme for the rest of her sisters. Together with her escorts and the transport cruiser, the HMS Epinephrine she is supporting the 12th CAA in their actions against the Pan-American Conglomeration.
Power Generation
1 Pratt & Whitney Generation 4a2, 'Enterprize' 10 Petawatt Matter-Anti Matter Reactor;
4 Parsons Mark 6** 100 terawatt Fusion Reactors.
4 Parsons Mark 6** 100 terawatt Fusion Reactors.
Propulsion
2 Rolls-Royce Mark 8* 'Lucifer' supra-luminal engines;
8 Pratt & Whitney Generation 76, 'Royal Cobra' Sub-light VASIMR Engines;
28 Pratt & Whitney 'HALO' RCS VASIMR units.
8 Pratt & Whitney Generation 76, 'Royal Cobra' Sub-light VASIMR Engines;
28 Pratt & Whitney 'HALO' RCS VASIMR units.
Weapons & Armament
1 Pratt & Whitney Generation 5 500 terawatt 'Chariot' cannon;
4 Lockheed-Armstrong 2967 pattern 35 terawatt Laser banks;
24 paired, BAE Systems Dual Purpose Mark 11 1.5 terawatt laser point defence batteries;
4 Lockheed-Armstrong 2954 pattern Torpedo tubes with 64 1 gigaton MAIM Torpedoes.
4 Lockheed-Armstrong 2967 pattern 35 terawatt Laser banks;
24 paired, BAE Systems Dual Purpose Mark 11 1.5 terawatt laser point defence batteries;
4 Lockheed-Armstrong 2954 pattern Torpedo tubes with 64 1 gigaton MAIM Torpedoes.
Armor and defense
External Main Belt Armour: tapering 4 metre thick high-temperature stainless steel alloy, 2 metre ceramic ablative layer; Ventral Superstructure: 2 metre stainless steel, 1.5 metre ceramic ablative armour, Dorsal Structure: 2 metre Stainless steel, 1 metre ceramic ablative armour.
BAE Systems Mark 5 Active Thermal Redistribution;
12 Royal Armouries, Enfield Point Defence 200mm Railguns;
150 Precision Defence VLS 10 megaton missiles cores.
BAE Systems Mark 5 Active Thermal Redistribution;
12 Royal Armouries, Enfield Point Defence 200mm Railguns;
150 Precision Defence VLS 10 megaton missiles cores.
Communication Tools & Systems
2 BAE Systems Mark 2a4 long range subspace radio system;
2 BAE System Class 20 Quantum Encoder;
1 BAE Systems 'Discovery' internal radio system;
1 Phuture Fonics 'Royalty' sound powered comms system.
2 BAE System Class 20 Quantum Encoder;
1 BAE Systems 'Discovery' internal radio system;
1 Phuture Fonics 'Royalty' sound powered comms system.
Sensors
1 ARCHANGEL Multispectral array;
2 HUBBLE Stellar Navigational suite packages;
2 MESSENGER Planetary sensor packages;
4 GUARDIAN Fire control directors;
4 TOURNEY Point defence directors.
2 HUBBLE Stellar Navigational suite packages;
2 MESSENGER Planetary sensor packages;
4 GUARDIAN Fire control directors;
4 TOURNEY Point defence directors.
Additional & auxiliary systems
1 Microsoft 1000 Exabyte GRACE Flight Computer, with 2 internal redundancies.
Inertial reference frame guidance package.
Inertial reference frame guidance package.
Nickname
Vicky the 13th
Designation
Her Majesty's Ship
Motto
Majesty Comes on Swift Wings
Manufacturer
Creation Date
Laid down: 2968, Commissioned: 2975
Decommission Date
Still in commission
Owner
Owning Organization
Military Formation Usage
Current location
Price
£1 trillion
Rarity
Extreme
Related Technologies
Width
400 metres
Length
700 metres
Height
110 metres
Weight
300 gigatons
Speed
Supra-luminal: 6 light years/hour; Sub-luminal: 25% Lightspeed
Complement / Crew
900 ratings and officers, 50 Flag staff, and 300 Marines.
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