Type 25 Class
| Type 25 Class | Frigate (F) |
|---|---|
| Place of Origin | Federated Districts of Ceres |
| Begin of Service | 2175 CE - Block II: 2204 CE - Block III: 2245 CE |
| Used by | FDC Self Defense Force Davenport Self Defense Force various others |
| Wars | Operation TYRANT (Attack on Onouch’l Automata in Lambda Serpentis) |
| Designer | Ceres Dockyard Corporation GmbH AG |
| Designed | 2172 CE |
| Manufacturer | Ceres Dockyard Corporation GmbH (main) various |
| Unit Cost | 94 million € |
| Produced | Ceres, Sol Jerat, Jeratir |
| No. built | Block I - 145 Block II - 324 Block III - 89 |
| Variants | Block II (enhanced sensor systems, enhanced computer systems, enhanced command and control, enhanced reactor, enhanced weapon systems) Block III (enhanced sensor systems, enhanced computer systems, enhanced command and control, enhanced reactor, enhanced weapon systems) |
| Mass | Block I: 33,143 metric tonnes Block II: 33,641 metric tonnes Block III: 34,033 metric tonnes |
| Length | 214 meters |
| Beam | 95 meters |
| Height | 95 meters |
| Crew | - 54 main crew - 15 Parasite support crew - 42 Parasite Crew |
| Armour | Block I: Evington MK I Spaced Composite Armour (1730 metric tonnes) Block II: Evington MK II Spaced Composite Armour (1767 metric tonnes) Block III: Evington MK IV Spaced Composite Armour (1722 metric tonnes) |
| Main Armament | - 4x 9 VLS Containerised Weapon Platform Stand-Off Missiles - Laser Core System (Block I: 5 GW; Block II: 5.5 GW; Block III: 6.1 GW) - 8x Primary 3.5m apertures - 16x Secondary 1.7m apertures - 1x 100 GeV Macron Caster - 1x 180mm 4 GJ Mass Driver - 8x Dual 90mm 125 MJ Helical Coil Gun Batteries |
| Secondary Armament | - 2x 9x4 VLS Containerised Weapon Platform Counter Missile - Laser Core System - 28x 0.5m Aperture CIWS - 12x 30mm OTO Melara 'Olivaro' CIWS Mounts |
| Energy Systems | Primary: - 1x Orion Energy Systems 'Taurus M1A' 16GW H-He3 Fusion Reactor (Block I) - 1x Orion Energy Systems 'Taurus M1B' 17.5GW H-He3 Fusion Reactor (Block II) - 1x Orion Energy Systems 'Taurus M2' 20GW H-He3 Fusion Reactor (Block III) Secondary: - 1x 6GW Superconducting Battery Bank |
| Engines | Reaction Thrusters: - 4x EuroThrust ET-25-8-B Fusion Thruster (500GW) (Block I) - 4x EuroThrust ET-25-9-A Fusion Thruster (515GW) (Block II) - 4x EuroThrust ET-26-2-A Fusion Thruster (545GW) (Block III) FTL systems: - Asari Research M-51 Heim-Feynman Event Generator (Block I) - Asari Research M-51-B Heim-Feynman Event Generator (Block II) - Asari Research M-54 Heim-Feynman Event Generator (Block III) |
| Parasites | - 4 Assault Craft - 2 Interceptor Craft - 2 Patrol Craft |
| Endurance | Hull Endurance: - 100 years active life span with unlimited endurance, as long as maintenance periods are kept - Capable of wilderness refuelling via atmospheric scoop and molecular sieves from gas giants - Internal Fabricators with complete part data banks allow partial rebuild from internal feed stock, as long as feed stock levels are maintained through plasma refining of raw materials with molecular sieves (2464 tonnes feed stock on board) Crew Endurance: - 12 months consumables Sub-light Endurance: - 152,631 km/s (3450 metric tonnes) |
| Operational Range | Sub-light: Indefinite over operational lifespan FTL, solo operation: - 4 ly/d (Block I) - 4.25 ly/d (Block II) - 4.69 ly/d (Block III) FTL, linked operation: - 5.86 ly/d (Block I) - 6.22 ly/d (Block II) - 6.80 ly/d (Block III) |
| Maximum Speed | Sub-light: 5.9 gravities (58 m/s²) Atmospheric: Mach 25 |
| Special: | The Type 25 is equipped with landing struts, enabling landing on rough terrain with terrain differences of up to 5 meters |
The Type 25 is one of the most well known and widely used Frigates of Known space, mostly due to Ceres Dockyard Corporation GmbH deciding license out the basic design out to other nations and producers.
Originally intended to operate as a fast and independently operated scout vessel by the Federated Districts of Ceres Self Defense Force, the vessel quickly morphed into a 'Jack of All Trades' type of vessel capable of operating as a larger patrol craft for independent control.
The Type 25 is produced in large number by the Ceres Dockyard Corporation for other nations and are usually seen as a decent low cost alternative to other companies Frigates. Especially the Block II variant of the Type 25 was seen as a solid space craft and remained unchanged, aside from slight upgrades, for more then 40 years.
While Ceres Dockyard Corporation designed the hull for 100 years, with the appropriate maintenance, it appears that the design was rugged enough that many of the Block I vessels of the Type 25 still in service will remain in service for the 23rd century and into the 24th century.