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Tannhäuser-Class Heavy Cruisers
Overview
 Orthographic views |
 Deck plans, part 1 created by Allen Rolfes (see notes) |
 Deck plans, part 2 created by Allen Rolfes (see notes) |
Scenes
 3D model created by Fabio Passaro © 3D Gladiators |
 3D scene created by Dávid Metlesits |
 UES Vicksburg, 3D view created by Thomas Pemberton |
 UES Vicksburg, 3D scene created by Thomas Pemberton |
 Full burn created by Arcas |
 3D model for SF Command created by Chris Harris |
History
When the first M/AM starship reactors were finally certified in March 2157, several classes of fusion-powered ships had already been designed to use them. The first class to appear, in April 2157, was the Krechet class, developed from the fusion-powered Amarillo class. Derivatives of Bison hulls soon followed. The first was the Tannhäuser-class heavy cruisers (CHM-55), which entered service only one month after Krechet.
The Tannhäuser cruisers were essentially lengthened Pioneer-class ships adapted to use the new SSWR-III-A reactor, which had been designed for ships with displacements greater than 300,000 tons. As with Krechet, the smaller amount of deuterium that needed to be carried allowed a larger payload, including both offensive and defensive weaponry and more powerful sensors and deflectors. An unusual feature of Tannhäuser was the extreme forward placement of the directional nacelles in a “hammerhead” arrangement, which was done in an attempt to increase maneuverability at warp speeds.
UES Tannhäuser and her sister ships UES Vicksburg (CHM-57) and UES Marathon (CHM-60) joined the fleet in May 2157, just in time to take part in the Battle of Hell’s Gate in October 2157. This battle was instrumental in proving the usefulness of M/AM-powered ships. However, Tannhäuser was an interim design that did not fully realize the potential of an M/AM-powered warship. Although 14 ships of the class joined the fleet, they were quickly superseded by the Conqueror-class heavy cruiser. All Tannhäuser-class ships were decommissioned at the end of the war.
The Tannhäuser-class heavy cruiser UES Hastings (CHM-58) is now on display at the Starfleet Museum.
Commissioned Ships
| UES Tannhäuser CHM-55 UES Waterloo CHM-56 UES Vicksburg CHM-57 ** UES Hastings CHM-58 UES Agincourt CHM-59 UES Marathon CHM-60 UES Trafalgar CHM-61 |
UES Teutoburger Wald CHM-62 ** UES San Jacinto CHM-63 ** UES Little Bighorn CHM-64 UES Thermopylae CHM-65 UES Gettysburg CHM-66 ** UES Badr CHM-67 UES Shiloh CHM-68 |
** denotes lost or missing ships.
Specifications
Standard displacement: 443,129 t
| Overall | 1° Hull | 2° Hull | Nacelles | |
| Length [m] | 247.13 | 109.65 | 116.19 | 66.87 |
| Beam [m] | 112.23 | 61.55 | 70.78 | 15.51 |
| Draft [m] | 74.44 | 54.97 | 74.45 | 15.51 |
Crew complement: 1254 (200 officers +
1054 crew)
Weapons: 36 Spider area-defense missiles, 96 Narwhal
long-range antiship missiles, 4 twin turret-mounted pulse laser cannons, 10
Grand Slam orbit-ground attack missiles
Embarked craft: 16 transatmospheric sublight shuttlecraft
Warp drive: SSWR-IIIA M/AM reactor with one midline Spitfire VI warp
nacelle and two Jaguar I directional nacelles
Velocity: Warp 2.5, standard; Warp 3.0, maximum
Units commissioned: 15
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Last modified: 27.08.11 |
