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	UES Vicksburg, 3D view created by Thomas Pemberton
UES Vicksburg, 3D scene created by Thomas Pemberton	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 cruiser (CHM-55), which entered service only 1 month after Krechet. The Tannhäuser cruisers were essentially lengthened Pioneer-class ships adapted to use the new SSWR-IIIA 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 ships 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. The 15 Tannhäuser ships built continued to serve effectively throughout the war but were relegated to secondary roles when UESN became the basis of Starfleet in 2161.

The Tannhäuser-class heavy cruisers UES Hastings (CHM-58) is now on display at the Starfleet Museum.

Commissioned Ships

** denotes lost or missing ships.

Specifications

Standard displacement: 443,129 t

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

Last modified: 28.04.08