Archer-class Frigate

Class Overview
Name:	Archer-class Frigate
Designation:	FF
Manufacturer:	The Initiative
Succeeded By:	Knight-class Frigate
Planned:	27
Completed:	27
Decommissioned:	10
Destroyed:	17
Technical Specifications
Function:	Escort
Size:	Length: 140 Meters Beam: 18 Meters Draft: 14 Meters
Standard Complement:	150 Officers & Crew
Armaments:	20x Coilguns (6 & 10-inch) 4x Torpedo Tubes 2x Grappling Cannons
Hull:	Titanium Alloy
Auxiliary Craft:	4x Porter-class Shuttle

The Archer-class Frigate was designed during the War of Secession. The first of the Archer-class frigates was launched in early 2021 CE alongside the first Striker-class Destroyers. Along with the Striker-class, the Archer-class was intended to be a defensive escort for Templar-class battleships, Swordsman-class cruisers, as well as transports carry new recruits from Earth prior to the Fall of Earth and it's subsequent quarantine.

History

The Archer-class Frigate was created for use against the United Earth Fleet during the War of Secession. The first Archer-class vessels were launched in 2021 CE alongside the first Striker-class destroyers. Following the end of the war, many of the Archer-class frigates were kept on as patrol vessels and armed couriers. The class was kept in service until the mid-2300s when it was phased out rapidly in favor of the new Knight-class frigates.

Because of the dangers of jumping without shields, and the lack of development in shielding technology until the mid-2200s, the Archer-class has the second highest loss rate of it's contemporaries, second only to Striker-class destroyers.

Basic Specifications

Size

• Length: 140 Meters
• Beam: 18 Meters
• Draft: 14 Meters
• Decks: 4

Crew Complement

• Minimum: 20 (War Era) / 10 (Post War)
• Standard: 150 Officers & Crew
• Maximum: 350

Engines

Sublight: Electrodeless Plasma Thruster

Faster-than-light: Point Singularity Drive

Power Plant

Primary: Nuclear Reactor (War Era) Primary: Antimatter Reactor (Post War)

Secondary: Photo-voltaic Cell

Hull Composition

• Hull: Titanium Alloy
• Armor Plating: 1 meter Case-hardened Steel, Titanium, & Ceramic Composite Plates over a .75 meter thick synthetic diamond sheath (Post-war retrofits)
• Armor Plating: Synthetic composites, case-hardened steel, ceramic plates (War era)

Sensor System

Sensor: LIDAR (War Era)

Sensor: Oracle Drive (Post War)

Armament

Mark I (20) 6-inch Coilgun Batteries (4) Torpedo Tubes (2) Grappling Cannons

Mark II (20) 10-inch Coilgun Batteries (4) Torpedo Tubes (2) Grappling Cannons

Auxiliary Craft

• (4) Porter-class Shuttle

Other Systems

Artificial Gravity (Post War) Stasis Pods (Post War)

Subspace Communications Network (Post War)

Deck Listing

• Deck 1: Bridge, Communications Center, Coilgun Battery & Magazine, Grappling Hook Battery
• Deck 2: Brig, Embarked Marine Quarters, Crew Quarters, Mess Hall, Infirmary
• Deck 3: Torpedo Magazine, Hangar, Reactor, Storage, Water Reclamation
• Deck 4: Coilgun Battery & Magazine, Grappling Hook Battery

Known Vessels

Operated by Space Forces Command

SFCV Oceanus (FF1, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Tethys (FF2, Destroyed - Enmeshment) SFCV Hyperion (FF3, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Theia (FF4, Destroyed - Enmeshment) SFCV Coeus (FF5, Destroyed - Enmeshment) SFCV Phoebe (FF6, Decommissioned - Museum Vessel) SFCV Cronus (FF7, Missing - Presumed Destroyed) SFCV Rhea (FF8, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Mnemosyne (FF9, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Themis (FF10, Destroyed - Enmeshment) SFCV Crius (FF11, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Iapetus (FF12, Destroyed - Enmeshment) SFCV Oceanids (FF13, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Potamoi (FF14, Destroyed - Enmeshment)

SFCV Helios (FF15, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Selene (FF16, Mothballed) SFCV Eos (FF17, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Lelantos (FF18, Mothballed) SFCV Leto (FF19, Mothballed) SFCV Asteria (FF20, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Atlas (FF21, Destroyed - Fall of Earth) SFCV Prometheus (FF22, Mothballed) SFCV Epimetheus (FF23, Mothballed) SFCV Menoetius (FF24, Mothballed) SFCV Astraeus (FF25, Mothballed) SFCV Pallas (FF26, Decommissioned - Scrapped) SFCV Perses (FF27, Decommissioned - Museum Vessel)

Credits

• Image: DeviantArt
  • Credit to JJasso. Used with permission.