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*#[[SFCV Oceanus|SFCV ''Oceanus'' (FF1, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Tethys|SFCV ''Tethys'' (FF2, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Hyperion|SFCV ''Hyperion'' (FF3, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Theia|SFCV ''Theia'' (FF4, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Coeus|SFCV ''Coeus'' (FF5, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Phoebe|SFCV ''Phoebe'' (FF6, Decommissioned - Museum Vessel)]]
*#[[SFCV Cronus|SFCV ''Cronus'' (FF7, Missing - Presumed Destroyed)]]
*#[[SFCV Rhea|SFCV ''Rhea'' (FF8, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Mnemosyne|SFCV ''Mnemosyne'' (FF9, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Themis|SFCV ''Themis'' (FF10, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Crius|SFCV ''Crius'' (FF11, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Iapetus|SFCV ''Iapetus'' (FF12, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Oceanids|SFCV ''Oceanids'' (FF13, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Potamoi|SFCV ''Potamoi'' (FF14, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
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*Operated by the [[Space Forces Command]] (Continued)
*[[SFCV Oceanus|SFCV ''Oceanus'' (FF1, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Helios|SFCV ''Helios'' (FF15, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Tethys|SFCV ''Tethys'' (FF2, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Selene|SFCV ''Selene'' (FF16, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Hyperion|SFCV ''Hyperion'' (FF3, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Eos|SFCV ''Eos'' (FF17, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Theia|SFCV ''Theia'' (FF4, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Lelantos|SFCV ''Lelantos'' (FF18, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Coeus|SFCV ''Coeus'' (FF5, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Leto|SFCV ''Leto'' (FF19, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Phoebe|SFCV ''Phoebe'' (FF6, Decommissioned - Museum Vessel)]]
*#[[SFCV Asteria|SFCV ''Asteria'' (FF20, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Cronus|SFCV ''Cronus'' (FF7, Missing - Presumed Destroyed)]]
*#[[SFCV Atlas|SFCV ''Atlas'' (FF21, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Rhea|SFCV ''Rhea'' (FF8, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Prometheus|SFCV ''Prometheus'' (FF22, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Mnemosyne|SFCV ''Mnemosyne'' (FF9, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Epimetheus|SFCV ''Epimetheus'' (FF23, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Themis|SFCV ''Themis'' (FF10, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Menoetius|SFCV ''Menoetius'' (FF24, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Crius|SFCV ''Crius'' (FF11, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Astraeus|SFCV ''Astraeus'' (FF25, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Iapetus|SFCV ''Iapetus'' (FF12, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
*#[[SFCV Pallas|SFCV ''Pallas'' (FF26, Decommissioned - Scrapped)]]
*[[SFCV Oceanids|SFCV ''Oceanids'' (FF13, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*#[[SFCV Perses|SFCV ''Perses'' (FF27, Decommissioned - Museum Vessel)]]
*[[SFCV Potamoi|SFCV ''Potamoi'' (FF14, Destroyed - Enmeshment)]]
 
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*[[SFCV Helios|SFCV ''Helios'' (FF15, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Selene|SFCV ''Selene'' (FF16, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Eos|SFCV ''Eos'' (FF17, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Lelantos|SFCV ''Lelantos'' (FF18, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Leto|SFCV ''Leto'' (FF19, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Asteria|SFCV ''Asteria'' (FF20, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Atlas|SFCV ''Atlas'' (FF21, Destroyed - Fall of Earth)]]
*[[SFCV Prometheus|SFCV ''Prometheus'' (FF22, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Epimetheus|SFCV ''Epimetheus'' (FF23, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Menoetius|SFCV ''Menoetius'' (FF24, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Astraeus|SFCV ''Astraeus'' (FF25, Mothballed)]]
*[[SFCV Pallas|SFCV ''Pallas'' (FF26, Decommissioned - Scrapped)]]
*[[SFCV Perses|SFCV ''Perses'' (FF27, Decommissioned - Museum Vessel)]]
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Latest revision as of 04:03, 31 January 2024

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

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)

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

Other Systems

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

Credits

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