Difference between revisions of "Hawking class research ship"

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USRS Hawking research ship during research on Teekaha

USRS Hawking

USRS Hawking ventral view - notice the deployed cannons

The hangar on USRS Hawking

The Hawking class is a design of a big science ship for service in the United Systems Fleet since 2169. It is designed as a very modern ship equipped with advanced on-board laboratories as well as very effective defense systems. The hangar of the Hawking can support up to three small spacecrafts. Its powerful engines make the ship one of the fastest ships in the United Systems Fleet.

Service History

A project of a big and fast research ship appeared in 2164 after many new technological improvements were introduced during development of the Praeon class battleship. In 2166 the construction started and in 2169 the class prototype was ready. Its distant relation to Praeon class can be seen in engines configuration and computer systems. The rest of the ships configuration appears to remain quite traditional. A few months ago the USRS Hawking entered service. Its great abilities were tested on a short scientific mission in Epsilon Eridani system. The defense systems were never used yet, but power of ten automatic medium cannons is expected to be very impressive.

Ships of the class

USRS Hawking
USRS Halley (unfinished)
USRS Herschel (unfinished)
USRS Hippocrates (planned)
USRS Heisenberg (planned)
USRS Huygens (planned)

Specifications

Length	504m
Crew	1010 crewmen
Number of decks	13 decks
Prototype laid down	23 August 2166, Earth
Prototype finished	28 June 2169, Earth
Prototype commissioned	12 September 2169
Hangar capacity	3 small spacecrafts

Armament

10x Krupp MPK-701 A-R automatic retractable medium particle cannon

Shields

Shields are powered by a the main power generator in middle part of the ship, and held together by series of emitters and energetic rails along the entire hull.

DOWNLOAD

The USRS Hawking is now a part of United Systems fleet v1.1 complete package, available at Orbithangar

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 [[File:Hawking warp.PNG|thumb|right|USRS Hawking ventral view - notice the deployed cannons]]
 [[File:Hawking hangar.PNG|thumb|right|The hangar on USRS Hawking]]
-== General facts ==
-''Hawking class'' is a design of a big science ship for service in ''United Systems Fleet'' since 2169. It's designed as a very modern ship equipped with advanced on-board laboratories as well as very effective defence systems. The ship's hangar can support up to three small spacecrafts. It's powerful engines make the ship one of the fastest ships in the United Systems Fleet.
+The '''''Hawking'' class''' is a design of a big science ship for service in the [[United Systems Fleet]] since 2169. It is designed as a very modern ship equipped with advanced on-board laboratories as well as very effective defense systems. The hangar of the ''Hawking'' can support up to three small spacecrafts. Its powerful engines make the ship one of the fastest ships in the United Systems Fleet.
 == Service History ==
-A project of big and fast research ship appeared in 2164 after a lot of new technologic improvements were introduced during development of the ''[[Praeon class battleship]]''. In 2166 the works started and in 2169 the prototype was ready. It's distant relation to Praeon class can be seen in engines configuraton and computer systems. The rest of the ship's configuration appears to remain quite traditional. A few months ago the ''USRS Hawking'' came into service. It's great abilities were tested on a short scientific mission in ''Epsilon Eridani system''. The defence systems were never used yet, but power of ten automatic medium cannons is expected to be very impressive.
+A project of a big and fast research ship appeared in 2164 after many new technological improvements were introduced during development of the [[Praeon class battleship|''Praeon'' class battleship]]. In 2166 the construction started and in 2169 the class prototype was ready. Its distant relation to ''Praeon'' class can be seen in engines configuration and computer systems. The rest of the ships configuration appears to remain quite traditional. A few months ago the ''USRS Hawking'' entered service. Its great abilities were tested on a short scientific mission in ''Epsilon Eridani'' system. The defense systems were never used yet, but power of ten automatic medium cannons is expected to be very impressive.
 == Ships of the class ==
-:''USRS Hawking''
+* ''USRS Hawking''
-:''USRS Halley (unfinished)''
+* ''USRS Halley'' (unfinished)
-:''USRS Herschel (unfinished)''
+* ''USRS Herschel'' (unfinished)
-:''USRS Hippocrates (planned)''
+* ''USRS Hippocrates'' (planned)
-:''USRS Heisenberg (planned)''
+* ''USRS Heisenberg'' (planned)
-:''USRS Huygens (planned)''
+* ''USRS Huygens'' (planned)
-== Specificatons ==
+== Specifications ==
-:Length - 504m
+{|
-:Crew - 1010 crewmen
+!Length
-:Number of decks - 13 decks
+|504m
-:Prototype laid down - 23. august 2166, Earth
+|-
-:Prototype finished - 28. june 2169, Earth
+!Crew
-:Prototype Commissioned - 12. september 2169
+|1010 crewmen
-:Hangar capacity - 3 small spacecrafts
+|-
+!Number of decks
+|13 decks
+|-
+!Prototype laid down
+|23 August 2166, Earth
+|-
+!Prototype finished
+|28 June 2169, Earth
+|-
+!Prototype commissioned
+|12 September 2169
+|-
+!Hangar capacity
+|3 small spacecrafts
+|}
 == Armament ==
-:10x Krupp MPK-701 A-R automatic retractable medium particle cannon
+* 10x Krupp MPK-701 A-R automatic retractable medium particle cannon
 == Shields ==
-:Shields are powered by a the main power generator in middle part of the ship, and held together by series of emmiters and energetic rails along the entire hull.
+Shields are powered by a the main power generator in middle part of the ship, and held together by series of emitters and energetic rails along the entire hull.
 == DOWNLOAD ==
 :The USRS Hawking is now a part of United Systems fleet v1.1 complete package, available at [http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5108 Orbithangar]