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The Felden-class battleship was designed as an immediate successor to the Feianeth-class, which were built as a relatively quick counter to the rapid buildup of the belligerent Telerenn Parliamentary Navy. Early on in the development and construction of the Feianeth-class, the Admiralty identified the need for a harder-hitting counterpart with greater speed and protection. Thus, the Felden-class came into being.

Completed during the closing days of the First Dawn-Telenese War, the Felden-class grew out of concerns for the post-war balance of power- indeed many of the other great naval powers had ramped up their own fleet production, happy to sit back and letting the Imperial Dawn and Telerenn Republic whittle eachother down. The Admiralty had long-since eschewed the notion of post-war naval parity, and the notion that another major power might take the opportunity to pounce once the bilateral war had ended was not at all far-fetched. As such, naval supremacy was the order of the day, and a class of ship with greater range, firepower, and speed compared to the Feianeth-class was needed, as well as a complement to the Majesty-class- which, while powerful, could not be everywhere at once. The first two ships of the planned four, Felden and Feiaden, were in commission just in time to partake in the Burning of Hederedth, like most of the Magisterial battleship fleet, and the class was completed as a whole immediately after the Telenese surrender.

  The Felden-class became the one of the cornerstones of the post-war naval buildup, and distinguished themselves in the many conflicts to follow, their firepower and endurance earning their place as a beloved centerpiece of the Magisterial fleet.

Specifications:
  Dimensions:
      Length (waterline): 265 metres
        Length (overall): 272.5 metres
        Beam: 30 metres

    Beam (with torpedo bulges): 35 metres
      Draft: 10 metres
  Propulsion:
        4x shafts driving 3 bladed screws, 3.6 meter diameter
  Powerplant:
        4x bi-propellant steam turbines developing 111,000 shp

  Speed:

    Top speed: 30 knots
    Cruising speed: 18 knots
Sensors and Communications:
        2x XVD-1 surface detection radar
        3x XVP-2 surface fire control radar
        2x XAR-1 air detection radar
        2x XAP-3 air fire control radar
        Numerous long range radio antennae
  Armament:
        5x2 Auros Heavy Industries 16-inch/50 caliber Mark III heavy rifles
        16x2 Auros Heavy Industries 150mm/27 caliber Mark VIII guns
        9x2 Sarineth Industrial Steelworks Mark II 150mm/40 caliber high-angle gun
      37x2 Saraneth Industrial Steelworks 40mm/70 caliber autocannons
        73x2 Saraneth Industrial Steelworks 20mm/70 caliber autocannons
        10x2 Magisterial Arms LL-10 10mm light machine guns

    8x2 Magisterial Arms L-151 15mm heavy machine guns

    2x3 720mm torpedo launchers (deck mounted)
  Defenses:
      Main belt armour: 300mm
        Barbettes: 350mm

    Deck: 75mm

    Bulges: 75mm
  Crew Complement:
        Captain
        XO
        Navigator
        Helmsman
        Gunnery officer
      500 gunners
        1,200 various other officers and men

Auxiliary Craft:

    2x Type-1 Fleet Activity Boats

    12X Emergency long boats

Aircraft complement:

    3x Sea Kestrel float planes

      2x steam catapult

(As a note, the Felden-class was loosely based on the Tosa- and Kii-class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, though with the main battery concentrated forward. Written on the bow is "Felden", roughly meaning "Queen's Will" in Lastreian, the language and script of the Imperial Dawn.)

Description

The Felden-class battleship was designed as an immediate successor to the Feianeth-class, which were built as a relatively quick counter to the rapid buildup of the belligerent Telerenn Parliamentary Navy. Early on in the development and construction of the Feianeth-class, the Admiralty identified the need for a harder-hitting counterpart with greater speed and protection. Thus, the Felden-class came into being.

Completed during the closing days of the First Dawn-Telenese War, the Felden-class grew out of concerns for the post-war balance of power- indeed many of the other great naval powers had ramped up their own fleet production, happy to sit back and letting the Imperial Dawn and Telerenn Republic whittle eachother down. The Admiralty had long-since eschewed the notion of post-war naval parity, and the notion that another major power might take the opportunity to pounce once the bilateral war had ended was not at all far-fetched. As such, naval supremacy was the order of the day, and a class of ship with greater range, firepower, and speed compared to the Feianeth-class was needed, as well as a complement to the Majesty-class- which, while powerful, could not be everywhere at once. The first two ships of the planned four, Felden and Feiaden, were in commission just in time to partake in the Burning of Hederedth, like most of the Magisterial battleship fleet, and the class was completed as a whole immediately after the Telenese surrender.

  The Felden-class became the one of the cornerstones of the post-war naval buildup, and distinguished themselves in the many conflicts to follow, their firepower and endurance earning their place as a beloved centerpiece of the Magisterial fleet.

Specifications:
  Dimensions:
      Length (waterline): 265 metres
        Length (overall): 272.5 metres
        Beam: 30 metres

    Beam (with torpedo bulges): 35 metres
      Draft: 10 metres
  Propulsion:
        4x shafts driving 3 bladed screws, 3.6 meter diameter
  Powerplant:
        4x bi-propellant steam turbines developing 111,000 shp

  Speed:

    Top speed: 30 knots
    Cruising speed: 18 knots
Sensors and Communications:
        2x XVD-1 surface detection radar
        3x XVP-2 surface fire control radar
        2x XAR-1 air detection radar
        2x XAP-3 air fire control radar
        Numerous long range radio antennae
  Armament:
        5x2 Auros Heavy Industries 16-inch/50 caliber Mark III heavy rifles
        16x2 Auros Heavy Industries 150mm/27 caliber Mark VIII guns
        9x2 Sarineth Industrial Steelworks Mark II 150mm/40 caliber high-angle gun
      37x2 Saraneth Industrial Steelworks 40mm/70 caliber autocannons
        73x2 Saraneth Industrial Steelworks 20mm/70 caliber autocannons
        10x2 Magisterial Arms LL-10 10mm light machine guns

    8x2 Magisterial Arms L-151 15mm heavy machine guns

    2x3 720mm torpedo launchers (deck mounted)
  Defenses:
      Main belt armour: 300mm
        Barbettes: 350mm

    Deck: 75mm

    Bulges: 75mm
  Crew Complement:
        Captain
        XO
        Navigator
        Helmsman
        Gunnery officer
      500 gunners
        1,200 various other officers and men

Auxiliary Craft:

    2x Type-1 Fleet Activity Boats

    12X Emergency long boats

Aircraft complement:

    3x Sea Kestrel float planes

      2x steam catapult

(As a note, the Felden-class was loosely based on the Tosa- and Kii-class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, though with the main battery concentrated forward. Written on the bow is "Felden", roughly meaning "Queen's Will" in Lastreian, the language and script of the Imperial Dawn.)