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A ES-class Sloop is a kind of light Escort, a secondary combatant vessel. Most Sloops are small non-Jump capable system-vessels spanning the larger Smallcraft range to lower Bigcraft range, but some of the larger are occasionally built as ships for Jump operations as "Ship-Sloops" or "Jump-Sloops". Sloops-of-War operate as up-gunned light defensive escort vessels, approaching or overlapping smaller Gun-Brigs in size.

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Description (Specifications)[edit]

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Image Repository[edit]

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Escort Combatants (Secondary) - The Lightcraft Hierarchy[edit]

A number of smallcraft and ACS combatants exist:
Smallcraft (F or U) (0 - 99 tons) (* System craft / non-Jump *)

  1. Fighter: Interceptor / Picket (FD / FE / FP / FR) (10 - 50 tons)
  2. Gunboat / Torpedo Boat (GB / MB / DB / EB) (40 - 99 tons)
  3. Cutter (sC/qC) (45+ tons)
  4. Light Sloop (ESL) (50 - 99 tons)

Bigcraft (W or Other) (100 tons or larger) (* System vessel / non-Jump *)

  1. Escort Vessel (ES/ESV):
    1. Sloop-of-War (ESB/ESG) (100 - 600 tons)
    2. Gun-Brig (EB/EBG) (400 - 1000 tons)
  2. Defense Boat (DB/SDB) (100 - 1,000 tons)
  3. System Defense Vessel (DV/SDV) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
    1. Defense Frigate (DG) (800 - 1,200 tons)
    2. Escort Defense Cruiser (EDC) (1,000 - 2,000 tons)

Largecraft (100 tons or larger) (* Jump-capable *)

  1. Escort (E):
    1. Jump-Sloop (ESJ) (100 - 600 tons)
    2. Close Escort (EC/CE) (300 - 600 tons)
    3. Corvette (E/EG) (300 - 800 tons)
  2. Frigate (G):
    1. Destroyer Escort (DE) (400 - 1,000 tons)
    2. Escort Frigate (EG) (500 - 1,200 tons)
    3. Gunned Frigate (G) (500 - 1,200 tons)
  3. Destroyer (D):
    1. Escort Destroyer (ED) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
  4. Escort Cruiser (EC):
    1. Detached Cruiser (CC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
      1. Colonial Cruiser (CC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
      2. Provincial Cruiser (CC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
    2. Destroyer Leader (DGL/DGC/DLC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
    3. Heavy Gun-Frigate (EGC/GFC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons)


Traditionally, the historical vessels from which the names of the modern examples above are taken increased in size along the progression below.
»» For more detailed background information, please see: Origins of Vessel Naming Nomenclature.
  • Gunboat »» Sloop (Single-mast) »» Sloop-of-War (Brig-Sloop (2-mast) »» Ship-Sloop (3-mast)) »» Corvette »» Escort/Patrol Frigate (Destroyer Escort) »» Destroyer (Escort Destroyer / Fleet Destroyer) »» (Destroyer Leader <> Heavy Gun Frigate) »» Cruiser »» (Heavy) Gun Cruiser


Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)[edit]

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Supraclass Roles[edit]

Sloops typically serve the following roles:

  1. Light Sloop (ESL)
  2. Sloop (ES)
  3. Gun-Sloop (ESG)
  4. Missile Sloop (ESM)
  5. Sloop-of-War ("Brig-Sloop") (ESB)
  6. Jump-Sloop ("Ship-Sloop") (ESJ)
  7. Multimission Sloop (ESY)

Supraclass Archtypes[edit]

ES-class Sloop Supraclass Archtypes
Archtype Type Code TL Range Remarks
TBD TBD TBD None

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

A Sloop is a Royal Caledonian Navy term for a light escort vessel. They fill the same role as vessels referred to as "Escorts", "Patrol Frigate", "Escort Cruisers", "Destroyer Escorts" or "Corvettes" in other fleets.

Caledonian Sloops are generally between 800 and 1,300 tons, are generally built to TL-11 standards (as the buccaneers and Reavers that are their normal foes are generally built to even older standards) although generally armed to TL12 level, and are in particular designed for high on-station endurance, carrying enough supplies to remain on patrol for 6-8 weeks without resupply.

Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]

No Information Available

Ship Summary List[edit]

Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:

1 Representative Sloop (ES) Classes
Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile
Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile
TC5 Galores class Sloop ES 11 500 2 4 Trooles Confederation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. ES-5S42



Library Data Referral Tree[edit]

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: (Click "Expand" to reveal)

Starship:

  • Speed of Travel
    • NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
    • Light Speed (c)
    • FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"
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    » Solomani Parsec
    » Vilani Parsec ("Deshi")
    » Imperial Standard Parsec


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