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|name    = Plankwell class Dreadnought
 
|name    = Plankwell class Dreadnought
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|alsosee  =  
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|alsosee  = [[Dreadnought]]
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|architect= TBD
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|architect= Timothy B. Brown
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|caption  = Published canon design.
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|caption  = Published, canon design.
 
|cargo    = 0
 
|cargo    = 0
 
|crew    = 1,163
 
|crew    = 1,163
 
|cost    = 150,618.52
 
|cost    = 150,618.52
 
|IOC      = TBD
 
|IOC      = TBD
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|enlisted = TBD
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|enlisted = 983
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard]].
 
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard]].
 
|g        = 5
 
|g        = 5
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|jump    = 4
 
|jump    = 4
 
|lpass    = 0
 
|lpass    = 0
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|marines  = TBD
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|marines  = 0
 
|model    = TBD
 
|model    = TBD
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|officers = TBD
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|officers = 180
 
|origin  = Third Imperium
 
|origin  = Third Imperium
 
|QSP      = TBD
 
|QSP      = TBD
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|TL      = 15
 
|TL      = 15
 
|type    = Dreadnought
 
|type    = Dreadnought
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|usp      = TBD
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|usp      = BB-S4458J4-A73909-967T9-0
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
|manufacturer= Various
 
}}
 
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The [[Plankwell class Dreadnought]] is famed [[warship]] class.
 
The [[Plankwell class Dreadnought]] is famed [[warship]] class.
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* It is a [[military ship]] and a [[Dreadnought]].
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== Description / Specifications ==
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It is more specialized ship than the multi-task oriented [[Tigress class Dreadnought]]. Lacking the extensive troop complement and the large fighter screen, the ''Plankwell'' fulfills a more traditional [[battleship]] role, as the center of a fleet of support ships.  
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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''Modular Construction:'' ''Plankwell'' class dreadnaughts were built using a modular design and construction technique which has proven cost-effective in commercial ship-building. A central strut or keel serves as a foundation, bracing the drives and aligning the [[Spinal Mount|spinal mount]], while all other parts of the [[ship]] are mounted to brackets or strengthened points along it. The technique allows separate construction of the various modules (such as quarters, electronics areas, fuel tankage, and control areas), with a final mating of all the various components being performed only after the drives and keel have been tested and accepted. There was some initial concern that the connecting points would be focusses for weakness in battle, but the losses of two separate Plankwells in combat has been attributed by investigating boards to strategic misdirection. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40-41 |version= Classic Traveller}}
  
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
=== Basic Ship Characteristics ===
 
Following the [[Imperial Navy]] and [[IISS]] [[Universal Ship Profile]] and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The [[small craft]] factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
Following the [[Imperial Navy]] and [[IISS]] [[Universal Ship Profile]] and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The [[small craft]] factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  
 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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| 1.
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
 
| [[Ton|Tonnage]]
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| TBD
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| 200,000 [[ton]]s (standard) or 200.0 [[kton]]s. 2,800,000 cubic meters. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 2.
 
| 2.
 
| [[Crew]]
 
| [[Crew]]
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| TBD
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| 180 officers, 983 ratings. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}} Total: 1,163 crew.
 
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| 3.
 
| 3.
 
| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
 
| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
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| TBD
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| Jump-4. 5-G. Power plant-8. 16,000-EP. Agility-5. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 4.
 
| 4.
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| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
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| [[Ship’s Computer|Electronics]]
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| TBD
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| Model/9fib [[computer]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 5.
 
| 5.
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| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| [[Ship’s Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
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| TBD
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| One [[spinal weapons mount]]. Fifty 100-ton [[bay]]s. Eighty 50-ton [[bay]]s. 630 [[hardpoint]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 6.
 
| 6.
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| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
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| [[Ship’s Weapons|Armament]]
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| TBD
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| One meson gun spinal mount (Factor-T). Eighty 50-ton missile bays. 100 triple beam laser turrets organized into ten batteries. Thirty dual fusion gun turrets organized into fifteen batteries. 400 particle accelerator turrets organized into 40 batteries. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 7.
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| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
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| [[Ship’s Defenses|Defenses]]
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| TBD
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| Fifty 100-ton [[repulsor]] [[bay]]s. 100 triple [[sandcaster]] [[turret]]s organized into 25 batteries. [[Nuclear damper]] (Factor-9). [[Meson screen]] (Factor-3). Armored hull (Factor-10). {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 8.
 
| 8.
 
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
 
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
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| TBD
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| Five 50-ton [[small craft]] of assorted designs. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 9.
 
| 9.
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
 
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
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| TBD
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| Integral [[fuel scoop]]s and on-board [[purification plant]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 10.
 
| 10.
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
 
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
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| TBD
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| [[MCr]]150,618.52 standard. [[MCr]]120,494.82 in quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 11.
 
| 11.
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| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| [[Ship Architecture|Construction Time]]
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| TBD
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| 56 months singly; 40 months in quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
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| 12.
 
| Comments
 
| Comments
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| TBD
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| None.
 
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|}
  
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===Modular Construction===  
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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[[Plankwell class Dreadnought]]s were built using a modular design and construction technique which has proven cost effective in commercial ship-building. A central strut or keel serves as a foundation, bracing the drives and aligning the [[Spinal Mount|spinal mount]], while all other parts of the ship are mounted to brackets or strengthened points along it. The technique allows separate construction of the various modules (such as quarters, electronics areas, fuel tankage, and control areas) with the final mating of all the various components being performed only after the drives and keel have been tested and accepted. There was some initial concern that the connecting points would be focuses for weakness in battle, but the losses of two separate ''Plankwells'' in combat has been attributed by investigating boards to strategic misdirection.
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The ''Plankwell'' class dreadnaught is a more specialized ship than the multi-task oriented ''Tigress'' class. Lacking the extensive troop complement and the large [[fighter]] screen, the ''Plankwell'' fulfills a more traditional [[battleship]] role, as the center of a fleet of supporting ships. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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For decades, the Imperial Fleet in the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]] has included at least
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one [[BatRon]] of ''Plankwell'' class ships, but recently ([[1102]]), the last such squadron was rotated to the strategic reserve in [[Corridor Sector]]. Sentiment in [[Imperial Navy|Naval]] and Sector circles runs high in favor of the return of at least one [[BatRon]] to the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Marches]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
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=== Class Naming Conventions ===
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''Plankwell'' class dreadnaughts are named for notable admirals in the [[Imperial Navy]]. The class name is taken from Grand Admiral [[Olav hault-Plankwell]], a sector admiral in the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]] who rose to [[Grand Admiral]] of the Marches and led the defeat of the [[Outworld Coalition]] during the [[First Frontier War]] ([[589]] to [[604]]). Following his victory in [[604]], he lead the fleet to the [[Core Sector|Core]], personally dispatched the [[Empress Jaqueline I]], and took over the government. The result was the long, bloody [[Civil War]]; [[Olav]] was the first of the [[Emperors of the Flag]]. Although [[Olav]] is in disrepute as an [[Emperors of the Third Imperium|Emperor]]. Grand Admiral Plankwell is still remembered and honored for his achievements as a naval commander in the [[First Frontier War]]; significantly, his name has not been assigned to any ship in the new ''[[Cleon class Battle Rider|Cleon]]'' class of [[battlerider]]s, named for [[Emperors of the Imperium]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40 |version= Classic Traveller}}
  
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== History & Background / Dossier ==
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=== Selected Dreadnought Variant Classes ===
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For decades, the {{Imperial}} Fleet in the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]] has included at least one [[BatRon]] of ''Plankwell''-class ships, but in [[1102]], the last such squadron was rotated to the strategic reserve in [[Corridor Sector]]. Sentiment in [[Imperial Navy|Naval]] and [[Sector]] circles runs high in favor of the return of at least one [[BatRon]] to the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Marches]].
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''[[Dreadnought]]s:''
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* [[Type BB class Dreadnought]]
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** [[Plankwell class Dreadnought]]
  
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Plankwell-class [[Dreadnought|dreadnoughts]] are named for notable admirals in the [[Imperial Navy]]. The class name was taken from [[Olav|Grand Admiral Olav hault-Plankwell]], a sector admiral in the [[Spinward Marches Sector|Spinward Marches]] who rose to [[Grand Admiral]] of the Marches and lead the defeat of the [[Outworld Coalition]] during the [[First Frontier War]]. Following his victory in 604, he lead the fleet to the [[Core Sector|Core]], personally dispatched the [[Jaqueline I|Empress Jaqueline I]], and took over the [[government]]. The result was the long, bloody [[Civil War]]; [[Olav]] was the first of the [[Emperors of the Flag]]. Although [[Olav]] is in disrepute as an [[Emperors of the Third Imperium|Emperor]], [[Olav|Grand Admiral Plankwell]] is still remembered and honored for his achievements as a naval commander in the [[First Frontier War]]; significantly, his name has not been assigned to any ship in the new [[Cleon Class Battle Rider|Cleon Class Battle Riders]], named for [[Emperors of the Third Imperium|Emperors of the Imperium]].
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=== Image Repository ===
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No information yet available.
  
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
{{Metadata}}
 
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{{Intermediate}}
 
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{{Detail}}
 
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 40-41 |version= Classic Traveller}}
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S2= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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Revision as of 13:49, 25 August 2018

Plankwell class Dreadnought
Imperial Sunburst-Sun-IISS-Traveller.gif
Published, canon design.
Type: BA Dreadnought
Size 200,000 Tons
Hull Configuration [[{{{hull}}}]]
Tech Level TL–15
Engineering
Computer TBD
Jump J-4
Maneuver 5 G
Armaments
Hardpoints 530 (2,000)
Accommodations
Staterooms 0
Personnel
Crew 1,163
    Officers 180
    Enlisted 983
High/Mid Passengers 0
Payload
Cargo 0 Tons
Fuel tank 0 Tons
Construction
Origin Third Imperium
Price
Cost MCr150,618.52
Architect fee MCrTimothy B. Brown
Statistics
Source
Also see Dreadnought
Canon Unpublished, fan design
Starships are designed with the Classic Traveller format, using High Guard.

The Plankwell class Dreadnought is famed warship class.

Description (Specifications)

Modular Construction: Plankwell class dreadnaughts were built using a modular design and construction technique which has proven cost-effective in commercial ship-building. A central strut or keel serves as a foundation, bracing the drives and aligning the spinal mount, while all other parts of the ship are mounted to brackets or strengthened points along it. The technique allows separate construction of the various modules (such as quarters, electronics areas, fuel tankage, and control areas), with a final mating of all the various components being performed only after the drives and keel have been tested and accepted. There was some initial concern that the connecting points would be focusses for weakness in battle, but the losses of two separate Plankwells in combat has been attributed by investigating boards to strategic misdirection. [1]

Basic Ship Characteristics

Following the Imperial Navy and IISS Universal Ship Profile and data, additional information is presented in the format shown here. The small craft factor indicates the number of squadrons (of ten craft) carried on the ship. Tonnage on the universal ship profile is shown in kilotons (thousands of tons) where necessary. [2]

Basic Ship Characteristics [3]
#. Category Remarks
1. Tonnage 200,000 tons (standard) or 200.0 ktons. 2,800,000 cubic meters. [4]
2. Crew 180 officers, 983 ratings. [5] Total: 1,163 crew.
3. Performance Jump-4. 5-G. Power plant-8. 16,000-EP. Agility-5. [6]
4. Electronics Model/9fib computer. [7]
5. Hardpoints One spinal weapons mount. Fifty 100-ton bays. Eighty 50-ton bays. 630 hardpoints. [8]
6. Armament One meson gun spinal mount (Factor-T). Eighty 50-ton missile bays. 100 triple beam laser turrets organized into ten batteries. Thirty dual fusion gun turrets organized into fifteen batteries. 400 particle accelerator turrets organized into 40 batteries. [9]
7. Defenses Fifty 100-ton repulsor bays. 100 triple sandcaster turrets organized into 25 batteries. Nuclear damper (Factor-9). Meson screen (Factor-3). Armored hull (Factor-10). [10]
8. Craft Five 50-ton small craft of assorted designs. [11]
9. Fuel Treatment Integral fuel scoops and on-board purification plant. [12]
10. Cost MCr150,618.52 standard. MCr120,494.82 in quantity. [13]
11. Construction Time 56 months singly; 40 months in quantity. [14]
12. Comments None.

History & Background (Dossier)

The Plankwell class dreadnaught is a more specialized ship than the multi-task oriented Tigress class. Lacking the extensive troop complement and the large fighter screen, the Plankwell fulfills a more traditional battleship role, as the center of a fleet of supporting ships. [15]

For decades, the Imperial Fleet in the Spinward Marches has included at least one BatRon of Plankwell class ships, but recently (1102), the last such squadron was rotated to the strategic reserve in Corridor Sector. Sentiment in Naval and Sector circles runs high in favor of the return of at least one BatRon to the Marches. [16]

Class Naming Conventions

Plankwell class dreadnaughts are named for notable admirals in the Imperial Navy. The class name is taken from Grand Admiral Olav hault-Plankwell, a sector admiral in the Spinward Marches who rose to Grand Admiral of the Marches and led the defeat of the Outworld Coalition during the First Frontier War (589 to 604). Following his victory in 604, he lead the fleet to the Core, personally dispatched the Empress Jaqueline I, and took over the government. The result was the long, bloody Civil War; Olav was the first of the Emperors of the Flag. Although Olav is in disrepute as an Emperor. Grand Admiral Plankwell is still remembered and honored for his achievements as a naval commander in the First Frontier War; significantly, his name has not been assigned to any ship in the new Cleon class of battleriders, named for Emperors of the Imperium. [17]

Selected Dreadnought Variant Classes

Dreadnoughts:

Image Repository

No information yet available.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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  1. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40-41.
  2. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  3. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 10.
  4. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  5. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  6. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  7. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  8. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  9. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  10. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  11. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  12. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  13. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  14. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  15. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  16. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
  17. ↑ Timothy B. Brown. Fighting Ships (Game Designers Workshop, 1981), 40.
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