Sloop

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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, but some are occasionally built for Jump operations as "Jump-Sloops".

• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
• It is a starship supraclass.

Library Data Referral Tree

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Starship:

• Starship User Types
  • Civilian Ship
  • Military Ship
  • Non-Commercial Vessel
  • Paramilitary Ship

• Advanced Ship Classifications
  • Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
  • Ship Type Code / Superclass
  • Ship Class Code / Class
  • Model (TL)
  • Bloc (Lot)

• Basic Ship Classifications
  • Adventure Class Ship (Auxiliary Class Ship)
  • Battle Class Ship (Bulk / Subcapital Class Ship)
  • Capital Ship (Capital Class Ship)
  • Fleet Class Ship (Capital Class Ship)
  • Size-Role Classification
  • Subcapital Ship (Small & Large Battle Class Ships)
  • QSP
  • USP
  • World Class Ship

• Ships by Function
  • Bigcraft
  • Boat
  • Capital Ship
  • Largecraft
  • Non-starship
  • Smallcraft
  • Spaceplane
  • Spaceship
  • Starship
  • Subcapital Ship
  • Subcraft
  • System Craft
  • Warship

Speed of Travel

• NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
• Light Speed (c)
• FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"

• Astronomical Unit (AU)

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Description (Specifications)

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Escort Combatants (Secondary) - The Lightcraft Hierarchy

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)

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Supraclass Roles

Sloops typically serve the following roles:

1. Sampan (ES)
2. Schooner (ES)
3. Sloop (ES)
4. Sloop of War (ES)

Supraclass Archtypes

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

History & Background (Dossier)

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

Merchant Ship:

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Beowulf class Free Trader

Ship Summary List

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

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