Editing Tigress class Dreadnought

{{InfoboxShip
|name     = Tigress class Dreadnought
|aerodynam= [[Unstreamlined Hull]]
|agility  = 6
|alsosee  = [[Dreadnought]]
|architect= [[Timothy B. Brown]]
|blueprint= Yes
|canon    = Yes. Published canon design. 
|caption  = Aft view of ship focussing on smallcraft [[hangar]]s. 
|cargo    = 10,155.0
|crew     = 4,915
|cost     = 347,009.48
|enlisted = 4,227
|EOS      = Still in active service.
|era      = 1105
|footnote = [[Starship]]s are designed with the [[Classic Traveller]] format, using [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]].
|g        = 6
|hp       = 400
|hpass    = 0
|hull     = Sphere Hull
|illustration= Yes
|image    = Tigress-Jaquays-CT-Sup-11-Ftng-Shps-Pg-39 20-July-2018a.jpg
|IOC      = 1101
|jump     = 3
|lpass    = 0
|marines  = 0
|model    = [[Model/9]] [[fib]]
|officers = 388
|origin   = Third Imperium
|QSP      = BS-Z63U
|ref      = {{Ludography ref|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38-39 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|size     = 500000
|size-cat = FCS
|tdes     = BS
|TL       = 15
|type     = Dreadnought
|usp      = BS-V5368J4-F97909-967T9-30
|manufacturer= Various
}}
The [[Tigress class Dreadnought]] is probably the best known [[warship]] within the [[Third Imperium]].
* It is a heavy [[warship]], a [[military ship]], and a [[dreadnought]].
* Some records refer to it as the ''[[Tigress class Battleship]].''
 
== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
''Construction:'' The ''Tigress'' class is produced using an armored [[spherical hull]] with the single spinal [[meson gun]] mounted centrally. A large armored port protects the gun during non-combat operations; the port itself contains [[focusing equipment]] for the weapon beam. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}

Within the sphere, layered decks hold the various on-ship functions such as [[Stateroom|quarter]]s, [[computer]], and [[Electronics|electronic equipment]], [[Fuel Treatment Plant|fuel treatment]], and maintenance areas. Appended to the back of the sphere is a large [[heavy fighter]] [[Hanger|launch and recovery installation]]. [[Fighter]]s are launched to the rear, to starboard, and recovered from the rear, to port; this arrangement prevents them from entering the [[meson beam]] when it is in use, as well as providing some armored bulk between the [[fighter]]s and the enemy. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38-39 |version= Classic Traveller}}

=== Image Repository ===
# A typical deployed [[Tigress class Dreadnought |''Tigress'']] with [[smallcraft]] in action (...viewed from the aft). <br> [[File:Tigress-Jaquays-CT-Sup-11-Ftng-Shps-Pg-39 20-July-2018a Reversed.jpg]]

=== 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. [[Ton]]nage on the [[universal ship profile]] is shown in [[kiloton]]s (thousands of [[ton]]s) where necessary. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|+ Tigress class Dreadnought
|+ '''Basic Ship Characteristics''' {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 10 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
! #.
! Category
! Remarks
|-
| 1.
| [[Ton|Tonnage]] / [[Hull]]
| 500,000 tons standard, 7,000,000 cubic meters, [[Sphere Hull|Sphere Configuration]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 2.
| [[Crew]]
| x388 Officers, x4,227 Ratings, x300 [[Pilot]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}} Total: x4,915 crew.
|-
| 3.
| [[Maneauver Drive|Performance]]
| ''Propulsion:''
* Jump-3
* 6-G Maneauver
* [[Power Plant]]-8
* 40,000-[[EP]]
* Agility-6 {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 4.
| [[Ship's Computer|Electronics]]
| [[Bridge]], [[Model/9]] [[fib]] [[ship computer|computer]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 5.
| [[Ship's Hardpoint|Hardpoints]]
| x1 [[Spinal Mount]], x22 100-ton [[bay]]s, x430 50-ton [[bay]]s, x400 [[hardpoint]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 6.
| [[Ship's Weapon|Armament]]
| x1 [[Meson Gun|Factor-T Meson]] [[Spinal Mount]], x430 50-ton [[Missile Bay]] (Factor-9), x100 Triple [[Beam Laser]] [[Turret]]s organized into x10 Batteries (Factor-9), x100 Dual [[Fusion Gun]] [[Turret]]s organized into x50 Batteries (Factor-6), x100 [[Particle Accelerator]] [[Turret]]s organized into x10 Batteries (Factor-7). {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 7.
| [[Ship's Defense|Defenses]]
| x22 100-ton [[Repulsor]] [[Bay]]s (Factor-9), x100 Triple [[Sandcaster]] [[Turret]]s organized into x10 Batteries (Factor-9), x1 [[Nuclear Damper]] (Factor-9), x1 [[Meson Screen]] (Factor-7). {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 8.
| [[Smallcraft|Craft]]
| x300 50 ton [[Heavy Fighter]]s, x3 50 ton [[Launch Tube]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 9.
| [[Fuel Purification Plant|Fuel Treatment]]
| x190,000 [[Ton]]s [[Fuel]], On Board [[Fuel Scoop]]s, On Board [[Fuel Purification Plant]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 10.
| [[Imperial Currency|Cost]]
| [[MCr]]438,099.469 singly (incl. Architects fees of [[MCr]]4,337.619), [[MCr]]347,009.48 in quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 11.
| [[Naval Architecture|Construction Time]]
| 228 Weeks Singly (57 months), 182 Weeks (46 months) in Quantity. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
| 12.
| Comments
| x2,461 [[Stateroom]]s, x10,155.0 [[Ton]]s [[cargo]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}
|-
|}

== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
''Comments:'' Although some older [[Battleship]]s of greater displacement remain in service, the ''Tigress'' Class [[Battleship#BA|Dreadnought]] is the largest line-of-battle vessel currently in service with the [[Imperial Navy]] in the [[Spinward Marches Sector]]. Each [[BatRon]] of Tigress class vessels is virtually a fleet unto itself, as each [[ship]] carries thirty squadrons of [[heavy fighter]]s ([[Type FH class Heavy Fighter|with ten FHs per squadron]]). A [[BatRon]] of eight [[ship]]s carries 2,400 [[heavy fighter]]s. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}

At present, only one ''Tigress'' class [[BatRon]] is deployed in the [[Spinward Marches]], assigned to [[23rd Fleet]], at [[Rhylanor (world)|Rhylanor]]. Additional ''Tigress'' class [[BatRon]]s are generally assigned one per [[sector]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}

=== Typical Class Deployment ===
''Deployment:'' In war, the ideal deployment of any [[BatRon]] is together, as a unit. In peace, various ''Tigresses'' are often scattered throughout a region on peacekeeping missions, or to show the flag. Several individual ''Tigresses'' have been deployed among the [[world]]s of the [[Five Sisters Subsector]] to enforce the [[Amber Zone]] blockade of [[Candory (world)|Candory]] and [[Andor (world)|Andor]]. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}

Similarly, ''Pantheress'' was dispatched (much to the chagrin of the [[Zhodani]] government) to receive the body of the [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] [[Ambassador]] to [[Cronor (world)|Cronor]] upon her death by assassination in [[1104]]. Given the circumstances of her death, it was difficult for the [[Zhodani Consulate|Consulate]] to object. The [[ship]]'s [[weapon]]ry was ceremonially sealed, but that would mean little in an actual fight. Imperial newstapes treated it as a propaganda coup for months. {{Page cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38 |version= Classic Traveller}}

=== Class Naming Practice/s & Peculiarities ===
''Vessel Peculiarities:'' No information yet available. 

''Class Naming Practice/s:'' Selected Class Members:
* INS-307 [[Tigress]] (Class Leader)
* INS-308 [[Pantheress]]
* INS-309 [[Lioness I]]
* INS-312 [[Lioness II]]

=== Selected Variant Types & Classes ===
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== References ==
{{Metadata}}
{{Intermediate}}
{{Sources
| {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page= 20-37 |version= Classic Traveller}} (Design Sequence Used)
| {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= 38-39 |version= Classic Traveller}} ({{CT}} [[Supplement 9]])
| {{Ludography cite|name= Power Projection: Fleet |page= TBD}} 
| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=GURPS Traveller|page=}}
| {{Ludography cite|name= Fighting Ships |page= TBD |version= Mongoose Traveller}}
| {{Ludography cite|name= The Imperial Navy |page=163| version= Mongoose 2nd}}
}}

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