Majestic class

Name: Majestic class Type: Dreadnought Affiliation: Star Kingdom of Manticore Date Introduced: 1888 PD Preceded By: Gladiator class Succeeded By: Bellerophon class Mass: 6,750,500 tons Length: 1,278 m Beam: 185 m Draught: 173 m Acceleration: 422.5 G Crew: 3561 – 297 Officers – 2669 Enlisted – 595 Marines Power: 5 Isler GM-6R Fusion Reactors Electronics: AN/SPG-28 gravitic detection array AN/SR-11d phased radar array AN/SL-13 lidar array AN/CAT-12(126) fire control system AN/CDT-14(84) Defensive Fire Control AN/ELQ-128 ECM System Armament: 72 Mod 8a missile launchers 36 Mk10 295 cm lasers 12 Mk65 315 cm lasers 40 Mk91 360 cm capital ship grasers 8 Mk52 410 cm capital ship grasers 12 Mk6 energy torpedo projectors Barnett-Chung Mod2 grav lance 64 Mod 5b countermissile launchers 64 Mk24(8) point defense lasers Magazines: 8640 Mk19 anti-Ship missiles 92160 Mk21 countermissiles 20 Mk40 electronic warfare drones Auxiliary Craft: 4 Mk28 Condor-class pinnaces 2 Mk26 Skyhawk-class pinnaces 1 Mk9 Albatross-class shuttles 6 C3 Dakota-class cutters

The Majestic class was a class of dreadnoughts used by the Royal Manticoran Navy in the First Havenite-Manticoran War.

Origins and design notes

The first units of this class were built in 1888 PD, with an estimated service time of 90 T-years.

The design of the Majestic class was a product of the fiscal crisis in the mid-1880s PD. It was basically a re-design of the older Gladiator-class dreadnought with heavy beam armament being replaced by a missile armament in favor of heavier missile throws. This was intended as a cost saving measure, although the class's significantly larger magazines made the savings mostly illusionary. In addition, the design modification introduced structural weaknesses that made the class relatively fragile. This resulted in the class being decommissioned earlier than the Gladiator-class, despite the increased missile throw weight. (Companion)

History

By 1905 PD, this class was being phased out in favor of newer Bellerophon-class units. (JIR1)

Known vessels

• HMS Majestic – lead ship of the class
• HMS Magnificent
• HMS Monarch
• HMS Scepter
• HMS Sovereign