Raoul Courvosier class

Name: Raoul Courvosier class Type: Battlecruiser Affiliation: Protectorate of Grayson Date Introduced: 1904 PD Mass: 903,750 tons Length: 719 m Beam: 91 m Draught: 81 m Acceleration: 411.8 G (514.7 G maximum) Armament: Broadside: 26M, 8G, 16CM, 16PD Chase: 4M, 2G, 6CM, 6PD

The Raoul Courvosier class was a class of battlecruisers used by the Grayson Space Navy.

Name

Designed following the alliance between Grayson and Manticore, the Courvosier class was named for Manticoran Admiral Raoul Courvosier, who perished defending Grayson in the First Battle of Yeltsin's Star. Ships in the class were named for Grayson and Manticoran officers and ships lost in that same battle. (HH4)

A total of 47 units of the class had been built by 1921 PD. (Companion)

Specifications

Their design was based on the Manticoran Reliant class, but with fewer broadside grasers.

Known ships

• GNS Raoul Courvosier – lead ship of the class
• GNS Madrigal – named for HMS Madrigal, Admiral Courvosier's flagship
• GNS Bernard Yanakov – named for Grayson Admiral Bernard Yanakov
• GNS Janice Yountz – named for Lieutenant Janice Yountz, a Manticoran who served on HMS Madrigal