Catrás class
 ARC Catrás in the Concordian Ocean, 2022
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| Class Overview | |
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| Builders: |
Arsenale Corric Gilda Varien Shipyards |
| Operators: | Royal Antoran Armada |
| Class before: |
Rége Felípé class Rége Julían class |
| Built range: | 2022-present |
| In commission: | Present |
| Ships building: | 2 |
| Ships completed: | 4 |
| Ships active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Guided missile corvette |
| Displacement: | 2,700 metric tons |
| Length: | 106 m |
| Beam: | 13 m |
| Draft: | 3 m |
| Installed power: |
2 × 700KW GSEB Adamantia diesel generators 1 × 500KW Solaris 108:G gas generator |
| Propulsion: |
CODOG system 2 × Sistemos Armada Ultíma 6kDG-8 8-cylinder diesel engines generating 6,000 hp (4,500 kW) each 2 × Sistemos Armada 36kGTG gas turbines producing 36,000 hp (27,000 kW) each |
| Speed: | 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
| Range: | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) |
| Endurance: | 30 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 2 launches |
| Troops: | 15 marines |
| Complement: | 140 crew, 12 officers |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
SVA/G20A+ 3D surface-search and air radar SVA/84-M Electronic Support Surveillance Equipment Luz Libertad ETRS-8/C fire-control radar and tactical systems suite ElectroBea |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: |
1 × Lima Alto Maestro EWAR system 1 x AQUILA countermeasures/chaff/decoy/active kill launching suites |
| Armament: |
Guns 1 × 100mm HerCan Armas-6/T naval gun 1 × Guacamayo TEA-05/Mk2 CIWS 2 × crew served 12.7mm machine guns Missiles 1 × 16-cell Modelo 9KF-8x8 vertical missile launching system (Avia DBMO3 anti-ship missiles) or (Avia ABRGO4 surface-to-air missiles) 2 x dual tube Ballista-99 tactical missile tubes (Avia DBMO3 anti-ship missiles) or (Grullar STSSAM cruise missiles) Torpedos 2 x 324 mm dual torpedo tubes (Arma Nautico Modelo 11F1 smart warhead torpedos) |
| Armor: | 1 cm |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 × H-23/2 Uro multirole helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | Flight deck and Hangar |
The Catrás class are corvettes of the Royal Antoran Armada, carrying hull code C-G. They are intended to fill the doctrine roles of the retired Rége Julían class frigates and Princesa Mariangel class corvettes: air defense of large nautical zones and strikes on air, land, and sea targets with guided missiles. Designed in Antora throughout the 2000's as a high-capability, low-cost surface combatant, the warships were created to be the inexpensive modern backbone of the Armada. The corvettes are built by the Varentine Gilda Varien Shipyards in cooperation with Arsenale Corric out of Porta Armada.
Per Armada doctrine, the Catrás class vessels are dedicated to escort of larger combatants and supply ships, patrol local shipping lanes frequented by Antoran merchant vessels, serve as primary air defense in fleet actions, coordinate and command smaller combatants and patrol vessels in-theater, and interdict major threats to Antoran sovereign waters. While their size and armaments are similar to larger warships, the vessels are classified as corvettes by the Armada. This is due to their limited independant endurance and their role in doctrine to remain in or near to Antoran territory when operating alone. The Catrás class has thus been earmarked as Antora's primary defensive warships during conflict, as the larger ships would be folded into an INTRA task force per alliance regulations.
Six ships are planned; four have been completed and commissioned with the final two expected to be delivered at the end of 2023. Each of the vessels is named after an Antoran district. Designed with technologies derived from the Tavari Nežeren class coast guard cutters, the corvettes are intended to last at least 50 years in Armada service with periodic refurbishments and upgrades.
With the controversial retirement of the Armada's Rége Arturo class destroyers, the Catrás class has become the largest combatants in the fleet. Talks are ongoing with the Gilda Varien Shipyards to construct four more of the ships, though funding has been a major concern for Antoran legislators.