Suleyman-class light carrier
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Manufacturer: |
Davo-Hamish Shipyards (planned) |
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Model: |
Suleyman |
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Preceded by: |
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Generation: |
Second |
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Length: |
802m |
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Width: |
170m |
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Height/depth: |
296m |
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Max acceleration: |
20 kilometers per second |
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Engine unit(s): |
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Power plant: |
2 Element Zero drive cores |
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Shielding: |
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Hull: |
400cm of Titanium-A3 Ablative Light Armor |
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Sensor systems: |
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Targetting system: |
Shipwide VI |
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Armament: |
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Crew: |
4,000 (rough approximate) |
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Skeleton crew: |
1,000 |
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Commissioned: |
Never approved |
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Role(s): |
Carry and deploy fighters, bombers and interceptors/provide support to relief forces/patrol duties |
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Era: |
Asari Cycle |
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Affiliation: |
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The Suleyman-class light carrier was a planned classification of carrier that was one of many new carrier concepts brought forth after the First Contact War to build up the Alliance's second generation carrier fleet, following the success of their carriers against the Turian Hierarchy at Shanxi and Charon, all of which would have replaced the first generation Columbus-class: however, of the five, and eventually six, only three would be accepted, and the others, including the Suleyman-class design, were rejected. Despite this, the Systems Coalition would later look to the Suleyman-class design and incorporate design elements from it, among them its engine configuration (which at the time was considered too expensive and overengineered to be practical when compared to the Nelson-class), and use them in the Ariel Sharon-class carriers. Largely, the decision to reject the Suleyman-class design was due to the Alliance narrowing down what it needed from its new carrier fleet, and choosing to prioritize aircraft compliment and speed over armor and defenses (although they would slightly revise this with the Charles de Gaule supercarriers, although only because a method was found to combine both), choosing to allow their dreadnoughts to epitomize the latter. As a result, the Lincoln and Nelson-classes won out due to their simpler and more rugged designs, coupled with the fact that they met what the Alliance wanted out of its carrier fleet. This was also due to the Alliance's reluctance to build unnecessary light and heavy carrier variants, as the Lincoln-class already fit the light carrier role in practice and the later Charles de Gaulle-class would more than adequately serve in the heavy carrier role, if not dwarf it, and also allow the Alliance its desperately needed power projection vessel of choice. As such, the Suleyman-class simply wasn't needed.
The class of ship would have been named for Suleyman the Magnificent, the 10th Sultan of the historical Ottoman Empire from 1520 CE to 1566 CE who was famously known for presiding over the apex of the Ottoman Empire's height; capturing Christian strongholds across Europe; annexing most of the Middle East, building up a powerful Ottoman navy; instituting major judicial changes to society, education, taxes and criminal law; harmonized the relationship between Sultanic and religious law in the Empire; and he was a distinguished poet and goldsmith. Suleyman is considered one of the most significant rulers of the Ottoman Empire, and as such one of the most famous human world leaders in history.