Author Topic: Exact subclass of the Leviathan-class vessel CGB "Rasalhague"?  (Read 1210 times)

Frabby

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The deployment history of the Leviathan class is a complicated matter indeed.

To recap from this thread (please correct if wrong):

- In 3044, stats were drawn up for the Leviathan-class battleship and the Ghost Bears pay the Ravens to build two of them - the Leviathan and the Great Bear.

- By the time of the Great Refusal the ships are still under construction. Clan Ghost Bear decides to scap the initial plans and redesigns the unfinished hulls to become Leviathan-class Heavy Transport vessels. They are completed as such.

- Once the move is complete, the Ghost Bears begin construction of a third vessel at Alshain: The Rasalhague. After it slipped its moors, the Leviathan and the Great Bear are modified into battleships, but because they were built as transports it is not possible to re-build them as Leviathans as per the original design specifications. Instead, the Leviathan II-class is drawn up, essentially a battleship variant for the transports. It is not identical to the original Leviathan battleship.
(It stands to reason that the Leviathan II is a less efficient design than the original Leviathan because of the limitations of converting an existing class of transport, as opposed to building a WarShip from scratch; but that is not what this thread is about.)

- Later on, the Steel Vipers obtain the original Leviathan plans, upgraded it with some new/advanced technologies, and built the CSV Perigard Zalman, calling it the Leviathan Prime class.

Now here's my question:

What class was the Rasalhague?
Its keel was laid down when the Ghost Bears didn't need transports anymore, and as a result it was never going to be built as a heavy transport. Ergo, it would not require conversion into the Leviathan II class later on but could theoretically be built as either a Leviathan battleship or a Leviathan II straigth away. The Leviathan II conversions of its sister ships were done only after the Rasalhague was completed.
To which class/specifications was the Rasalhague built?
Was it sort a prototype of the Leviathan II class, without going through the heavy transport stage first (to see if the design worked as intended before refurbishing two battleships)?
« Last Edit: 20 February 2013, 09:53:36 by Frabby »
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Øystein

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Re: Exact subclass of the Leviathan-class vessel CGB "Rasalhague"?
« Reply #1 on: 20 February 2013, 11:24:57 »
The Rasalhague was built as a straight up Leviathan II-class battleship.
The Great Bear and Leviathan were both refitted to the class, but stat-wise they were all identical.

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Re: Exact subclass of the Leviathan-class vessel CGB "Rasalhague"?
« Reply #2 on: 20 February 2013, 14:14:19 »
Excellent, thank you for the confirmation.  O0
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