Vapken Class
 A Vapken on the Marshall Resevoir | ||
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Vapken Class Monitor | |
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| Type | River Monitor | |
| Nationality | Deria | |
| Class | Vapken Class | |
| Owner | Derian Reserve Fleet | |
| Operator | Derian Maritime Defense Forces | |
| Home Port | XX | |
| Ship's History | ||
| Ordered | 2090 | |
| Builder | Veight Shipworks | |
| Laid Down | 2091 | |
| Launched | 2092 | |
| Commissioned | ||
| Maiden Voyage | ||
| Decommissioned | ||
| Fate | Active in reserve fleet | |
| General Characteristics | ||
| Displacement | 6,150 t | ( tons) |
| Length | 102 m | (335 ft) |
| Beam | 27 m | (87 ft) |
| Draft | 2.9 m | (9.7 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts, reciprocating steam engines, 2 boilers, 2,310 hp | |
| Speed | 6.5 knots | |
| Range | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Complement | 194 | |
| Armament | 1x 18 inch gun in a single turret, 2x 12in guns in a single turret, 2x 6 in guns, 2x 3 inch guns on single mounts, 2x 40mm on single mounts | |
| Armor | ||
| Aircraft carried | None | |
Old, ungainly, and exceptionally slow are all words used to describe the Vapken class monitors. Though all of these claims are true, critics of these river monitors cannot ignore the massive armament and heavy armor of these floating fortresses. Carrying a main gun second only to those mounted on the North Shurkan Freyr Class Battleship, the Vapkens are also equipped with a myriad of other heavy guns and AA pieces, which, though outdated, are kept in excellent condition by volunteers. In a potential combat situation, these monitors would be deployed near key inlets and on rivers, utilizing their massive main armament to decimate enemy ships from a distance. To make up for their lack of modern RAE equipment, observation aircraft would radio in the coordinates of enemy vessels and troop formations to the Vapken, which would aim their guns according to the given coordinates.
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