Devonshire Class VIII Heavy Destroyer

design by Ian Keldon

 
NOTES:
A total of 25 Devonshire class destroyers have been built over the years. Of the 11 Mk Is built, 2 were destroyed, 1 was scrapped 4 were disarmed and sold, while 4 were converted to Mk IIs. A total of 10 Mk IIs were fielded, including 6 new build hulls. 1 Mk II is listed as missing, and 1 was scrapped after being significantly damaged after a non-combat incident. The Devonshire herself was converted to Coronado class carrier. The remaining 7 Mk IIs were converted to Mk IIIs. A total of 11 Mk IIIs were fielded. 1 was destroyed, and 2 were disarmed and sold to commercial concerns. 6 Mk IIIs were converted to Mk IVs and 2 were converted to Mk Vs. Of the 8 Mk IVs fielded, 2 are in reserve fleets and the remaining 6 were converted to Mk Vs. Of the 10 Mk Vs fielded, 6 have been scrapped, 3 have been disarmed and sold and 1 is a museum ship. The Devonshire was officially retired 2302.
 

Construction Data:
Model Number — Mk I Mk II Mk III Mk IV Mk V
Ship Class — VIII VIII VIII VIII VIII
Date Entering Service — 2245 2255 2259 2262 2268
Number Constructed — 11 6 4 2 2
Hull Data:
Superstructure Points — 20 20 20 20 20
Damage Chart — C C C C C
Size:
Length — 245.86 m 245.86 m 245.86 m 245.86 m 245.86 m
Width — 127.1 m 127.1 m 127.1 m 127.1 m 127.1 m
Height — 65.1 m 65.1 m 65.1 m 65.1 m 65.1 m
Weight — 117,890 mt 117,585 mt 117,205 mt 118,555 mt 119,400 mt
Cargo:
Cargo Units — 113.4 SCU 113.4 SCU 113.4 SCU 113.4 SCU 113.4 SCU
Cargo Capacity — 5,670 mt 5,670 mt 5,670 mt 5,670 mt 5,670 mt
Landing Capacity — None None None None None
Equipment Date:
Control Computer Type — M-2 M-3 M-3 M-3 M-3
Transporters:
Standard 6-person — 3 3 3 3 3
Emergency 22-person — 2 2 2 2 2
Cargo — 2 2 2 2 2
Other Data:
Crew — 216 216 216 216 216
Passengers — 17 17 17 17 17
Shuttlecraft — 6 6 6 6 6
Engines And Power Data:
Total Power Units Available — 20 22 32 34 34
Movement Point Ratio — 3/1 3/1 3/1 3/1 3/1
Warp Engine Type — FWE-1 FWE-1 FWE-2 FWE-2 FWE-2
Number — 2 2 2 2 2
Power Units Available — 8 ea. 8 ea. 13 ea. 13 ea. 13 ea.
Stress Charts — G/K G/K G/K G/K G/K
Max Safe Cruising Speed — Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7 Warp 7
Emergency Speed — Warp 9 Warp 9 Warp 9 Warp 9 Warp 9
Impulse Engine Type — FIB-2 FIB-3 FIB-3 FIE-2 FIE-2
Power Units Available — 4 6 6 8 8
Weapons And Firing Data:
Beam Weapon Type — FL-1 FH-2 FH-6 FH-8 FH-9
Number — 6 6 6 6 6
Firing Arcs — 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s 2 f/p, 2 f, 2 f/s
Firing Chart — D H N T X
Maximum Power — 2 3 3 5 6
Damage Modifiers:
+3 (-) (-) (-) (-) (-)
+2 (-) (-) (1-7) (1-10) (1-12)
+1 (-) (1-10) (8-13) (11-18) (13-22)
Torpedo Weapon Type — FAC-2 FP-1 FP-1 FP-5 FP-4
Number — 1 1 1 1 1
Firing Arcs — 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f 1 f
Firing Chart — G L L R S
Power to Arm — 4 1 1 1 1
Damage — 10 10 10 16 20
Shield Data:
Deflector Shield Type — FSE FSF FSH FSH FSI
Shield Point Ratio — 1/1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/3
Maximum Shield Power — 9 9 12 12 13
Combat Efficiency:
D — 51.1 62.6 76.6 78.6 96.1
WDF — 5.1 12.2 17.6 34.7 47.3