Editing Carson (WarShip class)

{{otheruses|the WarShip|other uses|Carson}}
{{InfoBoxWarShip
| image = [[Image:Carson (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|200px]]
| name = ''Carson''
| manufacturer = [[Thompson's Shipyards]]<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202">''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 202: "Carson (Destroyer)"</ref>
| Use = Destroyer
| Tech Base = [[Star League]]
| Cost = 1,743,134,000 C-Bills{{cn}}
| Introduced = [[2632]]
| production year=2632
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3902/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mass = 510,000 tons
| Length = 582 m
| Sail Diameter = 1.080 m
| Safe Thrust = 1 g
| Top Thrust = 1.5 g
| Sail Integrity = 4
| KF Drive Integrity = 11
| Fuel = 8,000 tons
| Tons/Burn-day = 39.52
| LF Battery = No
| Armament = <span></span>
* 2x [[Medium NPPC]]
* 3x [[White Shark]]
* 12x [[NL45]]
* 6x [[NAC/30]]
| Armor = 314.5 tons [[Improved Ferro-Aluminum]]
| DropShip Capacity = 0
| Crew = 208<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/>
* 38 Officers
* 137 Enlisted
* 33 Gunners 
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Bay Personnel: 42
| Grav Decks = 1 x 80 meters diameter
| Escape Pods/Life Boats = 27/15
| Heat Sinks = 1,500 (single)
| Structural Integrity = 40
| BV (1.0) = 59,487<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/>
| BV (2.0) = 43,435<ref name="MUL">''Carson Destroyer - Master Unit List http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3902/''</ref>
}}

==Description==
As a result of early 27th-century increased colonization (in the wake of [[Good Years]] advances such as the invention of [[Jamerson-Ulikov Water Purification Procedure]]), the [[Star_League_Defense_Force#Navy|Star League Navy]] found itself becoming too thinly deployed. To combat this problem, the Star League Navy invited designs from multiple manufacturers. A high-quality reputation led to the commission of the '''''Carson'''''-class destroyer from [[Thompson's Shipyards]] as an escort ship, allowing the [[Star League]] to spread their existing fleets across additional territory.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/>

Produced at Thompson's Shipyards over [[Keid]], the ''Carson'' met all of the requirements for extended escort mission-profile deployments – the vessel possessed reasonable crew amenities, generous cargo capacity, and large fuel tanks. However, as the ''Carson'' was the first WarShip produced by Thompson's, the firm's inexperience led to constant issues and underperformance from the [[Regulis-XII]] engine. Within five years, the excessive wear and tear when operating at maximum thrust reduced the class's safety parameters and increased the need for shipyard maintenance. Drive failures also meant the ''Carson'' was restricted to patrolling more settled regions of space shortly after its introduction.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/>

Though the initial order required four hundred ''Carsons'' to be produced, the class was quickly replaced with more reliable WarShips such as the ''[[Lola III]]''-class destroyer, and officially decommissioned after the introduction of the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer in [[2711]], with the Navy withdrawing the last ''Carson'' from service in [[2722]].<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/> A number of ''Carsons'' were evidently passed to or purchased by the [[Great Houses]] or member states during the [[Star League era]]; in April [[2765]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] was operating a pair of ''Carsons'' as a part of the Capellan Navy<ref name="FR:2765CCAFp5">''Field Report 2765: CCAF'', p. 5: "Guarding the Vault of Heaven"</ref> while the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] had eighteen in service.<ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref>

Although WarShips were effectively extinct during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] the [[Word of Blake]] recovered and restored a pair of ''Carsons'' as a part of their hidden fleet in the buildup to the [[Jihad]]. These vessels were deployed in the Word's punitive campaign, and were destroyed along with the sect.<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref><ref name="JTP:Lp5">''Jihad Turning Points: Luthien'', p. 5: "Naval Support"</ref>

==Armament==
Compared with other destroyers, the ''Carson'' was both better armored or armed; however, it was also slower than other destroyers. The payload of the ''Carson'' was designed primarily to engage capital vessels, and featured naval lasers, naval PPCs, naval autocannons, and a trio of [[White Shark]] Missile systems.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/>

==Cargo==
Despite its lack of [[Docking Collar|DropShip collars]], the ''Carson'' was able to ferry a respectable amount of cargo for a destroyer. The vessel possessed three cargo bays, one capable of containing a [[squadron]] of six [[aerospace fighters]], and the second capable of transporting six small craft, each with one access door. A third bay with two access doors was capable of managing up to 145,043.5 tons of cargo.<ref name="TRO:3057Rp202"/>

==See Also==
* [[:Category:Individual Carson-class WarShips|List of named ''Carson'' class WarShips.]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Carson (Destroyer) TRO3057r.png|Original ''Carson'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised|TRO:3057 Revised]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Report 2765: CCAF]]''
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
* ''[[Jihad Turning Points: Luthien]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057 Revised]]''

[[Category:WarShip classes]]
[[Category: Terran Hegemony WarShip classes]]
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[[Category:Capellan Confederation WarShip classes]]