---

U.S.S. SARATOGA SCVN-2812 SPACE CARRIER VEHICLE - JOHN F. KENNEDY CLASS ORIGIN USA
COMMISSIONED AUGUST 26, 2059

---

CONSTRUCTION AERO-TECH SPACE DIVISION, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, JAMES LOVELL ORBITAL ASSEMBLEY FACILITY

---

OTHER SHIPS IN HER CLASS

JOHN F. KENNEDY [SCVN-2800]
COLIN POWELL [SCVN-2801]
YORKTOWN [SCVN-2802]
VALLEY FORGE [SCVN-2803]
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT [SCVN-2804]
GEORGE WASHINGTON [SCVN-2805]
LEXINGTON [SCVN-2806]
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER [SCVN-2807]
TICONDEROGA [SCVN-2808]
CHESTER W. NIMITZ [SCVN-2809]
BUNKER HILL [SCVN-2810]
WILLIAM F. HALSEY [SCVN-2811]

---

GROSS MASS

LIGHT: 646,269 TONS
FULL LOAD: 890,755 TONS

DIMENSIONS

LENGTH OVERALL: 1,724 FT [525.6 M]
BEAM OVERALL: 804 FT [245.1 M]
HEIGHT OVERALL: 608 FT [185.4 M]
HULL DEPTH: 254 FT [77.4 M]
SUPERSTRUCTURE HEIGHT: 222 FT [67.7 M]
LIDAR TOWER DEPTH: 132 FT [40.2 M]

ARMAMENT

1 X 1.2 GW LASER PULSE CANNON
2 X 450 MW LASER PULSE CANNON
6 X 300 MW LASER PULSE CANNON
4 X 50 MW LASER PULSE CANNON
30 X PHALANX II MISSILE LAUNCHERS
72 X KEW/TORPEDO LAUNCHERS

PROPULSION

HELIUM 3 FUSION ENGINE 3 X CHEMICAL ROCKET ENGINES BUSSARD RAMJET

PERFORMANCE

MAXIMUM SUBLIGHT VELOCITY: .96 C
MAXIMUM ACCELERATION: 3.8 GRAVS
ENDURANCE AT MAXIMUM VELOCITY: 7.0 YEARS SUBLIGHT
RANGE: 5.7 LIGHT YEARS

POWER

2 X MF-3600 FUSION REACTORS

---

COMPLEMENT

SHIP'S COMPANY: 3,228
U.S. NAVY AIR WING: 1,008
U.S. MARINE CORPS AIR AND SPACE CAVALRY: 1,344
U.S. ARMY INFANTRY: 565
AIR WING
168 X SA-43 HAMMERHEAD ATTACK JETS
14 X AT-72 STINGRAY RECONNAISSANCE PLANES
4 X B-290 BARRACUDA FIGHTER/BOMBERS
4 X SWAC SPACEBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL VEHICLES
16 X ISSAPC ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS
8 X SSRT SUBORBITAL SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORTS
8 X LC-19 LANDING CRAFT




(back to my homepage)





This page was last updated on 1-2-00