Artemis-class cruiser

Artemis-class cruiser

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Class overview Name: Artemis-class cruiser Builders Kulov-Lorencz Operators UNSC Navy, ONI Preceded by Halcyon-class, Marathon-class Subclasses Lord Terrence Hood-class command cruiser; Kúszónövény-class stealth cruiser Built 2555-2574 In service 2557-2593 Completed 82 Length 1,428 meters Mass 3,923,000 long tons (4,394,00 short tons) Slipspace Drive CODEN Series VI SFTE Slipspace velocity .402 light years per hour Hull 255-420 cm multilayered armor Titanium-A battleplating Heat-absorbant composite material Composite ceramics Specialized hydrostatic gel

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The Artemis-class is a family of cruiser-type, space-faring ships of war designed in conjunction between Kulov-Lorencz and the United Nations Space Command that saw extensive action in the post-Human-Covenant War era, typically fulfilling one or more of a multitude of distinct roles, including ship-to-ship warfare, orbital support, patrol, or command, among others. The Artemis-class was put into service with the intention of supplementing—and eventually replacing—the ravaged and aging fleet of Halcyon-class and Marathon-class cruisers, which totaled a meager twelve

The UNSC Navy approved of the vessel design in mid-2553, but production was postponed until 2555 in lieu of extensive colonial reconstruction efforts. The first ship of the line and the class' namesake, the UNSC Artemis, was released from the Legacy Drydock in Martian orbit on March 15th, 2556; the second and third vessels of the class, the Marissa LaGuardia and the Cape Mizanga, were commissioned just weeks later.