Hammerhead-II Class Heavy Cruiser

The Hammerhead-II Class is a Sub-Capital Heavy Cruiser in service with The New Republic Navy. Based on the veritable design found in service with the Republic across the years, the Hammerhead-II is a totally new ship with the same outward appearence of it's namesake, but is substantially larger. The Hammerhead is designed to provide a vessel that is cheaper in terms of resourecs and manpower as a capable supplement to the larger, more expensive Venator Class Star Destroyer that the Republic Navy simply cannot afford to lose.

Construction of this class only began after the Fall of the Old Republic.

The Ship was designed to serve as a Heavy Cruiser in Republic service, designed to fill the gap between the larger, more expensive Ventator Star Destroyers and the smaller, less capable ships in the Republic's inventory. The Hammerhead has the defenses and firepower to serve on the line in fleet engagements, but is also capable of serving both as an Independant Cruiser and on high-value missions such as courier duty for important people and/or information, as well as serving as the command ship of formations of smaller craft. In a nutshell the Hammerhead is likely to become the workhorse of the New Republic Fleet and will almost certainly become a common sight near Republic Controlled worlds.

History
The Hammerhead is a new design in the New Republic Navy, coming into service approximatly a year after the Fall of the Old Republic.

Specifications
Length 700 meters Maximum acceleration 5,000 G

Hyperdrive rating Class 1.0 Backup: Class 15

Hyperdrive range 80,000 light-years (effective)

Power plant Hypermatter annihilation reactor

Shielding Equipped

Navigation system  Navigation computer equipped

Armament DBY-827 heavy dual turbolaser turrets (4) Medium dual turbolaser cannons (12) (Covering Flanks) Turbolaser cannons (22) (Covering all sides, includeing rear) Quad Laser Cannons (6) (Covering aft firing arc)

Point-defense laser cannons (62) Tractor beam projectors (2) Proton torpedo tubes (1) 14 torpedoes each

Complement Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing (12 (One Squadron) Several Shuttles

Crew 600

Passengers 592 Troops (One Battalion) (None Standard)

Cargo capacity 25,000 tons

Consumables 4 years