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{{Quote|Core Dynamics Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers represent the cutting edge in military technology. A single FCB can carry several squadrons of Federal Fighters and multiple Federal Corvettes across hundreds of light years without any difficulty. These deep deployment capabilities, coupled with extraordinarily heavy firepower, practically guarantee that a single FCB will completely overpower all but the most well-equipped opponents.|Excerpt from a GalNet report on the completion of the FNS Nevermore<ref name="CompletesWork">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/8c57c116a6560dcdf309f1bebc9b0a2da0f7d14b GalNet: Core Dynamics Completes Work on New Capital Ship]</ref>}} | {{Quote|Core Dynamics Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers represent the cutting edge in military technology. A single FCB can carry several squadrons of Federal Fighters and multiple Federal Corvettes across hundreds of light years without any difficulty. These deep deployment capabilities, coupled with extraordinarily heavy firepower, practically guarantee that a single FCB will completely overpower all but the most well-equipped opponents.|Excerpt from a GalNet report on the completion of the FNS Nevermore<ref name="CompletesWork">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/8c57c116a6560dcdf309f1bebc9b0a2da0f7d14b GalNet: Core Dynamics Completes Work on New Capital Ship]</ref>}} | ||
The '''Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser''' is a [[battlecruiser]] manufactured by [[Core Dynamics]] exclusively for the [[Federation]]. As a [[Capital Ship|capital ship]], it serves as the backbone of the [[Federal Navy]] and the core of each of its fleets. In contrast with its [[Imperial Navy]] counterpart, the [[Majestic-Class Interdictor]], the Farragut emphasises utility over style and comfort, and in a direct, one-on-one confrontation with | The '''Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser''' is a [[battlecruiser]] manufactured by [[Core Dynamics]] exclusively for the [[Federation]]. As a [[Capital Ship|capital ship]], it serves as the backbone of the [[Federal Navy]] and the core of each of its fleets. In contrast with its [[Imperial Navy]] counterpart, the [[Majestic-Class Interdictor]], the Farragut emphasises utility over style and comfort, and in a direct, one-on-one confrontation with its Imperial counterpart, the Farragut holds the advantage in terms of raw firepower and combat endurance. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Quote|The Federation's capital ships are brutal, practical war machines inside and out. Airtight doors split the interior into many separate compartments. Grab-handles abound, as do access panels and all the paraphernalia of a military vessel. There would be no mistaking a Federal ship's interior with an Imperial one.|''The Art of Elite Dangerous''<ref name=":0">The Art of Elite Dangerous, August 17 2016</ref>}} | {{Quote|The Federation's capital ships are brutal, practical war machines inside and out. Airtight doors split the interior into many separate compartments. Grab-handles abound, as do access panels and all the paraphernalia of a military vessel. There would be no mistaking a Federal ship's interior with an Imperial one.|''The Art of Elite Dangerous''<ref name=":0">The Art of Elite Dangerous, August 17 2016</ref>}} | ||
The Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser is over two kilometers long, and heavily-armed with the following weaponry: 20 Federal Laser Turrets, 8 Federal Broadside Cannons, and 8 Capital Torpedo Launchers, and is equipped with hangars capable of transporting multiple smaller Federal military ships, such as [[Federal Dropship|Federal Dropships]] to be launched as low orbit bombers<ref>[https://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/federal-warships-bomb-farms.html GalNet: Federal Warships Bomb Farms]</ref> or even | The Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser is over two kilometers long, and heavily-armed with the following weaponry: 20 Federal Laser Turrets, 8 Federal Broadside Cannons, and 8 Capital Torpedo Launchers (inoperable), and is equipped with hangars capable of transporting multiple smaller Federal military ships, such as [[Federal Dropship|Federal Dropships]], to be launched as low orbit bombers<ref>[https://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2014/12/federal-warships-bomb-farms.html GalNet: Federal Warships Bomb Farms]</ref>, or even larger [[Federal Corvette]]s<ref name="CompletesWork" /> and [[F63 Condor]] squadrons. It is equipped with a capital-class [[Frame Shift Drive]]<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/uas-barnacles-more-thread-6-the-canonn.227901/page-390#post-4088631 Frontier Forums: UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 6 - The Canonn, post #7788] </ref> with an undisclosed jump range. The [[Federal Navy]] uses the Farragut as an integral part of its Intervention Fleets, which are used to investigate and intervene in larger-scale conflicts.<ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> | ||
From 3278 to 3302, the construction of Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers as well as other capital ships was restricted by the terms of the [[London Treaty]], which was created to prevent an arms race between the superpowers that was projected to occur with the introduction of the [[Frame Shift Drive]]. Imperial Senator and Fleet Admiral [[Denton Patreus]] publicly spurned the London Treaty on October 21, 3302 in a speech in which he declared he would build as many capital ships as the Empire needed for its defence, marking the Empire's withdrawal from the treaty and heralding its dissolution.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ada8c69657baeb6e876c6d GalNet: Galactic News: Economic Turmoil Ahead?]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5809dff79657baf8216962ee GalNet: Galactic News: Patreus Rails against London Treaty]</ref> | From 3278 to 3302, the construction of Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers as well as other capital ships was restricted by the terms of the [[London Treaty]], which was created to prevent an arms race between the superpowers that was projected to occur with the introduction of the [[Frame Shift Drive]]. Imperial Senator and Fleet Admiral [[Denton Patreus]] publicly spurned the London Treaty on October 21, 3302 in a speech in which he declared he would build as many capital ships as the Empire needed for its defence, marking the Empire's withdrawal from the treaty and heralding its dissolution.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/57ada8c69657baeb6e876c6d GalNet: Galactic News: Economic Turmoil Ahead?]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5809dff79657baf8216962ee GalNet: Galactic News: Patreus Rails against London Treaty]</ref> | ||
Since the outbreak of the [[Second Thargoid War]] in 3303, multiple Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers have been destroyed by [[Thargoid Interceptor]]s due to the former's vulnerability to [[Thargoid]] shutdown fields. Since the anti-xeno countermeasures developed for smaller ships have proven prohibitively difficult to scale-up for capital ships, the international research and defence organisation [[Aegis]] has declared that capital ships are ineffective at protecting outposts, planets, and shipping lanes from Thargoid attacks at present. Instead, anti-Thargoid efforts have been spearheaded by militias of personal-scale craft.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/59f30dd4826c1776ca623242 GalNet: Galactic News: Capital Ships Vulnerable to Thargoid Attack]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/59fb5178adf339781710741f GalNet: Community Goal: Operation Andronicus]</ref> | Since the outbreak of the [[Second Thargoid War]] in 3303, multiple Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers have been destroyed by [[Thargoid Interceptor]]s due to the former's vulnerability to [[Thargoid]] shutdown fields. Since the anti-xeno countermeasures developed for smaller ships have proven prohibitively difficult to scale-up for capital ships, the international research and defence organisation [[Aegis]] has declared that capital ships are ineffective at protecting outposts, planets, and shipping lanes from Thargoid attacks at present. Instead, anti-Thargoid efforts have been spearheaded by militias of personal-scale craft.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/59f30dd4826c1776ca623242 GalNet: Galactic News: Capital Ships Vulnerable to Thargoid Attack]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/59fb5178adf339781710741f GalNet: Community Goal: Operation Andronicus]</ref> Despite this, however, the battlecruiser FNS Trander has been spotted multiple times equipped with experimental AX weaponry.<ref name=":0">https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/1h9u29c/someone_on_the_fns_trander_supercharged_their/</ref><ref name=":1">https://imgur.com/ZqlMzuE</ref> | ||
During a period of increased tensions between the [[Federation]] and the [[Empire]] in late 3306 caused by the activities of the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]], President [[Zachary Hudson]] convinced [[Federal Congress]] to approve a funding increase for the Federal Navy in order to expand production of Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fbfa6a3f502ec2bd049d15f GalNet: Empire and Federation Increase Capital Ship Production]</ref> With assistance from independent pilots, this resulted in five new Farraguts being fast-tracked for completion, with planned deployments in Atropos, Iman Caber, LHS 142, LFT 367, and Wolf 25.<ref name="CapConstruction">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fc8f4d5993bc86fbd2e6d46 GalNet: Capital Ship Construction Initiatives Conclude]</ref> | During a period of increased tensions between the [[Federation]] and the [[Empire]] in late 3306 caused by the activities of the [[Neo-Marlinist Liberation Army]], President [[Zachary Hudson]] convinced [[Federal Congress]] to approve a funding increase for the Federal Navy in order to expand production of Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fbfa6a3f502ec2bd049d15f GalNet: Empire and Federation Increase Capital Ship Production]</ref> With assistance from independent pilots, this resulted in five new Farraguts being fast-tracked for completion, with planned deployments in Atropos, Iman Caber, LHS 142, LFT 367, and Wolf 25.<ref name="CapConstruction">[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fc8f4d5993bc86fbd2e6d46 GalNet: Capital Ship Construction Initiatives Conclude]</ref> | ||
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|LFT 367 | |LFT 367 | ||
|Dec. 7, 3306 | |Dec. 7, 3306 | ||
|One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | |One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative.<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | ||
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|FNS Ajax | |FNS Ajax | ||
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|Commanding officer formerly Captain Jaiden Horne, the place of Autolycus Mutiny in 3271<ref>''Elite Dangerous'' Knowledge Base > Individuals > [[Knowledge Base#Aden%20Tanner|Aden Tanner]]</ref> | |Commanding officer formerly Captain Jaiden Horne, the place of Autolycus Mutiny in 3271.<ref>''Elite Dangerous'' Knowledge Base > Individuals > [[Knowledge Base#Aden%20Tanner|Aden Tanner]]</ref> | ||
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|FNS Bellerophon | |FNS Bellerophon | ||
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|Sol | |Sol | ||
|Dec. 5, 3310 | |Dec. 5, 3310 | ||
|Destroyed by [[Thargoid Titan|Cocijo]] and its escort fleet. | |Destroyed by [[Thargoid Titan|Cocijo]] and its escort fleet upon their arrival in Sol. | ||
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|FNS Europa | |FNS Europa | ||
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|Segovan | |Segovan | ||
|Jul. 15, 3309 | |Jul. 15, 3309 | ||
|Class leader | |Class leader. | ||
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|FNS Fearless | |FNS Fearless | ||
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|HIP 22460 | |HIP 22460 | ||
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|Destroyed in the Battle of [[HIP 22460]] on August 9th 3308<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/62fe3e16cc35fd571d4963a3 GalNet: A Day of Remembrance for HIP 22460]</ref> | |Destroyed in the Battle of [[HIP 22460]] on August 9th 3308.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/62fe3e16cc35fd571d4963a3 GalNet: A Day of Remembrance for HIP 22460]</ref> | ||
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|FNS Furious | |FNS Furious | ||
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|Oct. 7, | |Oct. 7, | ||
3304 | 3304 | ||
|Named for Federal President [[Isaac Gellan]] | |Named for Federal President [[Isaac Gellan]]. | ||
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|FNS Glory | |FNS Glory | ||
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|LHS 142 | |LHS 142 | ||
|Dec. 7, 3306 | |Dec. 7, 3306 | ||
|One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | |One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative.<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | ||
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|FNS Hood | |FNS Hood | ||
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|Iman Caber | |Iman Caber | ||
|Dec. 7, 3306 | |Dec. 7, 3306 | ||
|One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | |One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative.<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | ||
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|FNS Indefatigable | |FNS Indefatigable | ||
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|Wolf 25 | |Wolf 25 | ||
|Dec. 7, 3306 | |Dec. 7, 3306 | ||
|One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | |One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative.<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | ||
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|FNS Nero | |FNS Nero | ||
|Sol | |Sol | ||
|December 5, 3310 | |December 5, 3310 | ||
|Destroyed by [[Thargoid Titan|Cocijo]] and its escort fleet. | |Destroyed by [[Thargoid Titan|Cocijo]] and its escort fleet upon their arrival in Sol. | ||
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|FNS Nevermore | |FNS Nevermore | ||
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|HIP 46903 3 | |HIP 46903 3 | ||
|Oct. 31, 3303 | |Oct. 31, 3303 | ||
| Named for Admiral O'Brien, who led the Federation's forces in the war against the Empire over control of Emerald in Tau Ceti in 3101<ref>Tourist Spot 0148, "Governor Santorini's Assassination"</ref> | | Named for Admiral O'Brien, who led the Federation's forces in the war against the Empire over control of Emerald in Tau Ceti in 3101.<ref>Tourist Spot 0148, "Governor Santorini's Assassination"</ref> | ||
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|FNS Orion | |FNS Orion | ||
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|Cemiess | |Cemiess | ||
|Jun. 7, 3304 | |Jun. 7, 3304 | ||
|The personal ship of Federal Ambassador [[Jordan Rochester]], commanded by Vice Admiral Juno Rochester<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b17daabcd6f3d101e66fe07 GalNet: Aisling Duval Hosts Federal Ambassador]</ref> | |The personal ship of Federal Ambassador [[Jordan Rochester]], commanded by Vice Admiral Juno Rochester.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5b17daabcd6f3d101e66fe07 GalNet: Aisling Duval Hosts Federal Ambassador]</ref> | ||
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|FNS Pursuer | |FNS Pursuer | ||
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|Sol | |Sol | ||
|Dec. 5, 3310 | |Dec. 5, 3310 | ||
|Named for Federal President [[Loric Trander]]. | |Named for Federal President [[Loric Trander]]. Lead defence efforts during the Battle of Sol. Experimental Farragut-class Battlecruiser, equipped with AX weaponry.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| FNS Unicorn | | FNS Unicorn | ||
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|Atropos | |Atropos | ||
|Dec. 7, 3306 | |Dec. 7, 3306 | ||
|One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | |One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative.<ref name="CapConstruction" /> | ||
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|FNS Victory | |FNS Victory | ||
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|LHS 20 | |LHS 20 | ||
|Nov. 22, 3305 | |Nov. 22, 3305 | ||
|Believed captured by pirates | |Believed captured by pirates. | ||
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|Darion ep Tellek | |Darion ep Tellek | ||
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|Kamitra | |Kamitra | ||
|Jan. 11, 3304 | |Jan. 11, 3304 | ||
|Believed captured by the Imperial Navy | |Believed captured by the Imperial Navy. | ||
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|Lars Porsenna | |Lars Porsenna | ||
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|Ross 719 | |Ross 719 | ||
|Dec. 10, 3304 | |Dec. 10, 3304 | ||
| Believed captured by pirates | | Believed captured by pirates. | ||
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|Wedge Androlos | |Wedge Androlos | ||
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