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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>[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 emphasizes utility over style and comfort, and in a direct, one-on-one confrontation with the Imperial capital ship, the Farragut holds the advantage in terms of raw firepower and combat endurance. | 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 emphasizes utility over style and comfort, and in a direct, one-on-one confrontation with the Imperial capital ship, 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 [[Federal Corvette]]s and [[F63 Condor]] squadrons. It is equipped with a capital-class [[Frame Shift Drive]]<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/ | 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 large [[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 Galactic News: Economic Turmoil Ahead?]</ref><ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5809dff79657baf8216962ee 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 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> | ||
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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==Known ships== | ==Known ships== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" | {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" | ||
! Name | !Name | ||
! Last known location | !Last known location | ||
! Date of sighting | ! Date of sighting | ||
! Notes | !Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Achilles | |FNS Achilles | ||
|Dhathaatrib | | Dhathaatrib | ||
|Jul. 10, 3304 | |Jul. 10, 3304 | ||
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| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Angelos | | FNS Angelos | ||
|Belobog | |Belobog | ||
|Dec. 30, 3303 | |Dec. 30, 3303 | ||
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|FNS Archer | |FNS Archer | ||
|Canezti | |Canezti | ||
|Jul. 31, 3304 | |Jul. 31, 3304 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Argus | |FNS Argus | ||
|Merope | | Merope | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Athenos | | FNS Athenos | ||
| | | | ||
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|FNS Bellerophon | |FNS Bellerophon | ||
|Merope | |Merope | ||
|Nov. 28, 3302 | |Nov. 28, 3302 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Centaur | |FNS Centaur | ||
|Thunderbird | |Thunderbird | ||
|July 26, 3307 | |July 26, 3307 | ||
| Line 119: | Line 119: | ||
|FNS Constance | |FNS Constance | ||
|Blatrimpe | |Blatrimpe | ||
|Feb. 18, 3304 | | Feb. 18, 3304 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Damocles | |FNS Damocles | ||
|Luluwala | |Luluwala | ||
|Aug, 4 3303 | |Aug, 4 3303 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Dauntless | |FNS Dauntless | ||
|CC Eri | |CC Eri | ||
|Mar. 14, 3303 | |Mar. 14, 3303 | ||
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|FNS Euryalus | |FNS Euryalus | ||
|HIP 46903 | |HIP 46903 | ||
|Oct. 31, 3303 | |Oct. 31, 3303 | ||
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|FNS Formidable | |FNS Formidable | ||
|Ross 719 | |Ross 719 | ||
|Dec. 10, 3304 | | Dec. 10, 3304 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Goliath | |FNS Goliath | ||
|LHS 3437 | |LHS 3437 | ||
|Mar. 20, 3304 | |Mar. 20, 3304 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Hawke | |FNS Hawke | ||
|Merope | |Merope | ||
|Jan. 6, 3303 | |Jan. 6, 3303 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Hunter | |FNS Hunter | ||
|Huokang | | Huokang | ||
|May 27, 3303 | |May 27, 3303 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Indefatigable | |FNS Indefatigable | ||
|Apala | | Apala | ||
|July 11, 3304 | |July 11, 3304 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Invincible | |FNS Invincible | ||
|Inti | |Inti | ||
|Feb. 13, 3307 | |Feb. 13, 3307 | ||
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|Mu Koji | |Mu Koji | ||
|Sept. 10, 3302 | |Sept. 10, 3302 | ||
|Named for Admiral Kracer, who led a Federation force that liberated New California from the Empire in 2854<ref> | |Named for Admiral Kracer, who led a Federation force that liberated New California from the Empire in 2854<ref>Tourist Spot 0119, "Caker Coup"</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Leander | |FNS Leander | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Medusa | |FNS Medusa | ||
|ETA-1 Pictoris 6 | | ETA-1 Pictoris 6 | ||
|Oct. 15, 3302 | |Oct. 15, 3302 | ||
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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> | | 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> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Orion | |FNS Orion | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Renoun | |FNS Renoun | ||
|Dhathaatrib | | Dhathaatrib | ||
|Jul. 10, 3304 | |Jul. 10, 3304 | ||
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|FNS Scimitar | |FNS Scimitar | ||
|Mbukuravi | |Mbukuravi | ||
|April 4, 3304 | | April 4, 3304 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Shannon | |FNS Shannon | ||
|Procyon | |Procyon | ||
|Apr. 10, 3304 | |Apr. 10, 3304 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Striker | |FNS Striker | ||
|Sol | |Sol | ||
|Oct. 29, 3302 | |Oct. 29, 3302 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|FNS Superb | |FNS Superb | ||
|Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16 | |Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16 | ||
| | | | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Surprise | |FNS Surprise | ||
|Antliae Sector DL-Y c4 | | Antliae Sector DL-Y c4 | ||
|May 17, 3303 | |May 17, 3303 | ||
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|Named for Federal President [[Loric Trander]] | |Named for Federal President [[Loric Trander]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Unicorn | | FNS Unicorn | ||
|Dhathaatrib | | Dhathaatrib | ||
|Jul. 10, 3304 | |Jul. 10, 3304 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Vanguard | |FNS Vanguard | ||
|Pi-Fang | |Pi-Fang | ||
|Jun. 22, 3304 | |Jun. 22, 3304 | ||
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| Line 408: | Line 409: | ||
|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" /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
|FNS Victorious | |FNS Victorious | ||
|Blatrimpe 9 | |Blatrimpe 9 | ||
|Jul. 3, 3304 | | Jul. 3, 3304 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|LHS 20 | |LHS 20 | ||
|Nov. 22, 3305 | |Nov. 22, 3305 | ||
|Believed captured by pirates | |Believed captured by pirates | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Darion ep Tellek | |Darion ep Tellek | ||
|LHS 20 | |LHS 20 | ||
|Dec. 16, 3304 | | Dec. 16, 3304 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Netsuakram | | Netsuakram | ||
|Solati | |Solati | ||
|Apr. 14, 3305 | |Apr. 14, 3305 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Nick Coates | |Nick Coates | ||
|Pangluya | | Pangluya | ||
|Apr. 7, 3306 | |Apr. 7, 3306 | ||
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|Ross 719 | |Ross 719 | ||
|Dec. 10, 3304 | |Dec. 10, 3304 | ||
|Believed captured by pirates | | Believed captured by pirates | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Wedge Androlos | |Wedge Androlos | ||
| | | | ||
|Oct. 6, 3305 | |Oct. 6, 3305 | ||
| | | | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Notes== | == Notes== | ||
* [[David Braben]] describes the Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser: ''" | *[[David Braben]] describes the Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser: ''"...there will be no [[gravity]], you'll just float around. Things like magnetic boots will make getting around very easy, and they wouldn't be great big clunky things like you might see on a diver. These would look like normal shoes but they'll have fancy technology that make them stick to the surfaces...the Federal ship is a lot more sort of Spartan, a lot more just practical warship essentially...the Federal ship's central section, and with design, one of the design briefs we've had, this is trying to design ships with their function in mind...For the Federal ship, it's utility that's important. The reason it's got this central corridor, this is where ships come out of their hangars and it's to try and protect the hangars from outside. So the reason they face inward and the ships fly out, you know they're already up to speed...that would be very very heavily protected and potentially with things like shields around it."''<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4-gyDLRMXg&t=219 YouTube: Elite: Dangerous Progress Diary #6 (3:39)]</ref> | ||
* All Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers appear to share the registration tag of FDN-RD5. | *All Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers appear to share the registration tag of FDN-RD5. | ||
* The Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser cannot be destroyed by reducing its hull to 0%.<ref>[http://www.twitch.tv/mercenarythorrn/b/602359547?t=270m MercenaryThorrn's | *The Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser cannot be destroyed by reducing its hull to 0%.<ref>[http://www.twitch.tv/mercenarythorrn/b/602359547?t=270m Twitch: MercenaryThorrn's broadcast (04:30:00)]</ref> | ||
* After destroying all of the Faragut's Heat Relays the ship will escape from battle by activating its [[Frame Shift Drive]].<ref>[http://www.twitch.tv/mercenarythorrn/b/602359547?t=286m MercenaryThorrn's | *After destroying all of the Faragut's Heat Relays the ship will escape from battle by activating its [[Frame Shift Drive]].<ref>[http://www.twitch.tv/mercenarythorrn/b/602359547?t=286m Twitch: MercenaryThorrn's broadcast (04:46:00)]</ref> | ||
* Routing the Farragut awards the player 500,000 CR. | *Routing the Farragut awards the player 500,000 CR. | ||
* Most Capital Ships have an exclusion zone, and flying too close to one can provoke it into attacking even if the player is on friendly terms with its controlling faction. In these cases, the Capital Ship will issue warning messages to ships that invade its exclusion zone. | *Most Capital Ships have an exclusion zone, and flying too close to one can provoke it into attacking even if the player is on friendly terms with its controlling faction. In these cases, the Capital Ship will issue warning messages to ships that invade its exclusion zone. | ||
== Trivia == | ==Trivia == | ||
* The length of the Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser (2,040 meters) is roughly the same as six [[wikipedia:Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier|''Gerald R. Ford''-class aircraft carriers]] (337 meters) lined up end to end.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nDYYYqrhp4 Elite ship scale 3.0]</ref> | *The length of the Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser (2,040 meters) is roughly the same as six [[wikipedia:Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier|''Gerald R. Ford''-class aircraft carriers]] (337 meters) lined up end to end.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nDYYYqrhp4 YouTube: Elite ship scale 3.0]</ref> | ||
* The majority of Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers are named after past and present warships of the British Royal Navy. | *The majority of Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers are named after past and present warships of the British Royal Navy. | ||
* The Farragut most likely gets its name from [[wikipedia:David Farragut|David G. Farragut]], the first American Admiral, for whom two U.S Navy destroyer classes have also been named. | *The Farragut most likely gets its name from [[wikipedia:David Farragut|David G. Farragut]], the first American Admiral, for whom two U.S Navy destroyer classes have also been named. | ||
== Videos == | ==Videos== | ||
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Template:CapInfobox Template:Quote The Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser is a battlecruiser manufactured by Core Dynamics exclusively for the Federation. As a 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 emphasizes utility over style and comfort, and in a direct, one-on-one confrontation with the Imperial capital ship, the Farragut holds the advantage in terms of raw firepower and combat endurance.
Overview
Template:Quote 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 Dropships to be launched as low orbit bombers[1] or even large Federal Corvettes[2], and F63 Condor squadrons. It is equipped with a capital-class Frame Shift Drive[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6]
Since the outbreak of the Second Thargoid War in 3303, multiple Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers have been destroyed by Thargoid Interceptors 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.[7][8]
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.[9] 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.[10]
Known ships
| Name | Last known location | Date of sighting | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNS Achilles | Dhathaatrib | Jul. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Agamemnon | LFT 367 | Dec. 7, 3306 | One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative[10] |
| FNS Ajax | Pleiades Sector RO-Q b5-0 | Sept. 28, 3302 | |
| FNS Alacrity | Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 | Dec. 17, 3302 | |
| FNS Andromeda | CC Eri | Mar. 14, 3303 | |
| FNS Angelos | Belobog | Dec. 30, 3303 | |
| FNS Archer | Canezti | Jul. 31, 3304 | |
| FNS Arethusa | Nemehi | Feb. 3, 3304 | |
| FNS Argonaut | Merope | ||
| FNS Argus | Merope | ||
| FNS Athenos | |||
| FNS Aurora | Bundena | May 30, 3304 | |
| FNS Bellerophon | Merope | Nov. 28, 3302 | |
| FNS Boxer | Merope | Apr. 14, 3303 | |
| FNS Centaur | Thunderbird | July 26, 3307 | |
| FNS Centurion | Regulus | Dec. 10, 3303 | |
| FNS Constance | Blatrimpe | Feb. 18, 3304 | |
| FNS Conquerer | LHS 215 | Nov 25, 3304 | |
| FNS Courageous | Decima | Mar. 13, 3304 | |
| FNS Damocles | Luluwala | Aug, 4 3303 | |
| FNS Dauntless | CC Eri | Mar. 14, 3303 | |
| FNS Dominion | Fidenef | Sept. 15, 3304 | |
| FNS Erebus | Thunderbird | ||
| FNS Europa | Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16 | Dec. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Euryalus | HIP 46903 | Oct. 31, 3303 | |
| FNS Farragut | Segovan | Jul. 15, 3309 | Class leader |
| FNS Fearless | Segovan | Jul. 15, 3309 | |
| FNS Formidable | Ross 719 | Dec. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Furious | Fomovithi | Jun. 18, 3304 | |
| FNS Gellan | Merki | Oct. 7,
3304 |
Named for Federal President Isaac Gellan |
| FNS Glory | Belobog | Nov. 4, 3303 | |
| FNS Goliath | LHS 3437 | Mar. 20, 3304 | |
| FNS Hawke | Merope | Jan. 6, 3303 | |
| FNS Hercules | LHS 142 | Dec. 7, 3306 | One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative[10] |
| FNS Hood | Ross 1008 | Jan. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Hunter | Huokang | May 27, 3303 | |
| FNS Implacable | Iman Caber | Dec. 7, 3306 | One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative[10] |
| FNS Indefatigable | Apala | July 11, 3304 | |
| FNS Indomitable | Potriti | Sept. 28, 3303 | |
| FNS Inflexible | Jardovici | Oct. 28, 3302 | |
| FNS Invincible | Inti | Feb. 13, 3307 | |
| FNS Iris | Merope | Mar. 24, 3303 | |
| FNS Jupiter | Jul. 9, 3304 | ||
| FNS Khemsa | Beta Hydri | Named after CMDR Khemsa for contributing the most resources to the CG to construct the ship[11] | |
| FNS Kracer | Mu Koji | Sept. 10, 3302 | Named for Admiral Kracer, who led a Federation force that liberated New California from the Empire in 2854[12] |
| FNS Leander | |||
| FNS Leviathan | Huokang | May 26, 3303 | |
| FNS Liberator | Merope | Dec. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Mars | |||
| FNS Medusa | ETA-1 Pictoris 6 | Oct. 15, 3302 | |
| FNS Mercury | Huokang | May 26, 3303 | |
| FNS Narcissus | Rana | ||
| FNS Neptune | Wolf 25 | Dec. 7, 3306 | One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative[10] |
| FNS Nevermore | BD+03 2338 | Mar. 26, 3301 | Completed at Hudson Dock, BD+03 2338 on March 11, 3301.[13] Involved in an infamous friendly-fire incident with Hudson Dock on March 19, 3301.[14][15] |
| FNS O'Brien | HIP 46903 3 | 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[16] |
| FNS Orion | Cama | Feb. 8, 3304 | |
| FNS Perseus | Maia | Mar. 11, 3303 | |
| FNS Pioneer | Cemiess | Jun. 7, 3304 | The personal ship of Federal Ambassador Jordan Rochester, commanded by Vice Admiral Juno Rochester[17] |
| FNS Pursuer | |||
| FNS Renoun | Dhathaatrib | Jul. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Resolution | Pleiades Sector RO-Q b5-0 | Dec. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Royal Oak | |||
| FNS Scimitar | Mbukuravi | April 4, 3304 | |
| FNS Shannon | Procyon | Apr. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Spartan | Ross 1008 | Jan. 9, 3304 | |
| FNS Stalker | Sol | Dec. 7, 3302 | |
| FNS Striker | Sol | Oct. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Superb | Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16 | ||
| FNS Surprise | Antliae Sector DL-Y c4 | May 17, 3303 | |
| FNS Thanatos | Solati | Jul. 11, 3304 | |
| FNS Trander | Sol | Mar. 14, 3307 | Named for Federal President Loric Trander |
| FNS Unicorn | Dhathaatrib | Jul. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Vanguard | Pi-Fang | Jun. 22, 3304 | |
| FNS Vengeance | Atropos | Dec. 7, 3306 | One of five vessels constructed by a Federal Navy production initiative[10] |
| FNS Victorious | Blatrimpe 9 | Jul. 3, 3304 | |
| FNS Warspite | Luluwala | May 20, 3304 | |
| Bart | LHS 20 | Nov. 22, 3305 | Believed captured by pirates |
| Darion ep Tellek | LHS 20 | Dec. 16, 3304 | |
| INV Law of Achenar | Kamitra | Jan. 11, 3304 | Believed captured by the Imperial Navy |
| Lars Porsenna | Aug. 8, 3305 | ||
| Netsuakram | Solati | Apr. 14, 3305 | |
| Nick Coates | Pangluya | Apr. 7, 3306 | |
| Solus | Tjupa | Jan. 6, 3307 | |
| Starship One | Sol | Sep. 20, 3306 | The official transport of the Federal President |
| Vanguard | Ross 719 | Dec. 10, 3304 | Believed captured by pirates |
| Wedge Androlos | Oct. 6, 3305 |
Notes
- David Braben describes the Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser: "...there will be no gravity, you'll just float around. Things like magnetic boots will make getting around very easy, and they wouldn't be great big clunky things like you might see on a diver. These would look like normal shoes but they'll have fancy technology that make them stick to the surfaces...the Federal ship is a lot more sort of Spartan, a lot more just practical warship essentially...the Federal ship's central section, and with design, one of the design briefs we've had, this is trying to design ships with their function in mind...For the Federal ship, it's utility that's important. The reason it's got this central corridor, this is where ships come out of their hangars and it's to try and protect the hangars from outside. So the reason they face inward and the ships fly out, you know they're already up to speed...that would be very very heavily protected and potentially with things like shields around it."[18]
- All Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers appear to share the registration tag of FDN-RD5.
- The Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser cannot be destroyed by reducing its hull to 0%.[19]
- After destroying all of the Faragut's Heat Relays the ship will escape from battle by activating its Frame Shift Drive.[20]
- Routing the Farragut awards the player 500,000 CR.
- Most Capital Ships have an exclusion zone, and flying too close to one can provoke it into attacking even if the player is on friendly terms with its controlling faction. In these cases, the Capital Ship will issue warning messages to ships that invade its exclusion zone.
Trivia
- The length of the Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser (2,040 meters) is roughly the same as six Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers (337 meters) lined up end to end.[21]
- The majority of Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers are named after past and present warships of the British Royal Navy.
- The Farragut most likely gets its name from David G. Farragut, the first American Admiral, for whom two U.S Navy destroyer classes have also been named.
Videos
Gallery
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Federal Navy First Fleet in Newsletter 52
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Farragut Drawing
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Farragut Drawing 2
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Farragut Drawing 3
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Two Farragut-Class Battle Cruisers underneath two Federal Corvettes
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Capital ship sizes
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ED Ship Size Comparison [CMDR Arithon]
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Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser near the surface
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Farragut in Combat
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Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser battle
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FNS Alacrity
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FNS Angelos
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FNS Bellerophon
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FNS Iris
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FNS Glory
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Federal Navy Second Fleet
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FNS Pioneer from inside an Anaconda
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Farragut-Class Battle Cruiser Blueprint
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INV Law of Achenar at a Conflict Zone
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Corvette and Farragut scale comparison
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View from inside the front super-structure
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View from behind the bridge on top
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Side-view and inside the Farragut
![ED Ship Size Comparison [CMDR Arithon]](/w/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=ED_Ship_Size_Comparison.jpg){kind=link}
References
- ↑ GalNet: Federal Warships Bomb Farms
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCompletesWork - ↑ Frontier Forums: UAs, Barnacles & More Thread 6 - The Canonn, post #7788
- ↑ Elite Encounters RPG
- ↑ GalNet: Galactic News: Economic Turmoil Ahead?
- ↑ GalNet: Galactic News: Patreus Rails against London Treaty
- ↑ GalNet: Galactic News: Capital Ships Vulnerable to Thargoid Attack
- ↑ GalNet: Community Goal: Operation Andronicus
- ↑ GalNet: Empire and Federation Increase Capital Ship Production
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 GalNet: Capital Ship Construction Initiatives Conclude
- ↑ GalNet: Galactic News: New Farragut Battle Cruiser Complete
- ↑ Tourist Spot 0119, "Caker Coup"
- ↑ GalNet: Core Dynamics Completes Work on New Capital Ship
- ↑ GalNet: The Nevermore Not Ready for Duty
- ↑ PCGamer: Elite: Dangerous bug becomes community event
- ↑ Tourist Spot 0148, "Governor Santorini's Assassination"
- ↑ GalNet: Aisling Duval Hosts Federal Ambassador
- ↑ YouTube: Elite: Dangerous Progress Diary #6 (3:39)
- ↑ Twitch: MercenaryThorrn's broadcast (04:30:00)
- ↑ Twitch: MercenaryThorrn's broadcast (04:46:00)
- ↑ YouTube: Elite ship scale 3.0