Back  •   Ships  •   Index Kiowa-class Frigate Countries United States Classification FL Length 120 meters Beam Primary hull: 22 meters Drive: 40 meters Krasnikov-Hirasaki Event-capable Loaded Mass 5,255 metric tons Personnel 108 (12 officers, 88 crew, 5 Marines, 3-person flight detachment) Drive 1.32-terawatt Honeywell Nittany Lion Mark V Fuel Antimatter-initiated fusion of helium-3 and deuterium Cruise Thrust 17.28 milligees Cruise Range 608 kps 0.25 AU flip time 10 days, 16 hours Top Thrust 4.3 gees Missiles 2x20-cell launchers Guns 2x1x18 kg, 7.2 kps primary gun battery Laser Engines 600 megawatts at 1080 nm Laser Mounts 2x240cm "Hornet" forward tricolor cannon 4x120cm "Linebacker" tricolor counterbattery turrets 8x60cm "Barricade" point-defense turrets Construction Latham Spaceworks 2135-present Ships in class (partial listing) USS Kiowa USS Apache (FL-801) USS Chinook USS Comanche USS Iroquois USS Pawnee USS Shoshone Ships in this class are named for Native American tribes. They are commonly used in escort roles.

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