Iscandar-class frigate

Iscandar-class frigate

The Iscandar-class frigate was a used by the Royal Navy of the Golden Empire. It was the smallest ship of the Armada to carry both fighters and a substantial turbolaser armament, though it was usually not treated as a.

Dimensions
Iscander-class frigates were 300 meters long. Though similar in appearance to its smaller cousin, the Tershin-class patrol corvette, Iscandar frigates were noticeably bulkier.

Armament
The primary weapons aboard an Iscandar frigate were its ten batteries. It had an additional ten cannons for more precision fire and to repel s.

Crew and complement
A standard crew aboard an Iscandar frigate was 800 officers and enlisted spacemen, along with an additional 50 gunners. It also carried a single squadron of starfighters. The composition of this squadron varied depending on the individual frigate.

Service
Substantially larger than Tershin corvettes and better rounded in armament than the slightly smaller Kesanion-class frigates, Iscandar frigates were most often used commanding picket lines. When forced into major battle, they generally flanked larger ships such as Firebird-class war cruisers. Some major systems of the Empire were authorized Iscandar-class frigates to command their system defense militias, and Iscandar frigates were sometimes used to fight pirate groups as well.