VFS - Foremost in European shipbuilding

[Großlausitz]

Vereinigte Fränkische Schiffswerften

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The Vereinigte Fränkische Schiffswerften

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is the leading shipbuilder of Franken and renown in Central Europe and beyond. As to Franken itself VFS is virtually unchallenged when it comes to the construction of battle-fit ships, whereas there is a larger rivalry between domestic and foreign competitors on the civilian sector. In Franconia VFS maintains its largest dockyards in Würzburg and Erlangen, where it has its headquarters right next to the Royal Navy's Admiralty.

Fully liable shareholder (phG) of VFS is the KfW's strategic holdings subsidiary, which ultimately makes the VFS a semi-state-owned company. Due to the particular legal nature of the KGaA its „ordinary“ stockholders do not have as much influence as an AG's shareholder. While the VFS isn't even publicly listed, free trade of the shares is not prohibited at all.

Please note that these war ships are only sold to governments and not to private entities. Furthermore, they are all subject to potential review by the Reichssicherheitsrat (national security council).

Catalogue​

The catalogue is divided by the size and purpose of the different ship classes.

Auxiliaries​

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Lucia Class

• Displacement: 20,240 tons
• Length: 173.7 m
• Beam: 24 m
• Height: 17.5 m
• Draft: 7.6 m
• Propulsion:
  • 2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines, 5,340 kW each
  • 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch four-bladed propellers
  • 1 × bow thruster
  • 4 x 1200 kW diesel generators
• Speed: 20 kn
• Complement: 139
• Armament:
  • 4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons
  • Stinger surface to air missile (MANPADS)
• Aircraft carried: 2 × Sea King or MH90 helicopters
• Aviation facilities: hangar and flight deck
  
  100,000,000 Taler

Corvettes​

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Anna Class

• Displacement: 650 tonnes
• Length: 72.6m
• Beam: 10.4m
• Draft: 2.5m
  
• Propulsion:
  • CODOG
  • 2 × KaMeWa Waterjets
  • 4 × Vericor TF50A gas turbines, total rating 16 MW
  • 2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines, total rating 2.6 MW
  • Speed: 40+ knots
• Complement:
  • 27 officers
  • 16 conscripts
• Sensors and processing systems:
  • Hofmeier Sea Giraffe ABM 3D surveillance radar
  • Ceros 200 Fire control radar system
  • Condor CS-3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System
  • Hull-mounted sonar
  • Towed array sonar system
  • Variable depth sonar
• Electronic warfare and decoys:
  • Rheinmetall TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System)
• Armament:
  • 1 × 57 Mk3
  • 8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM
  • 8x KWM IR Surface-Air missiles in VLS
  • Mines and depth charges
• Aviation facilities: Helicopter pad

35,000,000 Taler

Frigates​

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Christina Class

• Displacement: 3,200 tonnes
• Length: 114.8 m
• Beam: 16.3 m
• Draught: 6.0 m
• Installed power: 4 × MAN V1708 diesel generators, each producing 800 kW
• Propulsion: 4 × MTU 20V 8000 M90, each rated at 8,200 kW (CODAD)
  
• Speed:
  
  • 27 knots (50 km/h) (maximum)
  • 18 knots (33 km/h) (cruising)
• Range: 4,200 nautical miles (8,000 km)
• Complement: 70, excluding air crew detachment of about 15
  
• Sensors and processing systems:
  • Search radar: KWM Naval Systems Herakles multi-function radar
  • Navigation radar: KWM Naval Systems Scanter 2001
  • Sonar: KWM Naval Systems Model 980 active low frequency towed sonar (ALOFTS)
• Electronic warfareand decoys:
  • ESM: VRL C-PEARL-M
  • Decoys: KWM Naval Systems New Generation Dagaie System, 2 × forward, 1 × aft.
• Armament:
  • Anti-ship: 8 × KWM Munition Harpoons
  • Anti-air: KWM Munition Aster 15/30 launched from KWM Naval Systems Sylver A50 32 × cell VLS
  • Anti-submarine: EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes launched from 2 × B515 triple-tube launchers with reload
  • Main gun: KWM Naval Systems 76 mm gun
  • Machine guns: 4 × KWM Waffe 50MG 12.7 mm HMG
• Aviation facilities: Flight deck and enclosed hangar for up to two medium-lift helicopters

90,000,000 Taler

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Katja Class

• Displacement:
  • Standard:3500 tons
  • Full Load:4200 tons
• Length: 133m
• Beam: 16.1m
• Draft: 7.3m
  
• Propulsion:
  • CODLAG
  • With four 1510kW (2025-shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators powering two Hofmeier electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp)
  • And two FMW Spey SM1A delivering 23,190kW (31,100 shp) to two shafts
• Speed: 28 knots
  
• Complement: 181
  
  
• Electronic systems:
  • Search: KWM Radar Type 996 Mod 1, 3D surveillance
  • Navigation: Kelvin Hughes Radar Type 1007 and Racal Decca Type 1008
  • Fire control: 2 x Hofmeier Marconi Type 911 Sea Wolf systems and Sperry Sea Archer 30 optronic surveillance / director
  • Bow sonar: KWM Underwater Systems Type 2050
  • Towed sonar: Ultra Electronics Type 2087
  • Combat Management System: KWM Systems Command System DNA
• Armaments:
  • two quadruple launchers for eight Harpoon
  • KWM's Two GWS.26 VLS for 32
  • Sea Wolf SAMS One 4.5in (114mm) Mk 8 DP gun
  • Two DS 30B 30mm AA guns
    
  • Two twin 12.75in (324mm) tubes for Stingray ASW torpedoes.
• Aviation facilities: Helicopter pad

85,000,000 Taler

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Louisa Class

• Displacement: 5,690 tonnes
• Length: 143.0m
• Beam: 17.44m
• Draft: 5.0m
  
• Propulsion:
  • CODAG (combined diesel and gas)
  • 2 propeller shafts, controllable pitch propellers
  • 2 MTU V20 diesel engines, 7.4 MW each
  • 1 Hofmeier LM2500 gas turbine
  • 2 Renk ASM 195 F gearboxes (for the diesel engines)
  • 1 Renk AS 2/290 gearbox (gas turbine and cross connection)
  • 4 1000 kW Deutz 16/628 diesel-generators
• Speed: 29 knots
• Range: 4000+ nautical miles at 18 kn
• Complement: 230 crew + 13 aircrew
  
• Sensors and processing systems:
  • 2 STN Atlas 9600-M multi-function I/J band
  • ARPA radars
  • 1 KWM SMART-L long-range air and surface surveillance radar
  • 1 KWM APAR air and surface search, tracking and guidance radar (I band)
  • 1 KWM Sirius IRST long-range infrared surveillance and tracking system (fitted for but not with)
  • 1 STN Atlas MSP 500 electro-optical fire control system
  • 1 STN Atlas DSQS-24B bow sonar
• Electronic warfare and decoys:
  • 1 FL 1800 S II ECM suite
  • 6 Sippican Hycor SRBOC launcher
• Armament:
  • 1 MK. 41 VLS Tactical with 8 cells for 32 RIM-162 ESSM (4 per cell) and 24 SM-2 IIIA surface-to-air missiles
  • 2 RAM launchers with 21 surface-to-air/CIWS-missiles each
  • 2 quadruple Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers
  • 1 OTO-Melara 76 mm dual-purpose gun
  • 2 Mauser MLG 27 27 mm autocannons
  • 2 triple torpedo launchers with KWM MU90 Impact torpedoes
• Aircraft carried: 2 Sea Lynx Mk.88A or2 NH90 helicopters equipped with torpedoes, air-to-surface missiles Sea Skua, and/or heavy machine gun.

65,000,000 Taler

Submarines​

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Laura Class

• Displacement: Dived: 15,680*long tons (17,560*short tons)
• Length: 149.9*m (491*ft*10*in)
• Beam: 12.8*m (42*ft*0*in)
• Draught: 12*m (39*ft*4*in)
• Propulsion:
  • 1 × HOFMEIER PWR2 nuclear reactor
  • 2 × GEC turbines
  • 1 × shaft pump jet
  • *27,500 hp (20.5 MW)
  • 2 × auxiliary retractable propulsion motors
  • 2 × W H Allen turbo generators 6 MW
  • 2 × Paxman diesel alternators
  • 2 × 2,700 hp (4 MW)
• Speed: Dived: 25*knots (46*km/h; 29*mph)
• Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years
• Complement: 14 officers, 121 enlisted
  
• Sensors and processing systems:
  • KWM Systems SMCS
  • KWM Underwater Systems Type 2054
  • composite sonar suite comprising:
    • Type 2046 towed array sonar
    • Type 2043 hull-mounted active and passive search sonar
    • Type 2082 passive intercept and ranging sonar
  • 1 × Kelvin Hughes Type 1007 I band navigation radar
  • 1 × Pilkington Optronics CK51 search periscope
  • 1 × Pilkington Optronics CH91 attack periscope
• Armament:
  • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 16 × ballistic missile tubes
  • Spearfish torpedoes
  • 16 × Lockheed Trident D5 SLBMs carrying up to 128 warheads

85,000,000 Taler

Carriers​

Andrea Class

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• Displacement:
  • 38,000*tons empty
  • 42,000*tons full load
• Length: 261.5*metres (858*ft) overall
• Beam: 64.36*metres (211.2*ft) overall
• Draught: 9.43*metres (30.9*ft)
  
• Propulsion:
• 2 × K15 pressurised water reactors (PWR), 150*MW each
• 4 × diesel-electric
• 2 × shafts
• Speed: 27 knots
  
• Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years
• Endurance:
  • 45 days of food
  • Capacity: 800 commandos, 500*tonnes of ammunitions
• Complement:
  • Ship's company: 1,350
  • Air wing: 600
• Sensors and processing systems:
  • DRBJ 11 B tridimensional air search radar
  • DRBV 26D air search radar
  • DRBV 15C low altitude air search radar
  • Arabel target acquisition radar
• Electronic warfare and decoys:
  • ARBR 21 Detector
  • ARBB 33 Countermeasures suite
  • ARBG2 KWM Interceptor
  • 4 × decoys launcher
  • TAS (Torpedoabwehrsystem) torpedo countermeasures
• Armament:
  • 4 × 8 cell KWM launchers carrying the MBDA Aster 15 surface to air missile.
  • 2 × 6 cell KWM launchers carrying Mistral short range missiles
  • 8 × Giat 20F2 20 mm cannons
• Aircraft carried: 40 aircraft,

150,000,000 Taler

List of purchases by country​

• Cortona: 3x Christina Class; 4x Katja Class
• Lorraine: 4x Anna Class; 2x Louisa Class
• Makai Islands: 2x Anna Class
• Montelimar: 2x Andrea Class
• Ontolia:1x Andrea Class; 2x Louisa Class; 4x Anna Class
• Telora: 4x Louisa Class

 

[Großlausitz]

Please note that I will gradually fill this catalogue now that I have a skeleton for it.

 

[Großlausitz]

VFS Foreign Sales Department

VFS Shipbuilding is proud to announce the availability of the Louisa Class Anti-Air Frigate to interested reliable international buyers following the final export clearance by the Reichssicherheitsrat.

 

[Lorraine]

Royal Lorrainean Navy

The RLN wish to purchase from VFS

4 x Anna Class Corvettes = 140,000,000 Taler
2 x Louisa Class Frigates = 130,000,000 Taler

 

[Großlausitz]

Foreign Sales Department

The VFS thanks Lorraine for the purchase. Due to Lorraine's reliability a discount of 3% will granted against the total purchase price. Please wire 1/3 of the sum now and 2/3 upon delivery. The ships will be ready in about three weeks (3d RL).

 

[Großlausitz]

VFS Foreign Sales Department

VFS Shipbuilding is delighted to announce the Reichssicherheitsrat has given the official thumbs up for the Laura Class submarines to be sold abroad.

 

[Lorraine]

Foreign Sales Department

The VFS thanks Lorraine for the purchase. Due to Lorraine's reliability a discount of 3% will granted against the total purchase price. Please wire 1/3 of the sum now and 2/3 upon delivery. The ships will be ready in about three weeks (3d RL).

Royal Lorrainean Navy

The RLN wish to thank the VFS and the payments will be made in the perscribed fashion.

 

[Großlausitz]

VFS Foreign Sales Department

VFS Shipbuilding is delighted to announce the Reichssicherheitsrat gave permission to offer the auxiliary ship class Lucia and the frigate Katja class abroad.

 

[Großlausitz]

VFS Foreign Sales Department

VFS Shipbuilding is proud to confirm the Reichssicherheitsrat gave permission to offer the frigate Christina class to its esteemed customers abroad.

 

[Cortona]

Cortonan Ministry of Defense

By order of the Assembly, the Ministry of Defense is officially issuing an order of 3 Christina Class Frigates and 4 Katja Class Frigates. the Total cost comes to 610 Million. These ships will be used to further the defense of our nation and we thought of no country better to purchase the combat ships from then Franken.

 

[Großlausitz]

VFS Foreign Sales Department

VFS would like to thank the Republic of Cortona for her order. The ships will be ready within the next four weeks (RL 4d). Please wire 1/3 of the price at once, 2/3 upon delivery.

 

[Cortona]

Cortonan Ministry of Defense

We are very thankful of VHS for approving our request. The money has officially been wired and we will wire the rest as soon as the ships come into Cortonan Waters, we again wish to thank VHS.

 

[Montelimar]

Ministry of Defence
Bureau of Procurement

The Bureau of Procurement wishes to purchase two Andrea Class Aircraft Carriers for the Royal Navy.

 

[Großlausitz]

VFS Foreign Sales Department

The order by Montelimar shall be proceeded in five weeks (RL 5d). We thank the Montelimarian government for their purchase.

 

[Telora]

Department of Defence

The Department of Defence, as authorised under the Defence Appropriations Bill 2010, wishes to place an order with VFS for:

4 x Louisa Class frigates

Owing to budgetary restraints, we wish to split the order into two lots, with 2 frigates to be delivered now, and 2 more as options pending Congressional approval next week. We hope this is not too great an inconvenience.

 

[Großlausitz]

VFS Foreign Sales Department

Your request is no problem for us. The first two frigates will be ready within the next three weeks.

 

[Telora]

Department of Defence

Thank you for your co-operation.

 

[Havenshire]

On behalf of the Makai Coast Guard, we wish to place an order for 2 Anna-Class Corvettes, to paid for in yearly installments of roughly 5 million Taler each. We desire them if possible by the end of 2012, to replace our current ageing Gunboats and provide crucial security against the threat of Piracy and Terrorism.

 

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VFS Foreign Sales Department

Thank you for your trust in VFS Shipbuilding. Your order will be processed as soon as possible.

 

[Ontolia]

The Government of Ontolia Would like to inquire as to the cost of:

1x Andrea Class
2x Louisa Class
4x Anna Class

Your sticker price is 420 million.

We will pay 425 million if the ships can be built within two business quarters.