Designation: Shillelagh-class destroyer (DD) Anaconda-class destroyer landing craft (DDA) Dogfish-class heavy destroyer (DDH)

I. Names and Disposition:

Shillelagh:

The ships were recovered from the Tranquility Sea depot and commisioned into the Republican Navy.

Anaconda:

Hulls 1500-1505 were recovered from the Tranquility sea depot and commissioned into the Republican Navy; hulls 1506-1514 were constructed in the L5 lunar shipyards.

Dogfish:

Constructed in the L5 lunar shipyards .

II. Ship's complement:

(Shillelagh, Dogfish):

• Full crew of 57 men
• Naval air group of 32 men

(Anaconda):

• Full crew of 73 men
• Two Cyclone infantry battalions totaling 792 men

NOTE: Life support capabilities are far in excess of the intended regular complement due to an evacuation capacity requirement of up to 900 humans.

III. Dimensions:

Length:	183.4m
Width:	59.4m
Height:	69.9m
Dry Mass:	72,275 metric tons, operational
Fuel Mass:	12,100 metric tons total

IV. Propulsion Systems:

• Main power system: RRG Mk. 20 Reflex furnace. The power plant of the Shillelagh, Anaconda, and Dogfish can deliver up to 167 terawatts of power, and can operate at maximum power for up to 83 minutes before overheating and automatic shutdown.
• Maneuvering thrusters (4): Flygmotor T-600 fusion-plasma reaction thrusters with steerable nozzles forward and aft halfway up the main hull..
• Reaction-mass thrusters (6): 3 Flygmotor T-800 fusion-plasma reaction thrusters with protoculture energizer in the rear of the main hull and 3 Flygmotor T-1000 fusion-plasma reaction thrusters with protoculture energizer in the rear of the hangar (some early variants saw four smaller motors, but these were refit soon after comissioning). Because of the relatively large number of reaction thrusters, no secondary thrusters are mounted. 
• Anti-gravity system (1): 3 RRG Atlas anti-gravity pods.
• Spacefold drive (1): RRG Mk10 spacefold. drive This system generates a hull-conformal spacefold.
• Planetary Capabilities: The Shillelagh, Anaconda, and Dogfish have atmospheric capabilities through their reaction thrusters and anti-gravity system. The ships' hangar has sufficient strength to let the ship land on it. The ship will float in an ocean, but the main access ports in the hangar will be submerged and inaccessible.

V. Endurance and mobility limits:

• The dry stores endurance is limited to about fifteen months for the Shillelagh and Dogfish, and four weeks for the Anaconda if carrying two battalions; after such time the ships will need to restock. Water stores are recycled almost completely. Hydroponics installations are often installed in slack space, providing the crew with a small supply of fresh fruits and vegetables, but will be insufficient to sustain the crew indefinitely.
• The Navy mecha consumables of the Shillelagh and Dogfish are very limited; both classes are unable to sustain combat operations for more than ten days.
• The Army battalion consumables of the Anaconda are very limited; the class is unable to support ground combat operations for more than six days.
• Ship-launched missile magazines will likely be empty after one major battle or one or two small skirmishes.
• The Reflex furnace can function for about 25 years at normal usage levels before an energizer rebuild is necessary.
• At full power, the main propulsion systems can produce up to 2.3 Giganewtons of thrust at a minimal reaction mass efficiency profile, or as little as 66 meganewtons of thrust at a maximum efficiency setting. At lower power levels, these thrusts are commensurately smaller.
• At full power, all three classes can achieve a maximum Δ-v of 342 kps at the cruising acceleration of 0.1 gees, a maximum Δ-v of 71 kps at the battle acceleration of 1.0 gees, and a Δ-v of at most 19.9 kps at the flank acceleration of 2.5 gees. At lower power levels, these ranges are commensurately smaller.
• The fold systems are not navigationally guaranteed for any single jump beyond 0.1 kiloparsecs. If longer voyages are required, the ships must conduct multiple fold jumps.
• The maximum sustained atmospheric speed is limited to Mach 3. A higher speed can be attained while accelerating to orbit, but this stresses the engines to above their sustainable heat tolerances, and must be limited to orbital ascents. The maximum hover time on the anti-gravity systems is limited only by the protoculture supplies and maintenance requirements.

VI. Weapon sytems:

Offensive:

(All):

• RL36 particle beam system. This is a tri-barrel particle beam cannon with three barrels protruding from a low lying round turret. It can deliver 6,000 MJ of particle energy every three seconds. Fire rate can be increased by staggering barrel sequence; however, total energy per salvo is divided by the total number of barrels. Maximum effective range is 300,000 km. One of these cannons is mounted on the forward ventral hull.

(Shillelagh):

• SMS-12G missile launch system. This is a set of three rows of four missile tubes set into the ship's hull, firing the Spacelord or Sunlord SRBMs. Each installation loads twelve missiles ready to launch, and a magazine with 24 reloads, for 36 missiles total.

(Dogfish):

• PB-8 particle beam system. This is a quad-barreled particle beam cannon in a cubic housing. It resembles a reduced PB-25. It can deliver 800 MJ of particle energy every second. Fire rate can be increased by staggering barrel sequence; however, total energy per salvo is divided by the total number of barrels. Maximum effective range is 300,000 km. One of these cannons is mounted on the dorsal hull amidships.
• SMS-12G missile launch system. This is a set of three rows of four missile tubes set into the ship's hull, firing the Spacelord or Sunlord SRBMs. Each installation loads twelve missiles ready to launch, and a magazine with 24 reloads, for 36 missiles total.

Point defenses:

(All):

• 6 x Oerlikon PD-4 Point Defense turret. The PD-4 is a quad barreled laser cannon, with an on-mount multi-spectral sensor. Designed for point defense against mecha, missiles and small vessels, the PD-4 delivers 40 MJ of laser energy eight times per second. Two of these cannons are mounted on the dorsal hull amidships, one on the ventral hull amidships, two in the side sponsons, and one on the ventral hull between the engine banks.

(Shillelagh, Anaconda):

• 2 x SPS-12 missile launch racks. This is a �pepperbox� missile launch system for use with the Warhawk and Wareagle missiles consisting of two rows of six launch tubes. This launcher must be manually reloaded; however, the mount can be retracted inside the hull of a ship and reloaded from a storage magazine. Two of these launchers are mounted in the side sponsons.

(Dogfish):

• 2 x SPS-18 missile launch racks. This is a �pepperbox� missile launch system for use with the Warhawk and Wareagle missiles consisting of three rows of six launch tubes. This launcher must be manually reloaded; however, the mount can be retracted inside the hull of a ship and reloaded from a storage magazine. Two of these launchers are mounted in the side sponsons.

VII. Air group and mecha complement:

(Shillelagh, Dogfish):

• 8 fighter aircraft, in the hangars. Common aircraft used for this task are VF-1, VF-4, VF-6, VF-11, or VF-14 Veritechs, or standard F-40, F-72, or F-45 fighters.

(Anaconda):

• Approximately 800 Cyclone mecha.

VIII. Major systems:

IX. Notes:

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