Caestoras Class

The Caestoras Class is the second phase of Ironhulk warship engineered by the Kingdom of Hybretia following the success of the Sidieros Class. The first vessel, HWS Caestoras, launched in late 246. The class made up the bulk of the fleet despite being made out of date by 264. A total of 149 vessels of the class were built, with the last ship decommissioned in 299. Several of the MK IV Caestoras types were sold to newly independent states to offset costs in the early 300s, and some vessels were used by merchants before Dieselization.
The Caestoras is propelled by a modified version of the Tele-Transitar Type 4 Propellar drive, reverse engineered from Lirrachan specifications given to the Hybro-Garmanese forces in Fearna during the Great War. The system is linked both to the three primary boilers, and to the water-wheels that provide additional driving force and power to the propellers. In the event the vessel runs out of fuel, the craft is still equipped with sails.
The first phase of the vessel is armed with 10 8" Breech Loading Artillery Mk III cannons originally designed for coastal defense, and 12 Gattling Guns, purchased from the Republic of Novac and retrofitted onto the vessels. 
The vessels were slowly refitted with modern technology to remain useful throughout the 250s. In 264, Empress Lenara ordered the whole line to be refitted as various classes were inconsistently constructed. The first phase vessels were relegated to supply ships, while newer Mark IIs were upgraded to provide a fleet support roll as a torpedo free destroyer.
Category:Ships
Category:Ironhulks
Category:IHII
Category:Hybretia
Category:Navy