HMS Minotaur

HMS Minotaur (CLAC-01) was the prototype of the Minotaur class and the Royal Manticoran Navy's – as well as the galaxy's – first LAC carrier.
== Technical Specifications ==
Minotaur was the result of Project Anzio. The ship massed just under six million tons, with an overall length of 2.2 kilometers and maximum beam width of 367 meters. The offensive armament was limited to chase mounts of four grasers and nine missile tubes. Her broadside armament was defensive only.
It was equipped with 100 launch bays for Shrike-class light attack craft. ()
== Service Record ==
The personnel assigned to Minotaur were given false orders to join the crew of the repair ship Candice as a cover. They were only informed about their assignment's true nature after reporting to duty aboard the space station HMSS Weyland. ()
Commanded by Captain Alice Truman, the ship was scheduled to test the LAC carrier concept in the Hancock System. She was the first ship armed with Ghost Rider missiles. The People's Navy's attack on Hancock Station in Operation Icarus occured while Minotaur was working up. When the Second Battle of Hancock began, the ship's crew armed and launched its LACs, almost-single handedly thwarting the attack. (, )
== Assigned LACs ==
* LAC Wing 1 – Captain (JG) Jacquelyn Harmon, COLAC, flagship LAC 101 HMLAC Harpy (Minotaur One)
== Known Personnel ==
=== Naval Officers ===
Carrier:
* Captain (SG) Alice Truman – Commanding Officer
* Commander Haughton – Executive Officer
* Commander Alf Jessup – Tactical Officer
* Lieutenant Commander Barbara Stackowitz – Assistant Tactical Officer
LAC Wing 1:
* Captain (JG) Jacquelyn Harmon – COLAC, Commanding Officer HMLAC Harpy
* Commander McGyver – acting Chief of Staff to the COLAC
* Lieutenant Commander Stewart Ashford – LAC skipper
* Lieutenant Commander Gillespie – LAC skipper
* Lieutenant Michael Gearman – Chief Engineer, HMLAC Harpy
* Lieutenant (JG) Ernest Takahashi – Helmsman, HMLAC Harpy
* Ensign Thomas – Tactical Officer, HMLAC Harpy
=== Naval Enlisted ===
* Senior Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Sally MacBride
* Chief Petty Officer Mantooth – Captain's yeoman
* Petty Officer First Class Richard Maxwell – Assistant Engineer, HMLAC Harpy
* Petty Officer First Class Scott Smith
* Crewwoman Carla Abramowitz – Rating
* Crewwoman Caermon
* Crewman Jonathan Carter – Rating
* Crewman Kelly
* Crewman Sandford
== References ==
Minotaur, HMS
Minotaur, HMS
Minotaur, HMS
Minotaur, HMS