London-class Star Destroyer

-Quad Heavy Turbolaser batteries (8)

-Dual heavy ion canno turrets (4)

-Triple medium turbolasers (4)

-Medium turbolasers (8)

-Space Sparrow missile launchers (10)

-Starhawk missile launchers (6)

-Laser CIWS point-defense batteries (16)

The *London*-class Star Destroyer is a class of massive dagger-shaped capital ships that are the first domestically produced warship of the Terran Starfleet. The design was based off of Republic warships revealed near the end of the Clone Wars, and visibly looked like an enlarged version of the *Victory*-class Star Destroyer.

## Characteristics

### Dimensions

The *London* class Star Destroyer was almost double the size of the *Victory* class Star Destroyer they were based on. The ships measured 1,760 meters long, making them almost a hundred meters longer than the *Imperial*-class Star Destroyers of the Empire. *London* class ships were painted in Terran markings, and for all those named after cities, also often were painted with the seal of the city they were named for, or the flag of that city's country.

### Armament and Shielding

The *London* class was designed to be able to best any Imperial ships of its size, and was more heavily armed than any Imperial ship of its size. The *London* class were heavily armed with standard warship weapons, carrying 90 turbolaser batteries, 8 quad heavy turbolaser batteries, 4 triple medium turbolasers, 8 medium turbolasers, 70 ion cannons, and 4 duel heavy ion cannon turrets. The class was also equipped with unique Terran weapons, including 10 missile launchers for Space Sparrow anti-starfighter missiles, 6 launchers for Starhawk cruise missiles, and 16 laser CIWS point-defense batteries.

The ship also came equipped with deflector shields, with the shield generators being inside the ship, and better protected than shield generators on Imperial warships.

### Crew and Complement

The *London* class, along with all subsequent Terran warships, were built with state of the art automation systems that helped keep their crew requirements down. They were also crewed heavily by droids produced at the Terran Star Forge.

The *London*s were crewed by 8,500 officers and enlisted men and 7,000 droids. They also could carry 15,000 soldiers.

The *London* class also carried many vehicles. They could carry 80 starfighters in their hangar bays, as well as 8 shuttle or 10 bombers. The class could also carry up to 40 walkers.

## History

### Development

The *London* class was initially designed by Newport News Shipbuilding Company. The design work on the ship began in mid 1992, and was completed in 1993. The first of the class, the *London*, began construction in August 1994, and was to be constructed on Earth. All subsequent vessels of the class were to be built at the Terran Star Forge.

The *TAS London* was commissioned into the fleet in December 1997, ahead of schedule by several months. The *London* became the flagship of the Terran Starfleet, and remained the flagship until the *TAS Repulse* was completed in 1999.

When the Terran Star Forge was completed in 2004, mass production of the *London* class began immediately, with the Star Forge turning out over 20 ships of the class per year.

By 2013, 232 *London* class Star Destroyers were in service, and made up almost three quarters of the total number of warships of the Starfleet.

## Trivia:

* Sadly, most of the ships which served for the Terran Starfleet were destroyed during the First Galactic Civil War conflicts, while the rest were scrapped as the Ship itself was replaced by the newest type of ship known as the Tokyo-class Star Destroyer.