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Hospital Ship
215,000 tons 465 metres 59 metres 18 metres 2 shafts integrated electric propulsion 2x XSR-5 Naval Nuclear Reactors Assembies, producing 126MW of power 2x Converteam electric motors, 20 MW (27,000 shp) each 100,000 sh 23 knots maximum Theoretically unlimited 102 ship's company 1,683 medical and aviation department, when embarked Ship's Own Command Network (SOCN) - Internal Ship Automation & C2I Mirador Mk2- Electro-optical Surveillance System Sirius LR-IRST Long-Range Dual-Band Long-range Infrared Surveillance & Tracking Sensors Vessel Communications Suite, comprising: WSC-6 Satellite Communications HF, VHF, and UHF Radios WSC-6 Satellite Communications AN/URN-32 Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN) Radar AN/SPS-73(V) Navigation Radar AN/UPX-29 Interrogator Identify Friend or Foe System XX Naval Surface Ship Self-Defence Suite 7 (a.k.a. Self-Defence Suite 7) Air-Surface Defence Subsuite, comprising: Rheinmetall MASS In-Port Defence Subsuite, comprising: Boomerang Shot Detection System Barracuda Balls Light Position Armour System Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) Various Crew-served Weapons Positions for port security and self-defence only. |
The Thalos class hospital ship is one of the largest hospital ships in the world, and is a custom-redesigned True Triple class vessel. The ship features top-of-the-line medical and commercial equipment, supplicated by the technologies and skills of the Xuande-Xiphoi Armed Services and embarked visiting forces. The vessel is a non-combat vessel and is permanently emblazoned with the symbol of the Red Cross as a protected vessel.
The vessel is able to be sent on patrols and tours of duty, providing top-notch international aid, supporting international partnerships and humanitarian missions, as well as providing an emergency hospital for soldiers in the field. Three Talos class ships - the XS Keti Kokkinos, Jayanthi Iyer, and Kyriake Xanthopoulos - received the Prime Minister's Unit Citation for Meritorious Service when they rendered assistance to hundreds of thousands of victims of the South Zellatian nuclear incidents of 2014. The vessel and its crew is obligated to embark, in the military hospital ship role, wounded enemy forces for medical treatment, and facilities are embarked to support this obligation safely. The vessel features radars for navigation and identification purposes, as well as an acoustic undersea noisemaker with a unique and unnatural tone, which allows the ship to be easily identified by non-visual means such as sonar. The vessel is also illuminated at night with red and white LED light bars, which can be switched as needed, which light the vessel in an unnatural light that can be seen from as far as 10 nautical miles at night. The vessel utilises nuclear powered propulsion, which maximises endurance and provides a reliable and high power output which can be used for all ship needs, but can also provide electrical power onto land as a power generator to assist with disaster relief. The vessel is constructed with bulkheads made atop the structure of the 33,000 TEU carrying vessel. This redesign was finalised in 2008 and the vessels entered service in 2009. There are a total of 2,000 beds available, which are sorted towards the aft of the vessel (with galleys, crew accommodation and facilities to the fore). These beds are sorted into the following categories of care:
There are 25 operating theatres aboard the vessel. The ship's facilities include:
Aircraft are operated and stored at the flight deck, with six CH-47F Chinook aircraft used to provide an air ambulance capability; these aircraft are used as they provide a best value between endurance, payload capacity, and embarked size. The Talos class is equipped with a simple well-deck which embarks four LCM-1E landing boats. These boats are utilised for the following purposes:
A lower vehicle hangar carries ambulances and/or EOD response vehicles, which can be deployed to shore to assist in disaster recovery and patient transport. A well deck fits four LCM-1E landing craft. |