The Farragut Battle Cruiser is the mainstay capital ship of the Federation. Heavily armed with classified weaponry, the Farragut stretches over two kilometers long. The backbone of the Federal Navy, it also forms the central core of Federal Navy Fleets.
The battlecruiser is capable of transporting and operating whole groups of Federal Corvettes, alongside housing multiple F63 Condor squadrons. It cannot be piloted by players.
Design
The official The Art of Elite Dangerous art book describes the Farragut:
"In contrast to the opulence of the Empire’s Majestic Class Interdictor, the Federation’s capital ships are brutal, practical war machines inside and out." [1]
"Airtight doors split the interior into many separate compartments. Grab-handles abound, as do access panels and all the paraphernalia of a military vessel. There would be no mistaking a Federal ship’s interior with an Imperial one."[1]
According to David Braben "There will be no gravity, you'll just float around. Things like magnetic boots will make getting around very easy. These would look like normal shoes with fancy technology that make them stick to the surface." "The Federal ship is a lot more Spartan, a lot more just practical warship essentially." "The Federal ship's central section, with design, one of the design briefs we've had is try to design ships with functions in mind. In the Federal ship it's utility that's important. The reason its got this central corridors is this is where ships come out of their hangars. It's to try and protect the hangars from outside. So the reason they face inward and the ships fly out you know they're already up to speed. That would be very heavily protected potentially with shields around it." [2]
Specifications
Core Dynamics Farragut-Class Battlecruisers represent the cutting edge in military technology. A single FBC can carry several squadrons of Federal Fighters and multiple Federal Corvettes across hundreds of light years without any difficulty. These deep deployment capabilities, coupled with extraordinarily heavy firepower, practically guarantee that a single FBC will completely overpower all but the most well-equipped opponents.[3]
| Name: | Farragut |
|---|---|
| Type: | Battlecruiser |
| Faction: | Federation |
| Manufacturer: | Core Dynamics |
| Crew: | 7,000 |
| Cargo Capacity: | Classified |
| Firepower: | Extraordinarily Heavy |
| Dimensions: | Length: 2040m, Width: 806m, Height: 300m |
| Ships Carried: | Several squadrons of Federal Fighters and multiple Federal Corvettes |
| Range: | Deep deployment capabilities |
| Hyperspace Capability: | Yes |
Known ships
| Name | Last known location | Date of sighting | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNS Achilles | Dhathaatrib | Jul. 10 3304 | |
| FNS Agamemnon | Nemehi | Apr. 3, 3304 | |
| FNS Ajax | Pleiades Sector RO-Q b5-0 | Sept. 28, 3302 | |
| FNS Alacrity | Pleiades Sector JC-U b3-2 | Dec. 17, 3302 | |
| FNS Andromeda | CC Eri | Mar. 14, 3303 | |
| FNS Angelos | Belobog | Dec. 30, 3303 | |
| FNS Archer | Canezti | Jul. 31, 3304 | |
| FNS Arethusa | Nemehi | Feb. 3, 3304 | |
| FNS Argonaut | Merope | ||
| FNS Argus | Merope | ||
| FNS Athenos | |||
| FNS Aurora | Bundena | May 30, 3304 | |
| FNS Bellerophon | Merope | Nov. 28, 3302 | |
| FNS Boxer | Merope | Apr. 14, 3303 | |
| FNS Centaur | Potriti | Sept. 27, 3303 | |
| FNS Centurion | Regulus | Dec. 10, 3303 | |
| FNS Constance | Blatrimpe | Feb. 18, 3304 | |
| FNS Conquerer | LTT 15985 | July 17, 3303 | |
| FNS Courageous | Decima | Mar. 13, 3304 | |
| FNS Damocles | Luluwala | Aug, 4 3303 | |
| FNS Dauntless | CC Eri | Mar. 14, 3303 | |
| FNS Erebus | Thunderbird | ||
| FNS Europa | Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16 | Dec. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Euryalus | HIP 46903 | Oct. 31, 3303 | |
| FNS Farragut | Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16 | Sept. 22, 3302 | |
| FNS Fearless | Segovan | ||
| FNS Formidable | Gliese 3371 | May 30, 3304 | |
| FNS Furious | Fomovithi | Jun. 18, 3304 | |
| FNS Gellan | Ovid | Jul. 30, 3304 | Named for Federal President Isaac Gellan |
| FNS Glory | Belobog | Nov. 4, 3303 | |
| FNS Goliath | LHS 3437 | Mar. 20, 3304 | |
| FNS Hawke | Merope | Jan. 6, 3303 | |
| FNS Hercules | HR 6067 | Aug. 15, 3303 | |
| FNS Hood | Ross 1008 | Jan. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Hunter | Huokang | May 27, 3303 | |
| FNS Indefatigable | Apala | July 11, 2034 | |
| FNS Indomitable | Potriti | Sept. 28, 3303 | |
| FNS Inflexible | Jardovici | Oct. 28, 3302 | |
| FNS Invincible | Jardovici | Oct. 28, 3302 | |
| FNS Iris | Merope | Mar. 24, 3303 | |
| FNS Jupiter | Jul. 9, 3304 | ||
| FNS Kracer | Mu Koji | Sept. 10, 3302 | Named for Admiral Kracer, who led a Federation force that liberated New California from the Empire in 2854[4] |
| FNS Leander | |||
| FNS Leviathan | Huokang | May 26, 3303 | |
| FNS Liberator | Merope | Dec. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Mars | |||
| FNS Medusa | ETA-1 Pictoris 6 | Oct. 15, 3302 | |
| FNS Mercury | Huokang | May 26, 3303 | |
| FNS Narcissus | Rana | ||
| FNS Neptune | |||
| FNS Nevermore | |||
| FNS O'Brien | HIP 46903 3 | Oct. 31, 3303 | Named for Admiral O'Brien, who led the Federation's forces in the war against the Empire over control of Emerald in Tau Ceti in 3101[5] |
| FNS Orion | Cama | Feb. 8, 3304 | |
| FNS Perseus | Maia | Mar. 11, 3303 | |
| FNS Pioneer | Cemiess | Jun. 7, 3304 | The personal ship of Federal Ambassador Jordan Rochester, commanded by Vice Admiral Juno Rochester[6] |
| FNS Pursuer | |||
| FNS Renoun | Dhathaatrib | Jul. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Resolution | Pleiades Sector RO-Q b5-0 | Dec. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Royal Oak | |||
| FNS Scimitar | Mbukuravi | April 4, 3304 | |
| FNS Shannan | Procyon | Apr. 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Spartan | Ross 1008 | Jan. 9, 3304 | |
| FNS Stalker | Sol | Dec. 7, 3302 | |
| FNS Starship One | Sol | June 5, 3304 | The personal ship of the Federal President |
| FNS Striker | Sol | Oct. 29, 3302 | |
| FNS Superb | Pleiades Sector IH-V c2-16 | ||
| FNS Surprise | Antliae Sector DL-Y c4 | May 17, 3303 | |
| FNS Thanatos | Solati | Jul. 11, 3304 | |
| FNS Trander | Sol | Named for Federal President Loric Trander | |
| FNS Unicorn | Dhathaatrib | July 10, 3304 | |
| FNS Vanguard | Pi-Fang | Jun. 22, 3304 | |
| FNS Victorious | Blatrimpe 9 | July 3, 3304 | |
| FNS Warspite | Luluwala | May 20, 3304 | |
| INV Law of Achenar | Kamitra | Jan. 11, 3304 | Believed captured and operated by the Imperial Navy |
Notes
- All Farragut Battle Cruisers appear to share the registration tag of FDN-RD5.
- The Farragut Battle Cruiser cannot be destroyed by reducing its hull to 0%.[7]
- After destroying all of the Faragut's Heat Relays the ship will escape from battle by activating its Frame Shift Drive.[8]
- Routing the Farragut awards the player 150,000 CR.
- Capital Ships have an exclusion zone. Flying too close to a Capital Ship is considered a threat and will make you a target, even if you are friendly. The Capital Ship will often inform you when you are getting close, telling you to back off.
- A Farragut is stationed above Earth in the Sol system, perhaps as a permanent post. It does not maintain an exclusion zone for friendlies.
- They can also be found at Capital Ship Docks
Trivia
- The Farragut Battle Cruiser length (2040m) is similar to 6 Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers (337 m).[9]
- The names "Agamemnon" and "Ajax" are also names of Astute-Class submarines being built for the Royal Navy.
Videos
Gallery
![ED Ship Size Comparison [CMDR Arithon]](/wiki/File:ED_Ship_Size_Comparison.jpg "ED Ship Size Comparison.jpg (968 KB)")
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Official The Art of Elite Dangerous art book, August 17 2016
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4-gyDLRMXg&t=219
- ↑ http://galnetarchive.blogspot.com/2015/05/core-dynamics-completes-work-on-new.html
- ↑ Data taken from Tourist Spot Beacon 0119, Alioth system
- ↑ Data taken from Tourist Spot Beacon 0148, Tau Ceti system
- ↑ GalNet: Aisling Duval Hosts Federal Ambassador
- ↑ MercenaryThorrn's twitch broadcast @04:30:00
- ↑ MercenaryThorrn's twitch broadcast @04:46:00
- ↑ Elite ship scale 3.0
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