Reposting with added information: |Ship Name: USS [i]Navassa Island[/i] |Ship Class: Battlecruiser |Ship Hull Classification Symbol: CB-4 |Ship Role: Heavy battlegroup escort, strike force vessel leader |Armament: - 1x BAE 90mm railgun - 4x 5"/54 (Mk. 21 family) naval guns - 140x VLS tubes - 4x Mk. 30 launchers - 4x Phalanx-C CIWS - 2x RAM launchers - 6x Mk. 40 torpedo launchers - 4x M242 25mm cannons - 2x LaWS |Aircraft: - 1x V-22 Osprey - 2x MH-60S Seahawk - 4x MQ-8 Fire Scout - 12x ScanEagle (2x launchers) |Boats: - 12x RHIBs (4x berthings) - 2x Fleet USVs |Dimensions: - Length: 927 ft 9 in - Beam: 152 ft 6 in - Draft: 42 ft (mean), 50 ft 3 in (maximum) |Speed: 45 kn maximum, 30 kn cruising |Crew: 789 (73 officers, 716 enlisted) |Motto: [i]Liberation through Dominance[/i] |Other: Designed in anticipation of conventional conflicts with powers in the Pacific, the [i]Navassa Island[/i] is an experimental "large cruiser" that focuses on using overwhelming firepower to defeat increasingly-advanced vessels from, say, China. The resurgence of naval guns reflects a new shift to frugality in the Navy, using gunfire support as opposed to expensive Tomahawk missile strikes (even if the ability is still found on the ship.) As such, sensors and countermeasures are considered to be top-notch to counter new and anticipated designs from foreign nations. The [i]Navassa Island[/i]'s primary focus of strike group command allows it to lead a flotilla to engage and destroy enemy targets in extreme offensive measures, while its armament suffices for carrier group escort as well. Now comes in snazzy dazzle camouflage. - I'm just doing the CO/XO because others will be introduced later through ICs. - |Name: Richard Sinclair +Rank: Captain (O-6) +Role: Commanding Officer +Appearance: Caucasian, 5'9, 45 years old, fit, buzzed black hair with specks of grey, clean shaven - described as intimidating in that experienced sort of way. +Personality: Analytical, careful, protective of the ship in a more professional way. +Bio: Sinclair was born to a police officer and his wife in Omaha, Nebraska. He spent his life in the city before deciding to leave and join the Navy after figuring that it would be a good way for him to get out of the state. Seeing that he did well in school, he applied for and was accepted into the US Naval Academy. He graduated from the Naval Academy in the middle of his class after four years (excluding a year spent at NAPS after highschool) and went to SWOS in Newport, Rhode Island for surface warfare training. His four years spent in the Navy convinced him that it was indeed a good choice, and so Sinclair decided to make it his career. His career was characterized by positive reports by superiors, noting his excellent performance as he acquired various qualifications over a twenty-year period. There was no sort of special treatment for him as he was promoted at a fairly average pace, until he studied at the Naval War College in Newport for his career. There, he piqued the interest of his teachers in classes on conventional war and Chinese relations, proving to have an excellent insight into the subject. His papers - many of them drawing parallels between strategies used by navies during conventional conflicts like WWII and the Falklands - drew the attention of strategists at the Pentagon. They figured he, a relatively obscure and largely unimpressive officer, was someone they were looking for to begin experimental strategies involving new conventional warfare techniques. With his high academic status granting him a review by the Admiralty, a surprised Sinclair was quickly placed in command of his second ship - the [i]Navassa Island[/i]. Here, he was granted the leeway to refine techniques proposed at War College, and develop strategies for use against modern conventional enemies. |Name: Mark Flowers +Rank: Commander (O-5) +Role: Executive Officer +Appearance: Caucasian, 6'0, 39 years old, athletic (more so than Sinclair), longer black hair - more mellow and less "intense" than Sinclair. +Personality: Similar to Sinclair, but is focused more on the welfare of the crew to balance out the command. +Bio: Flowers is the son of a DoD intelligence analyst and his wife, who live in Reston, Virginia. Flowers, similarly to Sinclair, opted to join the military as an officer but was rejected by the Academies and instead trained through ROTC at the University of Virginia to commission in as a surface warfare officer. He, too, went to SWOS and emerged as another cog in the Navy machine. He pursued a career through the years as a riverine boat officer and had the privilege of "playing in the sand" during the Invasion of Iraq. In 2003, his boat squadron was assigned to secure the Haditha Dam after US Army Rangers seized it. He spent several tours in the desert before finally reaching the end of that career path. While it seemed he would be stuck in a dead-end job with no opportunity for advancement (and, likely, a forced retirement), luck smiled upon him when it appeared that the Navy had an opening other than the restrictive "big Navy." This opening to new command and a potential future was the [i]Navassa Island[/i] and OPTEVFOR. Seeing the romanticism of being a sailor on an experimental warship and subtly wishing for an actual conventional conflict instead of the confusing and frustrating insurgencies he fought, Flowers took the job and was assigned as the executive officer.