The Factory Ship is a class of SWATH (Small-Waterplane-Area Twin Hull) ship designed for the hunting and processing of tulkun as part of the Cetacean Operations of the RDA. It is designed to serve as a command ship for fleet of five or more S-76 SeaDragons and numerous support watercraft such as the Matador and Picador, as well as the Mako and Crab Suit submersibles.[1]
Specifications[]
Design[]
The Factory Ship has a length of 213 meters (700ft) and utilizes a SWATH (Small-Waterplane-Area Twin Hull) design. It floats atop four underwater hull nacelles and is able to reach speeds of up to 70 knots (129.5kmh/80.5mph).[1]
The Factory Ship houses up to 200 personnel for the processing of up to six tulkun at once, handling the payloads of up to five SeaDragon escorts which it dispatches via its bridge command center. Three helipads allow the Factory Ship to service and operate multiple AT-101 Seawasp gunships and one C-21 Dragon for air support.[1] A stern ramp and side cranes facilitate the launch and recovery of watercraft, including Matador and Picador boats and Mako and Crab Suit submersibles.
Armament[]
The Factory Ship is protected by four G-37 turrets and is supported by a fleet of SeaWasp, Dragon, and SeaDragon escorts.[1]
Service History[]
Avatar: Fire and Ash[]
A Factory Ship named Landau served as General Frances Ardmore's mobile command base during the tulkun hunt. It traveled with a fleet of at least five SeaDragons and many rotary wing assets.
During the Battle at the Cove of the Ancestors, the Factory Ship was damaged by a tulkun that threw itself against the port hull. Later, Jake Sully's Great Leonopteryx threw a C-21 Dragon into the middle of the ship, further damaging the ship and disabling its engines. Without power, the ship began to drift into the Flux Devil. Ardmore ordered the crew to abandon ship as it was sucked into the Flux Devil and destroyed, killing Ardmore, who apparently decided to go down with her ship as per human naval tradition.
Trivia[]
- The ship's name Landau is a reference to Jon Landau.
- Concept Art shows Yuka, NWS, Kamath Intermodal logos on the ship's hull.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The World of Avatar: Updated Edition page 194