Brutis-Class Battleship

Fact Log

 * Class: Brutis
 * Type: Battleship
 * Preceded by: Constance-Class
 * Succeeded by: Stomgru-Class (Planned) Felix-Class (Actual)
 * Commissioned: (1944 - 1945)
 * Planned: 8
 * Completed: 2
 * Cancelled: 1
 * Active: 3
 * Retired: 0
 * Displacement: 84,349 tons
 * Length: 1120 ft
 * Beam: 165 ft
 * Draft: 45.4 ft (at deep level)
 * Installed Power: 326,800 shp
 * Propulsion: 4 shafts, 4 Bristol-Monitor Diesel Engines
 * Speed: 38 Knots
 * Range: 14,021 NMI
 * Complement: 1209
 * Armament:
 * 12 x 18.1 in main cannons
 * 6 x 10 in cannons
 * 2 x 5 in cannons
 * 55 x Celebra 40mm quad AA guns
 * 15 x Bronco 60mm twin AA guns

Ships in Class

 * M.I.S Brutis (1944 - Present) (Reserves)
 * M.I.S Letica (1945 - Present) (Reserves)
 * M.I.S Aglore (1952 - Present) (Felix-Class GMB, created from the hull of cancelled Brutis-Class)

Overview
Research and design for the Brutis-Class began in 1941, at the height of Constance-Class production. Very few problems had yet to amount from the Constance-Class, but the Merick Isles navy seeked to build a battleship of similar firepower to the Constance, but much more armored.

The resulting Brutis-Class would be the cream of the crop for Merick Isles ship design during the war. 12 18.1 inch cannons produced enough firepower to challenge even the greatest navies, and the massive amount of armor and torpedo belt ment that the Brutis-Class could not only throw a punch, but take one too.

The M.I.S Brutis and the M.I.S Letica saw limited combat action throughout their short careers in the second world war. A third ship, named the M.I.S Aglore, was cancelled in 1945 when the war ended. The Aglore's hull had already been laid, and the skeleton ship lay in the shipyard until 1951 when it was picked to be the first Felix-Class.

