Valore-class cruiser

RN Valore, note the twin launcher on the bow indicating this image was taken before it was replaced with a VLS.
Class overview
Name:	Valore class
Builders:	Ciriomarine
Operators:	Royal Salisfordian Navy
Completed:	2
Cancelled:	1
Active:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Guided missile cruiser/Helicopter Cruiser
Displacement:	10,000 tons
Length:	600 feet (180 m)
Beam:	65 feet (20 m)
Draft:	20 feet (6.1 m)
Installed power:	4 Foster Wheeler boilers, 73,000 shp (54,000 kW)
Propulsion:	2 shaft geared turbines
Speed:	30.5 knots (56.5 km/h; 35.1 mph)
Range:	5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement:	600
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × Multi-function radar 1 × Air search radar 1 × Fire control radar 1 × Surface search radar 6 × Gun fire control radar 2 × Missile fire control radar 1 × Electronic Warfare suite 1 × Sonar suite, consisting of: Active sonar system Passive sonar system
Electronic warfare & decoys:	2 × Decoy launcher 1 × ECM system 1 × TACAN
Armament:	2 × 61 cell Mk 41 vertical launch systems containing 122 × mix of: RIM-66M-5 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB RIM-156A SM-2ER Block IV RIM-161 SM-3 RIM-162A ESSM RIM-174A Standard ERAM BGM-109 Tomahawk RUM-139A VL-ASROC 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon missiles 8 × Oto Melara 76 mm (3 in)/62 MMI or Compact gun 3 × Oto Melara Twin 40 mm (1.6 in)/L70 DARDO 4 × OTOMAT SSMs 2 × 324 mm triple torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried:	5 Augusta AB212 helicopters

The Valore class (literally, Valor) of guided-missile cruisers are a class of warships designed for and operated by the Royal Salisfordian Navy. The original order was for three Valore class cruisers, but budget concerns and material shortages caused the third ship, the Vittorio, to be cancelled before it was completed.

The Valore class are combat capable multi-role ships with the capability of operating as flagships. Their Mk 41 VLS can launch Tomahawk cruise missiles to strike strategic or tactical targets, or fire long-range antiaircraft Standard missiles for defense against aircraft or anti-ship missiles. Their helicopters and sonar systems allow them to perform antisubmarine missions. And their modern and powerful electronics and communication suites allows them to coordinate and direct naval task groups.

Ships

Name	Pennant number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Status
RN Valore	D 550	Ciriomarine					Active
RN Virtù	D 551	Ciriomarine					Active
RN Vittorio	D 552	Maripoli Naval Arsenal					Cancelled, never completed.