Shearwater-class Frigate

The Sh'water project represents the most controversial starship produced during Caspia's relatively brief history, since it embodies several distinctly different design methodologies and strategic theories. It is a ship that (more later)

The Shearwater class of cruisers emerged from the confluence of four pioneering and dynamic design efforts that just happened to reach fruition at the same time. Not since the days of CMS Hood’s founding has Caspia seen such innovation take place with such cohesion. Many agencies can take credit for significant contributions to this project, but the source of all this lies with two engineers from CDMC and a smattering of coincidence.

In the early days of Caspia’s tremendous Naval build-up, there was a running desire to instill a style that was uniquely Caspian. Most of the existing ships of the Navy were recovered, bought, copied, or modified vessels that were in service throughout the galaxy. Beran Blindell, a CDMC engineer, sculpted out a hull shape that drew inspiration from Hood, historical Sarian sailing vessels, and some commonalities the fauna of Caspar possessed. The resulting model exhibited not only a unique, sleek look, but also very appealing performance lines.