Charon-class light frigate

Charon-class
Class attributes
Identification:	Hull classification symbol: FFG
Operators:	CMA Navy UNSC Navy
Manufacturer:	SinoViet Heavy Machinery
In service:	2501 or earlier-present
General characteristics Type: Frigate Length: 490 meters (1,607 ft) Width: 160 meters (510 ft) Height: 139 meters (457 ft) Mass: 0.65 million tonnes Maneuver drive: Naoto Technologies: V4/L-DFR Slipspace drive: Series IV CODEN/SFTE Crew: 782 (includes troop complement and sailors) Complement: At least 2 M313 Elephants M12 Warthogs At least 3 M808C Scorpions AV-14 Hornets Troops: UNSC Marines and Orbital Drop Shock Troopers Hull: Titanium-A armor Armaments: 1 Mark II, Light Coil – 83B6R3/MAC 10 M58 Archer missile pods 4 M870 Rampart 50mm point defense guns Air wing: At least 2 D96 Albatrosses D77H-TCI Pelicans M8823 drop pods Air facilities: 1 primary hangar bay in the lower mast 12 drop pod launch bays

The Charon-class light frigate is a type of escort ship manufactured by SinoViet Heavy Machinery and formerly in service with the CMA Navy and UNSC Navy. Ships of this class are used primarily in fleet escort duties, planetary defense, and the landing & deployment of mobile troops.