Editing Imperial Navy Escort (section)

==== Claymore ====

[[File:ClaymoreClassCorvette.jpg|250px|right|thumb|One of the smallest ship that could be combat worthy.]]

Corvettes, in general, are a bit smaller and less powerful than Frigates, but are better equipped than some other ships, such as light Raider vessels.

Essentially a Sword-class used by the private sector, the ''Claymore'' is used to protect troop transports and cargo haulers from opportunistic raiders. Extremely common on the spaceways, due to how easy and cheap they are to construct and maintain.

More than fifty of these ships were built during the Angevin Crusade in the Calixis Sector to help ease losses in the Sword-Class Frigate squadrons. Large quantities of these ships can be made with haste by Mechanicus mobile shipyards and small civilian shipyards.

Few Claymore vessels remain in Battlefleet Calixis at present. They were rewarded for their bravery during the Crusade by being sent to reserve fleets almost as soon as the Crusade ended, or sold to Rogue Traders. Which Calixis probably now regrets as their sector is plagued by huge numbers of alien and heretic pirates.

*'''Length:''' 1.4km
*'''Mass:''' 5.9 megatonnes; approx
*'''Crew:''' 21,000 crew; approx
*'''Acceleration:''' 4.6 gravities max sustainable acceleration