The Tohoku-class cruiser was an Alliance military spacecraft. Despite being a cruiser, the Tohoku-class also contained two attached squadrons of Alliance gunships (similar to A.S.R.E.V.s). Given its accommodations for large numbers of passengers, these cruisers were like small floating cities: officers were even allowed to bring along their families. Tohoku-class cruisers were usually deployed to patrol along the Rim and Border planets.

Contents 1 Superstructure 2 Vessels 3 Behind the scenes 4 Appearances 5 Sources 6 Notes and references

SuperstructureEdit

A Tohoku-class cruiser resembled a group of skyscrapers bound by a base, which contained the main engines and power generators. Secondary engines were placed near the top of the large twin central towers.

The port side of the vessel had three towers; a large central tower, a smaller tower to port and a much smaller tower aft. The starboard side's large central tower was joined to the portside tower by a 'skybridge'-like structure around a third of the way from the base section. To the aft and starboard of the central tower was another smaller tower. In addition to these five upper towers, a sixth tower was located on the lower side of the starboard half of the ship.

While the five upper towers were considered to be the "top" side of the ship, the artificial gravity was inverted in all sections below the base section of the ship, which contained landing platforms for the attached squadrons of gunships as well as docking facilities for any visiting smaller craft.

There was a significant variation between the Magellon and Dortmunder. The latter had a large engineering section which spans between the two main engines on the legs of the superstructure, while the former was missing this assembly.

VesselsEdit

Known Tohoku-class cruisers include:

1. I.A.V. Dortmunder^[1]
   • Crew of note: Captain, Ensign, Sensor officer
2. The cruiser visited by the Hands of Blue^[2]
   • Crew of note: Colonel, Ensign
3. The cruiser which apprehended Serenity^[3]
   • Crew of note: Commander Harken, Ensign, Radio operator
4. I.A.V. Magellan^[4]
   • Crew of note: Captain

Behind the scenesEdit

The crew of Serenity only encounters Tohoku-class cruisers during the television series, despite the Serenity Role Playing Game stating that the Longbow-class Patrol Cruiser and the Crete-class Carrier were more commonly used. This is due to the fact that Longbow-class and Crete-class warships were only created for the film. It is also conceivable that, from a story perspective, the Tohoku-class was (unlike the other classes of vessels) most commonly deployed in the far reaches of the 'Verse for policing operations. No Tohoku-class cruisers are seen in the Universe Battle, possibly on account of their minimal armor. Two of the four Tohoku-class cruisers seen in Firefly TV series' episodes ("The Train Job" and "Bushwhacked") were not labeled.

AppearancesEdit

• Firefly – "Serenity"
• Firefly – "The Train Job"
• Firefly – "Bushwhacked"
• Firefly – "Safe"

SourcesEdit

• Serenity Role Playing Game

Notes and referencesEdit