An American Frigate

Much like their Revolutionary War namesakes, the six frigates of the United States Space Force's John Paul Jones-class were built with the armor and armament to challenge any of their equivalents, and the acceleration to outrun what they can't outshoot.

A remodel of my old hard-SF frigate.

Constitution and her sister Constellation in lunar orbit.

Constitution departs Lunar orbit to patrol the Jovian system.

Nine Nuclear Thermal Rockets cast glare into vacuum, and the crew compartment is safe behind the radiation shield.

A comparison of the original Constitution I made about two years ago.