Falchion-class Frigate

The Falchion-class Frigate is a newer class of escort vessel utilised by the Imperial Navy

History
The Falchion is considered a new class, having only been laid down in 261.M41. Given the Imperial Navy's deference towards the truly ancient ships in its arsenal, the class (given its mere 550 years of service) is regarded as an untried and untested pretender to the throne of more established ships like the venerable Sword-class Frigate. As such, it has engendered some undisguised and unfair hostility from the more hidebound and traditional sections of the Battlefleet Calixis officer class.