Bengal class
TCS Tiger's Claw
The Tiger's Claw is a Bengal-class strike carrier, the longest Bengal built, commissioned in 2644 at Trojan IV Shipyards. It is the player's home in the 1990 game. It is destroyed in 2656. That loss is the accusation that opens Wing Commander II.
| Fact | Reading | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Bengal-class strike carrier | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Length | 700 m | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Commissioned | 2644 | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Destroyed | 2656, Enigma sector, Strakha stealth fighters | 2 sources (WCPedia + WC2 record) |
| Wing | Scimitar, Hornet, Rapier II, Raptor | 1 source (WCPedia) |
| Speed and shields | no source found on the carrier infobox | left blank |
What "what class is it?" is really asking
People ask the class because the name sounds like a fighter. It is not. Bengal-class strike carrier is the answer, 700 metres, and the mass, top speed and shield thickness were blank on the page I used, so they stay blank here. The flight deck is the point of the ship: Scimitars and Hornets for the rookies, Rapier IIs and Raptors when the sorties get worse. The 1990 campaign's Venice endgame is flown from this deck. The Academy cartoon also uses the early-war setting. The 1999 film has its own carrier imagery and is not this 700-metre figure.
The day it disappears
Strakha fighters, stealth types, erase the carrier in the Enigma sector in 2656. The official story blames Christopher Blair. Wing Commander II spends its plot getting that record overturned and naming the traitor Jazz. I am not retelling every mission. The carrier's job on this page is the date, the class, and the fact that a destroyed ship can still be the thing a sequel is about. See Wing Commander II and Blair.
Questions people ask
What class of ship is the Tiger's Claw?
Bengal-class strike carrier, 700 metres, commissioned 2644.
Who destroyed it?
Strakha stealth fighters in 2656, Enigma sector. Blair is blamed. The sequel is about that blame.
Sources
- WCPedia: TCS Tiger's Claw — checked 2026-11-08
- Wikipedia: Wing Commander II — checked 2026-11-08