Nerva
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| Nerva | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Mako |
Contents
History[edit]
The LCS Nerva was a Mako-class corvette in service with the Lyran Commonwealth Armed Forces during the First Succession War.[1] In March 2785 the Nerva was one of a number of WarShips assigned to Operation ELBOW JOINT, the preemptive invasion of Bolan by the Lyran Commonwealth. Protecting a ground force that included at least three regiments of BattleMechs, the Nerva was one of a dozen WarShips assigned to the invasion, and arrived at a Lagrange point three days out from Bolan[2] along with three sister ships, the Aurelius, Vespasian, and Vitellius as well as two Commonwealth-class cruisers, the Caledonia and Donegal.[1]
The first major engagement in the invasion was fought between the task force containing the Vitellius and three WarShips from Bolan's garrison, the League-class destroyers FWLS Talwar, FWLS Turk and FWLS Tyberium.[2] In addition to the WarShips, the Lyran task force also included two squadrons of assault DropShips and aerospace fighters, and should have been enough to destroy all three League destroyers; however, the Lyrans were undone by the eagerness of the four Makos to engage the League WarShips. The four Makos ranged ahead of the heavier Commonwealths, accompanied by only light Dropship support, and as a result the Lyran task group was divided across too broad a front.[1] The Talwar and her sister ships were able to use a combination of feints and sudden retreats to further disrupt the Lyran formation,[1] damaging two Makos[2] - the Nerva and the Vespasian[1] and forcing them to retreat, as well as nearly destroying a third Mako before the heavier Caledonia and Donegal were able to force the three destroyers to withdraw back to orbit above Bolan.[2]
Whilst the Aurelius and Vitellius would both be casualties of a subsequent naval battle above Bolan, the Nerva and Vespasian both survived; both the Nerva and her sister ship had been heavily damaged, and required almost two years of repair work at the Bolson Shipyards in the New Kyoto system to return to service. Ironically, the Nerva and the Vespasian only just returned to active service in time to see the Bolson Shipyards destroyed by the Free Worlds League navy.[3]
Notes[edit]
The Nerva and her sister ships appear to have been named after the leaders of the ancient Roman Empire on Terra; in the case of the Nerva, the leader in question is the ancient Roman Emperor Nerva.