Oscar F. Dewey
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Oscar F. Dewey | |
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| Affiliation | Lyran Commonwealth |
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| Rank | Fleet Admiral[1] |
Oscar F. Dewey was the Fleet Admiral assigned to the defense of Hesperus II in March 2789 by the LCAF with his cruiser, the LCS Granite and the LCS Endeavor.[1]
History[edit]
The deployment of the Endeavor and the Granite moved proved a prescient decision on the part of the LCAF, as just days after the arrival of the two cruisers, the Free Worlds League launched an attack that became the Third Battle for Hesperus II. Approaching from an unusual vector to try and avoid repeating the mistakes made in previous attacks by the Combine and the Federated Suns, the League fleet included the powerful[1] Soyal-class[2] cruisers FWLS Devastator and FWLS Skulker.[1] Led by Fleet Admiral Thaddeus Marik, son of Captain-General Kenyon Marik, from his flagship, the Lola III-class destroyer FWLS Bucharest, the Free Worlds League fleet had taken a significant risk and jumped into a Lagrange point between the sun and Hesperus I. Thaddeus' fleet was intended to destroy the Hesperus II facilities, not seize them, and he brought no ground forces or transport ships with his fleet. His arrival caught the defenders by surprise, but Thaddeus was unprepared for the arrival of the Granite and the Endeavor, and the Lyrans were determined to mount a ferocious defense of the key world. The Bucharest was the only vessel Thaddeus commanded that mounted a Lithium-Fusion Battery, but unfortunately for Thaddeus, both the Endeavor and the Granite also mounted LF batteries, a result of their refurbishment by the SLDF a few years prior to the Amaris Civil War.[2]
Having used their LF batteries to execute an emergency jump to the Lagrange point between Hesperus II and its moon to allow them to reach orbital positions above Hesperus II in time to assist the defending forces,[2] the Endeavor and the Granite targeted the two League cruisers, exchanging furious broadsides with their opponents in a fashion akin to the blue water naval battles of old on Terra, but after several broadsides it became apparent that the more modern Devastator was swiftly getting the upper hand against the much older Granite. Faced with the potential loss of the entire battle, Dewey ordered the Granite to ram the Devastator, the Lyran cruiser driving its prow deep into the bowels of its opponent, pushing both of them out of orbit and into a spiral towards the surface of Hesperus II.[1]
When Dewey became aware of the rapid descent of both ships towards the planet he had the Granite pull itself free of the Devastator using its maneuvering drive, the two ships finally separating as their hulls began visibly glowing from the friction of atmospheric entry. The venerable Granite fought for several minutes to remain above the atmosphere, but it became apparent that she could no longer maneuver effectively. Dewey ordered his crew to abandon ship, and the Endeavor swiftly recovered the crew having vanquished the Skulker. With both League cruisers vanquished, the League fleet no longer had a clear advantage over the Lyran defenders and retreated[1] even as three squadrons of attack DropShips were detected lifting off from Hesperus II to help close the gap in the orbital defenses left by the attack.[2]
The Granite and the Devastator burned up together in the atmosphere of Hesperus II, the last remains of the veteran ship and her vanquished opponent crashing violently into the surface close to the vital factories she had died protecting.[1]