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The lead ship of the ''[[Avalon]]''-class of cruiser [[WarShip]]s, the FCS '''''Melissa Davion''''' was introduced to service with the [[Federated Commonwealth]] during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]].<ref name="FM:FSp163">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 163: "''Avalon''-class Cruiser"</ref> It was later captured by the [[Word of Blake]] and renamed WoBS '''''Beneficence'''''.
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The lead ship of the ''[[Avalon]]''-class of cruiser [[WarShip]]s, the FCS '''''Melissa Davion''''' was introduced to service with the [[Federated Commonwealth]] during the [[Capellan-St. Ives War]].<ref name="FM:FSp163">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 163, "''Avalon''-Class Cruiser"</ref> It would later be captured by the [[Word of Blake]] and renamed WoBS '''''Beneficence'''''.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
By late [[3062]], the ''Melissa Davion'' was one of four ''Avalon'' cruisers in service.<ref name="FM:FSp24">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', pp. 24–25: "AFFS WarShip Fleet"</ref>
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By late [[3062]] the ''Melissa Davion'' was one of four ''Avalon'' cruisers in service.<ref name="FM:FSp24">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', pp. 24-25, "AFFS WarShip Fleet"</ref>
  
===FedCom Civil War===
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During the [[FedCom Civil War]] the ''Melissa Davion'' fought on the side of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] at [[York (LC)|York]] in March [[3064]], facing off against two Loyalist ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class corvettes, the [[Robert Kelswa (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Robert Kelswa'']] and [[Robert Marsden (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Robert Marsden'']] in the [[York]] system in a cunning ambush staged by [[Leutnant-General]] [[Maria Esteban]] that saw Victor defeated and nearly killed or captured. The ''Robert Marsden'' and ''Robert Kelswa'' were able to force Victor's outnumbered forces to retreat under fire or face the very real threat of orbital bombardment, although the two ''Foxes'' were unable to interdict the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]] [[RCT]] [[DropShip]]s as they evacuated the planet.<ref name="FCCWp102">''FedCom Civil War'', p. 102-103, "York"</ref>
During the [[FedCom Civil War]], the ''Melissa Davion'' fought on the side of [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] at [[York (LC)|York]] in March [[3064]], facing off against two Loyalist ''[[Fox (WarShip class)|Fox]]''-class corvettes, the [[Robert Kelswa (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Robert Kelswa'']] and [[Robert Marsden (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Robert Marsden'']], in a cunning ambush staged by [[Leutnant-General]] [[Maria Esteban]] that saw Victor defeated and nearly killed or captured. The ''Robert Marsden'' and ''Robert Kelswa'' were able to force Victor's outnumbered forces to retreat under fire or face the very real threat of orbital bombardment, although the two ''Foxes'' were unable to interdict the [[Fifth Crucis Lancers]] [[RCT]] [[DropShip]]s as they evacuated the planet.<ref name="FCCWp102">''FedCom Civil War'', pp. 102–103: "York"</ref>
 
  
On 21 February [[3066]], the ''Melissa Davion'' engaged another ''Fox''-class corvette, the [[Katrina Steiner (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Katrina Steiner'']], as the Loyalist ship attempted to bombard the surface of [[Tikonov]], where [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] was in the field; the ''Melissa Davion'' successfully drove the smaller ship off, allowing Victor to withdraw from the planet.<ref name="FCCWp126">''FedCom Civil War'', p. 126: "Tikonov"</ref> On 8 November 3066, the ''Melissa Davion'' led a force of no less than four ''Foxes''<ref name="FCCWp170">''FedCom Civil War'', p. 170</ref>—the [[Admiral Corinne Donnings|FCS ''Admiral Corinne Donnings'']], [[Intrepid (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Intrepid'']], [[Kentares (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Kentares'']], and [[Robinson (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Robinson'']]<ref name="EG??">''Endgame''</ref>—to [[New Avalon]]. Facing the Allied forces were two of the ''Melissa Davion''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sister ships, the ''[[Alexander Davion (Individual Avalon-class WarShip)|Alexander Davion]]'' and the ''[[Lucien Davion (Individual Avalon-class WarShip)|Lucien Davion]]''<ref name="FCCWp170"/> as well as a pair of ''Foxes'', the [[Antrim (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Antrim'']]<ref name="EG??"/> and [[Murmansk (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FCS ''Murmansk'']].<ref name="FCCWp170"/> The resulting battle saw the ''Intrepid'' disabled and the ''Admiral Corinne Donnings'' destroyed in the early stages; the ''Kentares'' then maneuvered itself into close proximity of the ''Alexander Davion'' and executed a tactic that shocked both forces the ''Kentares'' activated her [[K-F Drive]], destroying both ships.<ref name="EG??"/> The ''Kentares'' and the ''Alexander Davion'' were the last ships to be destroyed in the battle, as the ''Lucien Davion'' surrendered after taking heavy damage and the ''Murmansk'' executed a jump from a pirate point, vanishing without trace.<ref name="FCCWp170"/>
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On the 21st of February [[3066]] the ''Melissa Davion'' engaged another ''Fox''-class corvette, the [[Katrina Steiner (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|LAS ''Katrina Steiner'']], as the Loyalist ship attempted to bombard the surface of [[Tikonov]], where [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] was in the field; the ''Melissa Davion'' successfully drove the smaller ship off, allowing Victor to withdraw from the planet.<ref name="FCCWp126">''FedCom Civil War'', p. 126, "Tikonov"</ref> On 8 November 3066 the ''Melissa Davion'' led a force of no less than four ''Foxes''<ref name="FCCWp170">''FecCom Civil War'', p. 170</ref> — the [[Admiral Corinne Donnings|FCS ''Admiral Corinne Donnings'']], [[Intrepid|FCS ''Intrepid'']], [[Kentares (Vessel)|FCS ''Kentares'']] and [[Robinson (Vessel)|FCS ''Robinson'']]<ref name="EG??">''Endgame''</ref> - to [[New Avalon]]. Facing the Allied forces were two of the ''Melissa Davion's'' sister ships, the ''[[Alexander Davion (Avalon)|Alexander Davion]]'' and the ''[[Lucien Davion (Avalon)|Lucien Davion]]''<ref name="FCCWp170"/> as well as a pair of ''Foxes'', the [[Antrim|FCS ''Antrim'']]<ref name="EG??"/> and [[Murmansk (Fox)|FCS ''Murmansk'']].<ref name="FCCWp170"/> The resulting battle saw the ''Intrepid'' disabled and the ''Admiral Corinne Donnings'' destroyed in the early stages; the ''Kentares'' then maneuvered itself into close proximity with the ''Alexander Davion'' and executed a tactic that shocked both forces - the ''Kentares'' activated her [[K-F Drive]], destroying both ships.<ref name="EG??"/> The ''Kentares'' and the ''Alexander Davion'' were the last ships to be destroyed in the battle, as the ''Lucien Davion'' surrendered after taking heavy damage and the ''Murmansk'' executed a jump from a pirate point, vanishing without trace.<ref name="FCCWp170"/>
  
===Jihad Era===
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In April [[3069]] a Word of Blake flotilla overran the shipyards at [[Galax]] and stole all ships that could move under their own power, including the ''Melissa Davion''.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 63</ref> It was renamed WoBS ''Beneficence'' and noted to have received at least two Level IIs of ''[[Rusalka]]'' [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 100 (''Rusalka'' entry)</ref>
In April [[3069]], a Word of Blake flotilla overran the shipyards at [[Galax]] and stole all ships that could move under their own power, including the ''Melissa Davion''.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 63</ref> It was renamed WoBS ''Beneficence'' and received at least two Level IIs of ''[[Rusalka]]'' [[aerospace fighter]]s.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 100: ''Rusalka'' entry</ref>
 
  
In the aftermath of the [[Jihad]], it was listed as destroyed at [[Circinus]] in [[3081]] in a report about Word of Blake naval assets.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128</ref>
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In the aftermath of the [[Jihad]] it was listed as destroyed at [[Circinus]] in [[3081]] in a report about Word of Blake naval assets.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Endgame]]''
 
* ''[[Endgame]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
 
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
 
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
 
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 
  
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Cruisers]]
 
[[Category: Individual Cruisers]]
 
[[Category: Individual Avalon-class WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Avalon-class WarShips]]

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