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Line 6: | class = [[Merchant]] | class = [[Merchant]] | prevclass = | prevclass = − | servicesince = − | serviceuntil = }} }} − The free trader '''''Caliban''''' was a ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]], though it was apparently modified to feature a third [[docking hardpoint]] (see Notes). By [[3057]], it had mechanical trouble with its number four spinneret which caused problems with almost every [[jump sail]] deployment.<ref name=OE6>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 6</ref> + + The free trader '''''Caliban''''' was an ''[[Merchant]]''-class [[JumpShip]], though it was apparently modified to feature a third [[docking hardpoint]] (see Notes). + + By [[3057]] it had trouble with its number four spinneret which caused problems with almost every [[jump sail]] deployment.<ref name=OE6>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 6</ref> ==History== ==History== − Under the command of [[Bernard Cain]], who owned shares in the ship and shouldered both its operating costs and profits together with the crew, the ''Caliban'' was pressed into service with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] military on at least three occasions prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]]. At one point, the military governor of [[Bolan]] had requisitioned the ''Caliban'' to escape from a rebel mob with three [[DropShip]]s loaded with his entourage and treasures; the civilian DropShips already docked with the ''Caliban'' were ordered to undock, and Bernard Cain subsequently ran afoul of his creditors, nearly losing his ship. He died of a heart attack at the age of fifty, thought by his daughter [[Mindy Cain|Mindy]] to be possibly a result of the Bolan incident (which happened when she was fifteen years old).<ref name=OE6/> + Under the command of Bernard Cain, who owned shares in the ship and shouldered both its operating costs and profits together with the crew, the ''Caliban'' was impressed for service with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] military on at least three occasions prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]]. At one point, the military governor of [[Bolan]] had requisitioned the ''Caliban'' to escape from a rebel mob with three [[DropShip]]s loaded with his entourage and treasures; the civilian DropShips already docked with the ''Caliban'' were ordered to undock, and Bernard Cain subsequently ran afoul of his creditors, very nearly losing his ship. He died of a heart attack at the age of fifty, thought by his daughter Mindy to be possibly a result of the Bolan incident (which happened when she was fifteen years old).<ref name=OE6/> − Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in 3057 that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom scrip, meaning it had to be spent inside the Federated Commonwealth unless she was prepared to accept high exchange fees.<ref name=OE6/> + Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in [[3057]] that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom script, meaning it had to be spent inside the Federated Commonwealth unless she was prepared to accept high exchange fees.<ref name=OE6/> − On 9 May 3057, sixteen hours before being ready for jump again after recharging at the [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]] system's nadir [[jump point]], the ''Caliban'' was hired for a steep price to accept the DropShips of the [[Gray Death Legion]]'s third battalion, namely the ''[[Endeavor (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Endeavor]]'' and implicitly also its sister ships, the ''[[Defiant (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Defiant]]'' and the ''[[Valiant (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Valiant]]'', in a handover from the JumpShip ''[[Blue Star]]'', to expedite their journey to [[Glengarry]]. The ''Caliban'' had recently been to Glengarry and had an up-to-date ephemeris for the system,<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 2</ref> which allowed them to jump in at a [[pirate jump point]] on 13 May and deploy the three DropShips.<ref name=OE6/> + On 9 May 3057, sixteen hours before being ready for jump again after recharging at the [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]] system's nadir [[jump point]], the ''Caliban'' was hired for a steep price to accept the DropShips of the [[Gray Death Legion]]'s third battalion, namely the ''[[Endeavor (Union)|Endeavor]]'' and implicitly also its sister ships ''[[Defiant (Union)|Defiant]]'' and ''[[Valiant]]'' in a handover from the JumpShip ''[[Blue Star]]'', to expedite their travel to [[Glengarry]]. The ''Caliban'' had recently been to Glengarry and had an up-to-date ephemeris for the system,<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 2</ref> which allowed them to jump in at a [[pirate jump point]] on 13 May and deploy the three DropShips it had been carrying.<ref name=OE6/> − Sometime between 17 November and 13 December 3057, the ''Caliban'' was seized by two DropShips from the [[Free Star Republic]], the ''[[Ravager (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Ravager]]'' and the ''[[Lightning (Individual Union-class DropShip)|Lightning]]'', while recharging in the [[Laiaka]] system, en route from [[Skye]] to [[Furillo]] carrying the DropShip ''[[Miranda (Individual Mule-class DropShip)|Miranda]]''. The ''Ravager'' fired a warning shot at the ''Caliban'', and when Cain did not immediately signal her surrender as demanded, they shot again and hit one of the bow section's hydroponic domes with low power, causing no serious damage.<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', ch. 18</ref> After surrendering, the ''Caliban'' was requisitioned to move the ''Ravager'' and ''Lightning'' to the Hesperus system's zenith jump point. Here, it wound up in [[Grayson Carlyle]]'s spiel on 21 December that ultimately resulted in the recapture of the ''Caliban'' and the recharge station from Free Star Republic forces when the ''Caliban'' ended up pointing its station keeping drive at the ''[[Olympus]]''-class recharge station fifty kilometers distant and threatening to fire the drive (which would have equaled a very powerful weapon blast).<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chs. 22–26</ref> It was the ''Caliban'' that then jumped to [[Furillo]] to inform the [[Lyran Alliance]] of the events at Hesperus and bring in loyal troops.+ At some time between 17 November and 13 December 3057 the ''Caliban'' was seized by two DropShips from the [[Free Star Republic]] (the ''[[Ravager (Union)|Ravager]]'' and the ''[[Lightning (Union)|Lightning]]'') while recharging in the [[Laiaka]] system, en route from [[Skye]] to [[Furillo]] carrying the DropShip ''[[Miranda]]''. The ''Ravager'' fired a warning shot at the ''Caliban'' when Cain did not immediately signal her surrender as demanded; the shot hit one of the bow section's hydroponic domes with low power, causing no serious damage.<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 18</ref> After surrendering, the ''Caliban'' was requisitioned to move the ''Ravager'' and ''Lightning'' to the Hesperus system's zenith jump point. Here, it wound up in [[Grayson Carlyle]]'s spiel on 21 December that ultimately resulted in the recapture of the ''Caliban'' and the recharge station from Free Star Republic forces when the ''Caliban'' ended up pointing its station keeping drive at the ''[[Olympus]]''-class recharge station fifty kilometers distant and threatening to fire the drive (which would have equaled a very powerful weapon blast).<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapters 22-26</ref> It was the ''Caliban'' that then jumped to [[Furillo]] to inform the [[Lyran Alliance]] of the events at Hesperus and bring in loyal troops. − Mindy Cain subsequently asked to sign on with the Gray Death Legion, and Carlyle gladly accepted because his unit had no organic JumpShip support since parting ways with the ''[[Invidious (Individual Merchant-class JumpShip)|Invidious]]'' "a year or two ago."<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', Epilogue</ref> (The Legion did in fact have JumpShips under contract, such as the ''[[Gray Skull]]'', but those were apparently only loose associations for limited periods of time and not part of the unit proper.) + Mindy Cain subsequently asked to sign on with the Gray Death Legion, and Carlyle gladly accepted because his unit had no organic JumpShip support since parting ways with the ''[[Invidious (Merchant)|Invidious]]'' "a year or two ago".<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', Epilogue</ref> (The Legion did in fact have JumpShips under contract, such as the ''[[Gray Skull]]'', but those were apparently only loose associations for limited periods of time.) ==Notes== ==Notes== − * As a ''Merchant''-class vessel, the ''Caliban'' would normally have only two docking hardpoints available. However, in what seems to be an oversight on behalf of the author, in the novel ''Operation Excalibur'' the ''Caliban'' is shown to carry three DropShips to Glengarry, and three DropShips again at two different points in the narrative detailing its past. Although highly unlikely, it could thus be assumed that the ''Caliban'' was modified with a third hardpoint, presumably sacrificing its small craft bays and cargo capacity to free up the required tonnage. + *As a ''Mechant''-class vessel the ''Caliban'' would normally have only two docking hardpoints available. However, in what seems to be an oversight on behalf of the author, in the novel ''Operation Excalibur'' the ''Caliban'' is shown to carry three DropShips to Glengarry, and three DropShips again at two different points in the narrative detailing its past. Although highly unlikely, it could thus be assumed that the ''Caliban'' was modified with a third hardpoint, presumably sacrificing its small craft bays and on-board cargo capacity to free up the required tonnage. ==References== ==References== Line 32:
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| + | By [[3057]] it had trouble with its number four spinneret which caused problems with almost every [[jump sail]] deployment.<ref name=OE6>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 6</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Under the command of | + | Under the command of Bernard Cain, who owned shares in the ship and shouldered both its operating costs and profits together with the crew, the ''Caliban'' was impressed for service with the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] military on at least three occasions prior to the [[Fourth Succession War]]. At one point, the military governor of [[Bolan]] had requisitioned the ''Caliban'' to escape from a rebel mob with three [[DropShip]]s loaded with his entourage and treasures; the civilian DropShips already docked with the ''Caliban'' were ordered to undock, and Bernard Cain subsequently ran afoul of his creditors, very nearly losing his ship. He died of a heart attack at the age of fifty, thought by his daughter Mindy to be possibly a result of the Bolan incident (which happened when she was fifteen years old).<ref name=OE6/> |
| − | Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in 3057 that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom | + | Mindy Cain inherited the ship and continued the business. Following the formation of the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Caliban'' under Mindy Cain was pressed into military service more than once, including ferrying FedCom troops from [[Hesperus II]] to [[Caledonia]] in [[3057]] that wound up fighting the [[Gray Death Legion]] there (implicitly elements of the [[3rd Davion Guards]]). The meager compensation for that particular mission had been paid for in FedCom script, meaning it had to be spent inside the Federated Commonwealth unless she was prepared to accept high exchange fees.<ref name=OE6/> |
| − | On 9 May 3057, sixteen hours before being ready for jump again after recharging at the [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]] system's nadir [[jump point]], the ''Caliban'' was hired for a steep price to accept the DropShips of the [[Gray Death Legion]]'s third battalion, namely the ''[[Endeavor ( | + | On 9 May 3057, sixteen hours before being ready for jump again after recharging at the [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]] system's nadir [[jump point]], the ''Caliban'' was hired for a steep price to accept the DropShips of the [[Gray Death Legion]]'s third battalion, namely the ''[[Endeavor (Union)|Endeavor]]'' and implicitly also its sister ships ''[[Defiant (Union)|Defiant]]'' and ''[[Valiant]]'' in a handover from the JumpShip ''[[Blue Star]]'', to expedite their travel to [[Glengarry]]. The ''Caliban'' had recently been to Glengarry and had an up-to-date ephemeris for the system,<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 2</ref> which allowed them to jump in at a [[pirate jump point]] on 13 May and deploy the three DropShips it had been carrying.<ref name=OE6/> |
| − | + | At some time between 17 November and 13 December 3057 the ''Caliban'' was seized by two DropShips from the [[Free Star Republic]] (the ''[[Ravager (Union)|Ravager]]'' and the ''[[Lightning (Union)|Lightning]]'') while recharging in the [[Laiaka]] system, en route from [[Skye]] to [[Furillo]] carrying the DropShip ''[[Miranda]]''. The ''Ravager'' fired a warning shot at the ''Caliban'' when Cain did not immediately signal her surrender as demanded; the shot hit one of the bow section's hydroponic domes with low power, causing no serious damage.<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapter 18</ref> After surrendering, the ''Caliban'' was requisitioned to move the ''Ravager'' and ''Lightning'' to the Hesperus system's zenith jump point. Here, it wound up in [[Grayson Carlyle]]'s spiel on 21 December that ultimately resulted in the recapture of the ''Caliban'' and the recharge station from Free Star Republic forces when the ''Caliban'' ended up pointing its station keeping drive at the ''[[Olympus]]''-class recharge station fifty kilometers distant and threatening to fire the drive (which would have equaled a very powerful weapon blast).<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', chapters 22-26</ref> It was the ''Caliban'' that then jumped to [[Furillo]] to inform the [[Lyran Alliance]] of the events at Hesperus and bring in loyal troops. | |
| − | Mindy Cain subsequently asked to sign on with the Gray Death Legion, and Carlyle gladly accepted because his unit had no organic JumpShip support since parting ways with the ''[[Invidious ( | + | Mindy Cain subsequently asked to sign on with the Gray Death Legion, and Carlyle gladly accepted because his unit had no organic JumpShip support since parting ways with the ''[[Invidious (Merchant)|Invidious]]'' "a year or two ago".<ref>''Operation Excalibur'', Epilogue</ref> (The Legion did in fact have JumpShips under contract, such as the ''[[Gray Skull]]'', but those were apparently only loose associations for limited periods of time.) |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * As a '' | + | *As a ''Mechant''-class vessel the ''Caliban'' would normally have only two docking hardpoints available. However, in what seems to be an oversight on behalf of the author, in the novel ''Operation Excalibur'' the ''Caliban'' is shown to carry three DropShips to Glengarry, and three DropShips again at two different points in the narrative detailing its past. Although highly unlikely, it could thus be assumed that the ''Caliban'' was modified with a third hardpoint, presumably sacrificing its small craft bays and on-board cargo capacity to free up the required tonnage. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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