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Kept hidden from the [[Successor States]] along with the [[Com Guards]] for centuries, the '''ComStar WarShip Fleet''' was the largest of any post–[[Star League]] [[Inner Sphere]] power prior to its destruction during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=FM:CSp44>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44: "The WarShip Fleet"</ref>
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Kept hidden from the [[Successor States]] along with the [[Com Guards]] for centuries, the '''ComStar WarShip Fleet''' was the largest of any post-[[Star League]] [[Inner Sphere]] power prior to its destruction during the [[Jihad]].<ref name=FM:CSp44>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 44, "The WarShip Fleet"</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
Along with the capture of [[Terra]] as part of [[Operation SILVER SHIELD]], a large volume of former [[SLDF]] matériel was captured and mothballed by the newly formed organization. Included in this was a large number of battered and shattered SLDF WarShips in the Sol system; while the Order advised the various House Lords that those left were irretrievably lost, they set about preserving and repairing the most promising.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
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Along with the capture of [[Terra]] as part of [[Operation Silver Shield]], a large volume of former [[SLDF]] material was captured and mothballed by the newly formed organization. Included in this was a large number of battered and shattered SLDF WarShips in the Sol system; while the Order advised the various House Lords that those left were irretrievably lost, they set about preserving and repairing the most promising.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
  
With the formation of the ComStar Guards and Militia, this WarShip fleet was also activated and new ships such as the ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]'' and ''[[Faslane]]'' classes  also created, but the extreme secrecy required eventually resulted in a freeze on expansion of the fleet. While a token defense force was hidden in the Terran system, the bulk was hidden in the uninhabited [[Luyten 68-28]] and [[Ross 248]] systems.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>  
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With the formation of the [[ComStar Guards and Militia]] this WarShip fleet was also activated and new ships such as the ''[[Dante (WarShip)|Dante]]'' and ''[[Faslane]]'' classes  also created, but the extreme secrecy required eventually resulted in a freeze on expansion of the fleet. While a token defense force was hidden in the Terran system, the bulk was hidden in the uninhabited [[Luyten 68-28]] and [[Ross 248]] systems.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>  
  
 
Even with the public unveiling of the Com Guards, the Blessed Order held back on revealing how powerful they really were and the fleet remained in hiding. This changed with the [[Clan Invasion]] and the arrival of [[Clan]] WarShip fleets, though by mutual agreement by [[Anastasius Focht]] and [[Ulric Kerensky]] WarShip combat was avoided during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
 
Even with the public unveiling of the Com Guards, the Blessed Order held back on revealing how powerful they really were and the fleet remained in hiding. This changed with the [[Clan Invasion]] and the arrival of [[Clan]] WarShip fleets, though by mutual agreement by [[Anastasius Focht]] and [[Ulric Kerensky]] WarShip combat was avoided during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]].<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
  
With the increasing size of the Successor State fleets, the ever-present Clans and the secular [[ComStar]]'s desire for openness, the Order revealed the existence of the fleet to a shocked Inner Sphere. However, the location of the fleet's home bases remained hidden as a security precaution.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
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With the increasing size of the Successor State fleets, the ever-present Clans and the secular [[ComStar]]'s desire for openness, the Order revealed the existence of the fleet to a shocked Inner Sphere. However the location of the fleet's home bases remained hidden as a security precaution.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
  
The years after Tukayyid have seen the loss of the vital [[Titan Yards]] to the [[Word of Blake]] as well as the fleet engaging in offensive operations for the first time during the re-formed Star League's assault on [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. The Order pledged a number of ships to both [[Operation BULLDOG]] and [[Task Force Serpent]], losing the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class ''[[Harmonious Thought]]'' and ''[[Lola III]]''-class ''[[Leander (Individual Lola III-class WarShip)|Leander]]'' during Operation BULLDOG and the ''[[Essex]]''-class ''[[Emerald]]'' and ''[[Starlight (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Starlight]]'' on [[Huntress]], but most returned intact. The fleet suffered a crippling blow during the Jihad, the bulk being lost during [[Case White (event)|Case White]], the Order's ill-fated assault on the Blakist-held Terran system.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
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The years after Tukayyid have seen the loss of the vital [[Titan Yards]] to the [[Word of Blake]] as well as the fleet engaging in offensive operations for the first time during the reformed Star League's assault on [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]]. The Order pledged a number of ships to both [[Operation Bulldog]] and [[Task Force Serpent]], losing the ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class ''[[Harmonious Thought]]'' and ''[[Lola III]]''-class ''[[Leander]]'' during the disastrous assault on [[Luzerne]] and the ''[[Essex]]''-class ''[[Emerald]]'' and ''[[Starlight]]'' on [[Huntress]], but most returned intact. The fleet suffered a crippling blow during the Jihad, the bulk being lost during [[Case White (event)|Case White]], the Order's ill-fated assault on the Blakist-held Terran system.<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
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==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
===3062–3067===
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===3062-3067===
In [[3062]] as to [[3067]], the ComStar WarShip Fleet consisted of two fleets and two independent squadrons.<ref name=FM:CSp44/><ref name=FM:Up83>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83: "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref>
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In [[3062]] as to [[3067]] the ComStar WarShip Fleet consisted of two fleets and two independent squadrons.<ref name=FM:CSp44/><ref name=FM:Up83>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 83, "ComStar Naval Assets"</ref>
 
*'''Com Guard First Fleet'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
 
*'''Com Guard First Fleet'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
** CO: [[Precentor|Precentor IX]] [[Alain Beresick]]
 
 
:ComStar's First Fleet was based at Luyten 68-28.
 
:ComStar's First Fleet was based at Luyten 68-28.
:: [[Invisible Truth (Individual Cameron-class WarShip)|CSV ''Invisible Truth'']] - [[Cameron (WarShip class)|''Cameron''-Class]] - ComStar Flagship and command ship of Task Force Serpent.
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:: [[Invisible Truth|CSV ''Invisible Truth'']] - [[Cameron (WarShip)|''Cameron''-Class]] - ComStar Flagship and command ship of Task Force Serpent.
:: [[Montpellier (Individual Dante-class WarShip)|CSV ''Montpellier'']] - ''[[Dante (WarShip class)|Dante]]''-class
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:: [[Montpellier|CSV ''Montpellier'']] - [[Dante (WarShip)|''Dante''-Class]]
:: [[Flatus (Individual Dante-class WarShip)|CSV ''Bordeaux'']] - ''Dante''-class
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:: [[Bordeaux|CSV ''Bordeaux'']] - ''Dante''-class
:: [[Anastasius Focht (Individual Suffren-class WarShip)|CSV ''Anastasius Focht'']] - ''[[Suffren]]''-class - Physical leadship of the class.
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:: [[Anastasius Focht (Vessel)|CSV ''Anastasius Focht'']] - ''[[Suffren]]''-class - Physical leadship of the class.
 
:: [[Divine Wisdom|CSV ''Divine Wisdom'']] - ''[[Lola III]]''-class
 
:: [[Divine Wisdom|CSV ''Divine Wisdom'']] - ''[[Lola III]]''-class
 
:: [[Holy Martyrdom|CSV ''Holy Martyrdom'']] - ''Lola III''-class
 
:: [[Holy Martyrdom|CSV ''Holy Martyrdom'']] - ''Lola III''-class
 
:: [[Strength Through Adversity|CSV ''Strength Through Adversity'']] - ''Lola III''-class
 
:: [[Strength Through Adversity|CSV ''Strength Through Adversity'']] - ''Lola III''-class
 
:: [[Vision of Truth|CSV ''Vision of Truth'']] - ''[[Potemkin]]''-class
 
:: [[Vision of Truth|CSV ''Vision of Truth'']] - ''[[Potemkin]]''-class
:: [[Fire Fang (Individual Whirlwind-class WarShip)|CSV ''Fire Fang'']] - ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class - Former [[Clan Ghost Bear]] ship captured by Task Force Serpent
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:: [[Fire Fang|CSV ''Fire Fang'']] - ''[[Whirlwind]]''-class - Former [[Clan Ghost Bear]] ship captured by Task Force Serpent
:: [[Alacrity (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|CSV ''Alacrity'']] - ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|Vincent]]''-class
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:: [[Alacrity|CSV ''Alacrity'']] - ''[[Vincent]]''-class
:: [[Dover (Individual Faslane-class WarShip)|CSV ''Dover'']] - ''[[Faslane]]''-class yardship
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:: [[Dover (Vessel)|CSV ''Dover'']] - ''[[Faslane]]''-class yardship
 
:: [[Portsmouth|CSV ''Portsmouth'']] - ''Faslane''-class
 
:: [[Portsmouth|CSV ''Portsmouth'']] - ''Faslane''-class
  
 
*'''Com Guard Second Fleet'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
 
*'''Com Guard Second Fleet'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
** CO: Precentor VII [[Anne-Sophie Gardot]]
 
 
:The Second Fleet was based at Ross 248.
 
:The Second Fleet was based at Ross 248.
 
:: [[Blake's Strength|CSV ''Blake's Strength'']] - ''[[Black Lion]]''-class
 
:: [[Blake's Strength|CSV ''Blake's Strength'']] - ''[[Black Lion]]''-class
:: [[Narbonne (Individual Dante-class WarShip)|CSV ''Narbonne'']] - ''Dante''-class
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:: [[Narbonne|CSV ''Narbonne'']] - ''Dante''-class
 
:: [[Manchester|CSV ''Manchester'']] - ''Suffren''-class
 
:: [[Manchester|CSV ''Manchester'']] - ''Suffren''-class
:: [[Blake's Vision (Individual Lola III-class WarShip)|CSV ''Blake's Vision'']] - ''Lola III''-class
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:: [[Blake's Vision|CSV ''Blake's Vision'']] - ''Lola III''-class
 
:: [[Ranger (Individual Lola III-class WarShip, ComStar)|CSV ''Ranger'']] - ''Lola III''-class
 
:: [[Ranger (Individual Lola III-class WarShip, ComStar)|CSV ''Ranger'']] - ''Lola III''-class
:: [[Enlightened Path (Individual Volga-class WarShip)|CSV ''Enlightened Path'']] - ''[[Volga]]''-class
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:: [[Enlightened Path|CSV ''Enlightened Path'']] - ''[[Volga]]''-class
:: [[Defender of Versailles|CSV ''Defender of Versailles'']] - ''[[Essex II (WarShip class)|Essex]]''-class
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:: [[Defender of Versailles|CSV ''Defender of Versailles'']] - ''[[Essex]]''-class
 
:: [[Resilience|CSV ''Resilience'']] - ''Vincent''-class
 
:: [[Resilience|CSV ''Resilience'']] - ''Vincent''-class
 
:: [[Determination|CSV ''Determination'']] - ''Vincent''-class
 
:: [[Determination|CSV ''Determination'']] - ''Vincent''-class
:: [[Plymouth (Individual Faslane-class WarShip)|CSV ''Plymouth'']] - ''Faslane''-class
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:: [[Plymouth|CSV ''Plymouth'']] - ''Faslane''-class
 
:: [[Dun Laoghaire|CSV ''Dun Laoghaire'']] - ''Faslane''-class
 
:: [[Dun Laoghaire|CSV ''Dun Laoghaire'']] - ''Faslane''-class
  
 
*'''First Independent Squadron'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
 
*'''First Independent Squadron'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
** CO: Precentor II [[Kristin Helmlinger]]
 
 
:: [[Cleansing Fire|CSV ''Cleansing Fire'']] - ''[[Congress]]''-class
 
:: [[Cleansing Fire|CSV ''Cleansing Fire'']] - ''[[Congress]]''-class
:: [[Blake's Vengeance|CSV ''Blake's Vengeance'']] - ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class
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:: [[Blake's Vengeance|CSV ''Blake's Vengeance'']] - ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''-class
:: [[Righteous Fury (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CSV ''Righteous Fury'']] - ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class
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:: [[Righteous Fury (Aegis)|CSV ''Righteous Fury'']] - ''[[Aegis]]''-class
:: [[Swift Justice (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CSV ''Swift Justice'']] - ''Aegis''-class
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:: [[Swift Justice (Aegis)|CSV ''Swift Justice'']] - ''Aegis''-class
 
:: [[Hammerstrike|CSV ''Hammerstrike'']] - ''Essex''-class
 
:: [[Hammerstrike|CSV ''Hammerstrike'']] - ''Essex''-class
  
 
*'''Second Independent Squadron'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
 
*'''Second Independent Squadron'''<ref name=FM:CSp44/>
** CO: Precentor V [[Emerson Toran]]
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:: [[Hollings York|CSV ''Hollings York'']] - ''Congress''-class
:: [[Hollings York (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|CSV ''Hollings York'']] - ''Congress''-class
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:: [[Avenging Sword (Aegis)|CSV ''Avenging Sword'']] - ''Aegis''-class
:: [[Avenging Sword (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|CSV ''Avenging Sword'']] - ''Aegis''-class
 
 
:: [[Deathblow|CSV ''Deathblow'']] - ''Essex''-class
 
:: [[Deathblow|CSV ''Deathblow'']] - ''Essex''-class
 
:: [[Brandenburg Crusader|CSV ''Brandenburg Crusader'']] - ''Essex''-class
 
:: [[Brandenburg Crusader|CSV ''Brandenburg Crusader'']] - ''Essex''-class
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*CSV ''Plymouth'' - ''Faslane''-class
 
*CSV ''Plymouth'' - ''Faslane''-class
 
*CSV ''Dover'' - ''Faslane''-class
 
*CSV ''Dover'' - ''Faslane''-class
* [[Glamorgan|CSV ''Glamorgan'']] - ''Faslane''-class
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* [[Galamorgan|CSV ''Galamorgan'']] - ''Faslane''-class
  
A further two ''Faslane''-class yardships were constructed, primarily assigned to the [[Explorer Corps (ComStar)|Explorer Corps']] [[Deep Periphery]] [[Columbus]] facility. Currently it isn't clear if these ships were present when the [[Word of Blake]] destroyed the Columbus base.<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 288: "Columbus Falls"</ref>
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A further two ''Faslane''-class yardships were constructed, primarily assigned to the [[Explorer Corps]]' [[Deep Periphery]] [[Columbus]] facility. Currently it isn't clear if these ships were present when the [[Word of Blake]] destroyed the Columbus base.<ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 288 "Columbus Falls"</ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
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*''[[Blake Ascending]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
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*''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]''
  
 
[[Category:ComStar Naval Commands|WarShip Fleet, ComStar]]
 
[[Category:ComStar Naval Commands|WarShip Fleet, ComStar]]

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