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{{otheruses|the ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class [[WarShip]]|other uses|Chesterton (disambiguation)}}
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==History==
 
==History==
The FSS '''''Chesterton''''' was a ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class [[WarShip]] within the [[Federated Suns]] navy and one of five ''New Syrtis'' carriers to see combat action during the [[Taurian Concordat]] ambush known as [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]]<ref name="H:RWp220">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 220: "New Syrtis (Carrier)"</ref> in late [[2577]].<ref name="H:RWp67+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 67–68: "Case AMBER"</ref> The FSS ''Chesterton'' was a part of Task Force 2.7, a squadron consisting of twelve WarShips, five [[JumpShip]]s and seventeen [[DropShip]]s operating in the [[Panpour]] system<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69: "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> when Taurian naval forces commanded by [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[David Santos (26th c.)|David Santos]] launched a surprise attack. The Taurian attack was a complete success, destroying or capturing the majority of the Federated Suns vessels while losing just a single WarShip and a handful of DropShips in exchange.<ref name="H:RWp67+"/>
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The FSS '''''Chesterton''''' was a ''[[New Syrtis (WarShip class)|New Syrtis]]''-class [[WarShip]] within the [[Federated Suns]] navy and one of five ''New Syrtis'' carriers to see combat action during the [[Taurian Concordat]] ambush known as [[Case Amber|Case AMBER]]<ref name="H:RWp220">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 220, "New Syrtis (Carrier)"</ref> in late [[2577]].<ref name="H:RWp67+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 67-68, "Case AMBER"</ref> The FSS ''Chesterton'' was a part of Task Force 2.7, a squadron consisting of twelve WarShips, five [[JumpShip]]s and seventeen [[DropShip]]s operating in the [[Panpour]] system<ref name="H:RWp69">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 69, "Battle for Tentativa"</ref> when Taurian naval forces commanded by [[Marshal (rank)|Marshal]] [[David Santos (26th c.)|David Santos]] launched a surprise attack. The Taurian attack was a complete success, destroying or capturing the majority of the Federated Suns vessels while losing just a single WarShip and a handful of DropShips in exchange.<ref name="H:RWp67+"/>
  
 
The FSS ''Chesterton'' was one of three WarShips to be captured by Taurian forces during the battle at Panpour, as a result of most of the ''Chesterton's'' crew being off-ship along with the entire AeroSpace group at the time of the attack.<ref name="H:RWp220"/>
 
The FSS ''Chesterton'' was one of three WarShips to be captured by Taurian forces during the battle at Panpour, as a result of most of the ''Chesterton's'' crew being off-ship along with the entire AeroSpace group at the time of the attack.<ref name="H:RWp220"/>
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Carriers]]
 
[[Category: Individual Carriers]]
 
[[Category: Individual New Syrtis-class WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual New Syrtis-class WarShips]]

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