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| − | The ''[[Eagle (WarShip)|Eagle]]''-class frigate '''''Gawain''''' and her sister ship [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']] were both under construction in [[3059]] and were intended to be escort vessels for the third | + | The ''[[Eagle (WarShip)|Eagle]]''-class frigate '''''Gawain''''' and her sister ship [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']] were both under construction in [[3059]] and were intended to be escort vessels for the third of the ''[[Thera]]''-class of carriers being built by the [[Free Worlds League]], the [[Corinth|FWLS ''Corinth'']]. The ''Corinth'' was due to enter service in [[3063]] and would form the center of a battle group, alongside the ''Gawain'' and ''Mordred''.<ref name="FM:FWLp119">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 119, "Renovation/Construction"</ref> |
All three ships were serving together in [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> and following the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the ''Corinth'' and the ''Mordred'' were both suborned by the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref> | All three ships were serving together in [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> and following the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the ''Corinth'' and the ''Mordred'' were both suborned by the [[Word of Blake]].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 3 December 2013
| Gawain | |
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| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Eagle |
Contents
History
The Eagle-class frigate Gawain and her sister ship FWLS Mordred were both under construction in 3059 and were intended to be escort vessels for the third of the Thera-class of carriers being built by the Free Worlds League, the FWLS Corinth. The Corinth was due to enter service in 3063 and would form the center of a battle group, alongside the Gawain and Mordred.[1]
All three ships were serving together in 3067[2] and following the outbreak of the Jihad the Corinth and the Mordred were both suborned by the Word of Blake.[3]
Notes
The Gawain appears to have been named for a figure associated with the myths around the 5th or 6th century AD King Arthur; in this case, one of the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Gawain. The pairing of the Gawain and the Mordred as escorts together may be an allusion to stories indicating that in some of the Arthurian tales Sir Gawain and Mordred were brothers.