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{{otheruses|the ''[[Athena (WarShip)|Athena]]''-class [[WarShip]]|the [[Magestrix]] of the [[Magistracy of Canopus]]|Kossandra Centrella}}
 
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Between the production of the first domestically-produced [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] WarShip in [[2569]] and the eve of the [[Amaris Civil War]], two ''[[Athena (WarShip class)|Athena]]''-class cruisers would bear the name MCS '''''Kossandra Centrella'''''.
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== Overview ==
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Between the production of the first domestically-produced [[Magistracy of Canopus|Canopian]] WarShip in [[2569]] and the eve of the [[Amaris Civil War]] two ''Athena''-class cruisers would bear the name MCS '''''Kossandra Centrella'''''.
  
==History==
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== History ==
===The Reunification War===
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=== The Reunification War ===
The first MCS ''Kossandra Centrella'' was the second ship of her class and entered service at some point between the launch of the first-of-class ship, the [[Athena (Individual Athena-class WarShip)|MCS ''Athena'']], in 2569 and the eve of the [[Reunification War]]. The ''Kossandra Centrella'' and the ''Athena'' were the only two ships of the ''Athena'' class to be built before the War erupted.<ref name="FR2765:Pp10">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 10: "Infrastructural Integrity"</ref>
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The first MCS ''Kossandra Centrella'' was the second ship of her class and entered service at some point between the launch of the first-of-class ship, the [[Athena (Athena)|MCS ''Athena'']], in 2569 and the eve of the [[Reunification War]]. The ''Kossandra Centrella'' and the ''Athena'' were the only two ships of the ''Athena'' class to be built before the War erupted.<ref name="FR2765:Pp10">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 10, "Infrastructural Integrity"</ref>
  
Neither the ''Kossandra Centrella'' nor her sister ship survived the Reunification War, having either been destroyed or damaged beyond repair.<ref name="FR2765:Pp5">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 5: "Strategic Update"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4: "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref> Most of the Canopian WarShip fleet was destroyed during the failed raid on the [[Star League Defense Force]] supply facilities in the [[Thurrock]] system in July [[2683]],<ref name="H:RWp102+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 102–103: "Thurrock (July 2683)"</ref> although a pair of Canopian corvettes had been destroyed during the invasion of [[Tetski]] in late [[2682]].<ref name="H:RWp101+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 101–102: "Tetski (September–November 2682)"</ref> It is likely that the ''Kossandra Centrella'' was one of the ships lost at Thurrock; however, although the battle at Thurrock accounted for the majority of the small Canopian WarShip fleet, the last two remaining Canopian WarShips to remain combat-worthy were known to have been active in the [[Canopus IV]] system when the SLDF invaded in March [[2684]], and the ''Kossandra Centrella'' may have been one of those two ships.<ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 103: "Canopus (March-April 2684)"</ref>
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Neither the ''Kossandra Centrella'' nor her sister ship survived the Reunification War, having either been destroyed or damaged beyond repair.<ref name="FR2765:Pp5">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 5, "Strategic Update"</ref><ref name="FR2765:Pp4">''Field Report 2765: Periphery'', p. 4, "WarShips of the Territorial States"</ref> Most of the Canopian WarShip fleet was destroyed during the failed raid on the [[Star League Defense Force]] supply facilities in the [[Thurrock]] system in July [[2683]],<ref name="H:RWp102+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 102-103, "Thurrock (July 2683)"</ref>, although a pair of Canopian corvettes had been destroyed during the invasion of [[Tetski]] in late [[2682]].<ref name="H:RWp101+">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 101-102, "Tetski (September-November 2682)"</ref> It is likely that the ''Kossandra Centrella'' was one of the ships lost at Thurrock; however, although the battle at Thurrock accounted for the majority of the small Canopian WarShip fleet, the last two remaining Canopian WarShips to remain combat-worthy were known to have been active in the [[Canopus IV]] system when the SLDF invaded in March [[2684]], and the ''Kossandra Centrella'' may have been one of those two ships.<ref name="H:RWp103">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 103, "Canopus (March-April 2684)"</ref>
  
===Star League Era===
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=== Star League Era ===
The shipyards responsible for producing the Magistracy's two ''Athena''-class cruisers prior to the Reunification War were operated by the [[Athena Corporation]], a company that began as a combination think tank and engineering firm in the [[Canopus IV]] system. The crippling of that shipyard during the War put an end to domestic WarShip production in the Magistracy for centuries,<ref name="FR2765:Pp10"/> until the completion of the [[Diamond Garter Fleet Yards]] in [[2725]]. While the Diamond Garter shipyards were intended to serve as a supply station and [[JumpShip]] dry-dock for the [[Star League Defense Force]] and the [[Department of Mega-Engineering]], the Magistracy was able to use the yards to support and then grow the Canopian WarShip fleet. One of the ships added to the Canopian fleet shortly before the Amaris Coup was the ''Athena''-class ''Kossandra Centrella''.<ref name="FR2765:Pp5"/>
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The shipyards responsible for producing the Magistracy's two ''Athena''-class cruisers prior to the Reunification War were operated by the [[Athena Corporation]], a company that began as a combination think-tank and engineering firm in the [[Canopus IV]] system. The crippling of that shipyard during the War put an end to domestic WarShip production in the Magistracy for centuries;<ref name="FR2765:Pp10"/> it wasn't until the completion of the [[Diamond Garter Fleet Yards]] in [[2725]]. While the Diamond Garter shipyards were intended to serve as a supply station and [[JumpShip]] dry-dock for the [[Star League Defense Force]] and the [[Department of Mega-Engineering]], the Magistracy was able to use the yards to support and then grow the Canopian WarShip fleet. One of the ships added to the Canopian fleet shortly before the Amaris Coup was the ''Athena''-class ''Kossandra Centrella''.<ref name="FR2765:Pp5"/>
  
In April [[2765]], the ''Kossandra Centrella'' was serving as the flagship of the Canopian WarShip fleet, under the command of the senior fleet officer, [[Admiral]] [[Justin Marcus-Cleve]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp4"/>
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In April [[2765]] the ''Kossandra Centrella'' was serving as the flagship of the Canopian WarShip fleet, under the command of the senior fleet officer, [[Admiral]] [[Justin Marcus-Cleve]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp4"/>
  
===Periphery Uprising===
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=== Periphery Uprising ===
The ''Kossandra Centrella'' was a casualty of the [[Periphery Uprising]], a fate suffered by nearly the entirety of the navies of the Magistracy of Canopus, Outworlds Alliance and Taurian Concordat during the brief war with the Star League Defense Force.<ref name="FSWp101">''First Succession War'', p. 101: "The Taurian-Canopian War (2813-2814)"</ref>
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The ''Kossandra Centrella'' was a casualty of the [[Periphery Uprising]], a fate suffered by almost the entire of the navies of the Magistracy of Canopus, Outworlds Alliance and Taurian Concordat during the brief war with the Star League Defense Force.<ref name="FSWp101">''First Succession War'', p. 101, "The Taurian-Canopian War (2813-2814)"</ref>
  
==Notes==
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== Notes ==
* The destruction of the Periphery WarShip fleets during the uprising was noted by the author of ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]'' on the Catalyst forums and confirmed by a BattleTech Developer, although not in the ''Ask The Writers'' or ''Ask the Lead Developer'' forum, so this note is not definitive until confirmed elsewhere:
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* The destruction of the Periphery WarShip fleets during the uprising was noted by the author of ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]'' on the Catalyst forums and confirmed by a BattleTech Developer, although not in the ''Ask The Writers'' or ''Ask the Lead Developer'' forum, so this note is not definitive until confirmed elsewhere:
  
 
{{Quote|Yup. Only one WarShip operational in ALL of the Periphery. And it was a Concordat boat.
 
{{Quote|Yup. Only one WarShip operational in ALL of the Periphery. And it was a Concordat boat.
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* Given the lack of any new WarShips apparently being constructed between the end of the Periphery Uprising in 2766 and the end of the First Succession War in 2821 it is likely, but not certain, that the Periphery nations had also lost the ability to manufacture new WarShips through the destruction or crippling of the relevant shipyards.
 
* Given the lack of any new WarShips apparently being constructed between the end of the Periphery Uprising in 2766 and the end of the First Succession War in 2821 it is likely, but not certain, that the Periphery nations had also lost the ability to manufacture new WarShips through the destruction or crippling of the relevant shipyards.
  
==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
 
* ''[[Field Report 2765: Periphery]]''
* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)|First Succession War]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (Source Book)|First Succession War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
  

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