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Line 49: Of the sixty ships manufactured, two were serving in the [[1st Fleet (Star League)|First Fleet]] and were destroyed by the Reagan [[SDS]] network while attacking surface targets near Geneva. The remaining fifty-eight ''Riga IIs'' were deployed in the [[Periphery]] at the time, and had been heavily involved in the various battles of the [[Periphery Uprising]]; it was most common to see them deploying as first response ships alongside either a ''McKenna'' or a cruiser. As the various navies of the Territorial States were unable to engage the SLDF navy head-on and preferred to instead strike by ambushing exposed targets, the ''Riga II'' deployments alongside other ships kept them relatively safe.<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/> Of the sixty ships manufactured, two were serving in the [[1st Fleet (Star League)|First Fleet]] and were destroyed by the Reagan [[SDS]] network while attacking surface targets near Geneva. The remaining fifty-eight ''Riga IIs'' were deployed in the [[Periphery]] at the time, and had been heavily involved in the various battles of the [[Periphery Uprising]]; it was most common to see them deploying as first response ships alongside either a ''McKenna'' or a cruiser. As the various navies of the Territorial States were unable to engage the SLDF navy head-on and preferred to instead strike by ambushing exposed targets, the ''Riga II'' deployments alongside other ships kept them relatively safe.<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/> − In contrast to the battles seen in the Periphery Uprising, the [[Hegemony Campaign]] saw the more advanced classes in the SLDF fleet deploying in the vanguard of many offensives. This caused heavy losses on these newer ships such as the ''[[Luxor (WarShip class)|Luxor]]''-class heavy cruiser, the ''McKenna'', and the ''Riga II''. Half of the ''Riga IIs'' were destroyed although this casualty rate was lower than the ninety percent losses inflicted on the ''Lola III'' and ''Essex'' fleets. Twenty-six ''Riga IIs'' survived the campaign, but four of those were badly damaged enough that they were stripped and scuttled; the remaining twenty-two ships departed on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/> + In contrast to the battles seen in the Periphery Uprising, the [[Hegemony Campaign]] saw the more advanced classes in the SLDF fleet deploying in the vanguard of many offensives. This caused heavy losses on these newer ships such as the ''[[Luxor]]''-class heavy cruiser, the ''McKenna'', and the ''Riga II''. Half of the ''Riga IIs'' were destroyed although this casualty rate was lower than the ninety percent losses inflicted on the ''Lola III'' and ''Essex'' fleets. Twenty-six ''Riga IIs'' survived the campaign, but four of those were badly damaged enough that they were stripped and scuttled; the remaining twenty-two ships departed on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/> During the Exodus the ''Riga II'' served as the fleet's primary patrol ships, and the majority of them were kept in service after the Star League-in-Exile settled on the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. When the Pentagon Worlds erupted in their own civil war, the remaining ''Riga IIs'' took part in the fratricidal conflict. When [[Nicholas Kerensky]] brought the Pentagon Worlds under his control through [[Operation KLONDIKE]] the last two active Pentagon ''Riga IIs'' were destroyed, leaving just six surviving ships of the class. Those six ships served the [[Clans]] for several centuries before being reworked via a series of extensive refits, evolving into the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]'' class of destroyers starting in [[2947]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp136>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 136: "York WarShip Profile"</ref> During the Exodus the ''Riga II'' served as the fleet's primary patrol ships, and the majority of them were kept in service after the Star League-in-Exile settled on the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. When the Pentagon Worlds erupted in their own civil war, the remaining ''Riga IIs'' took part in the fratricidal conflict. When [[Nicholas Kerensky]] brought the Pentagon Worlds under his control through [[Operation KLONDIKE]] the last two active Pentagon ''Riga IIs'' were destroyed, leaving just six surviving ships of the class. Those six ships served the [[Clans]] for several centuries before being reworked via a series of extensive refits, evolving into the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]'' class of destroyers starting in [[2947]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp136>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 136: "York WarShip Profile"</ref>
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Of the sixty ships manufactured, two were serving in the [[1st Fleet (Star League)|First Fleet]] and were destroyed by the Reagan [[SDS]] network while attacking surface targets near Geneva. The remaining fifty-eight ''Riga IIs'' were deployed in the [[Periphery]] at the time, and had been heavily involved in the various battles of the [[Periphery Uprising]]; it was most common to see them deploying as first response ships alongside either a ''McKenna'' or a cruiser. As the various navies of the Territorial States were unable to engage the SLDF navy head-on and preferred to instead strike by ambushing exposed targets, the ''Riga II'' deployments alongside other ships kept them relatively safe.<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/> | Of the sixty ships manufactured, two were serving in the [[1st Fleet (Star League)|First Fleet]] and were destroyed by the Reagan [[SDS]] network while attacking surface targets near Geneva. The remaining fifty-eight ''Riga IIs'' were deployed in the [[Periphery]] at the time, and had been heavily involved in the various battles of the [[Periphery Uprising]]; it was most common to see them deploying as first response ships alongside either a ''McKenna'' or a cruiser. As the various navies of the Territorial States were unable to engage the SLDF navy head-on and preferred to instead strike by ambushing exposed targets, the ''Riga II'' deployments alongside other ships kept them relatively safe.<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/> | ||
| − | In contrast to the battles seen in the Periphery Uprising, the [[Hegemony Campaign]] saw the more advanced classes in the SLDF fleet deploying in the vanguard of many offensives. This caused heavy losses on these newer ships such as the ''[[ | + | In contrast to the battles seen in the Periphery Uprising, the [[Hegemony Campaign]] saw the more advanced classes in the SLDF fleet deploying in the vanguard of many offensives. This caused heavy losses on these newer ships such as the ''[[Luxor]]''-class heavy cruiser, the ''McKenna'', and the ''Riga II''. Half of the ''Riga IIs'' were destroyed although this casualty rate was lower than the ninety percent losses inflicted on the ''Lola III'' and ''Essex'' fleets. Twenty-six ''Riga IIs'' survived the campaign, but four of those were badly damaged enough that they were stripped and scuttled; the remaining twenty-two ships departed on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/> |
During the Exodus the ''Riga II'' served as the fleet's primary patrol ships, and the majority of them were kept in service after the Star League-in-Exile settled on the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. When the Pentagon Worlds erupted in their own civil war, the remaining ''Riga IIs'' took part in the fratricidal conflict. When [[Nicholas Kerensky]] brought the Pentagon Worlds under his control through [[Operation KLONDIKE]] the last two active Pentagon ''Riga IIs'' were destroyed, leaving just six surviving ships of the class. Those six ships served the [[Clans]] for several centuries before being reworked via a series of extensive refits, evolving into the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]'' class of destroyers starting in [[2947]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp136>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 136: "York WarShip Profile"</ref> | During the Exodus the ''Riga II'' served as the fleet's primary patrol ships, and the majority of them were kept in service after the Star League-in-Exile settled on the [[Pentagon Worlds]]. When the Pentagon Worlds erupted in their own civil war, the remaining ''Riga IIs'' took part in the fratricidal conflict. When [[Nicholas Kerensky]] brought the Pentagon Worlds under his control through [[Operation KLONDIKE]] the last two active Pentagon ''Riga IIs'' were destroyed, leaving just six surviving ships of the class. Those six ships served the [[Clans]] for several centuries before being reworked via a series of extensive refits, evolving into the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]'' class of destroyers starting in [[2947]].<ref name="FR2765:Pp33+"/><ref name=TRO:3057Rp136>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 136: "York WarShip Profile"</ref> | ||