Editing Ursa Minor

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==History==
As of [[3061]] the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class [[WarShip]] '''''Ursa Minor''''' was serving as the CGB ''Ursa Minor'' within the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Clan Ghost Bear ''touman'']], and serving as a part of the Ghost Bear's flexible naval reserve.<ref name="FM:WCp86">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 86, "Naval Assets"</ref> The ''Ursa Minor'' remained an active part of the Ghost Bear ''touman'' for the next six years;<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60, "Naval Assets"</ref> in May [[3067]] the ''Ursa Minor'' was involved in the second naval battle for [[Alshain]], a [[Trial of Possession]] initiated by forces from [[Clan Nova Cat]] for the ''[[Leviathan (Battleship)|Leviathan]]''-class battleship [[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CGB ''Rasalhague'']], which was undergoing construction in the Alshain shipyards at the time.<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The Trial was devastating for both sides, with half the Ghost Bear fleet destroyed and similar losses on the part of the Nova Cats; the Trial was initiated by the Nova cat [[Transcendent Naval Star (Clan Nova Cat)|Transcendent Naval Star]], but the local commanding officer of the Ghost Bear naval forces refused the Nova cat ''[[batchall]]'' and ordered an immediate attack.<ref name="FM:Up81+">''Field Manual:  Updates'', p. 81, "The Second Naval Battle of Alshain"</ref>

As the battle began a second Nova Cat Star, the [[Vision Naval Star (Clan Nova Cat)|Vision Naval Star]] arrived, while a second force of heavy Ghost Bear WarShips including the ''Ursa Minor'' began moving to support the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Ursa Major|CGB ''Ursa Major'']] and her four-strong destroyer group. [[Star Admiral]] Leroux of the Transcendent Naval Star managed to convince the commander of the second Ghost Bear force that the Trial was a legitimate and honorable trial, effectively splitting the Trial into two separate naval engagements; as a result, the Trial didn't degenerate into a mass brawl, but it still devastated both the Ghost Bear and Nova Cat fleets.<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Bear's Den|CGB ''Bear's Den'']] was responsible for destroying the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[True Vision|SLS ''True Vision'']], the Nova Cat flagship. during the Trial - but not before the ''True Vision'' had destroyed both the ''Ursa Minor'' and the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class corvette [[Black Ghost|CGB ''Black Ghost'']].<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The Ghost Bears were the victors in the Trial, but the losses taken on both parts made the victory a pyrrhic one at best; besides the CGB ''Rasalhague'', only a single Ghost Bear WarShip survived the trial, the ''Ursa Major''.<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The [[DropShip]]s ''[[Polar Star]]'' and ''[[Dark Nebula (Individual Union-C-class DropShip)|Dark Nebula]]'' were attached to the ''Ursa Minor'' on the day of its last battle.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Trial of Retribution]]''
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