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The ''Nelson'' played a valuable part in the [[Amaris Civil War]], taking heavy damage in the battle to liberate [[Oliver]]; the crew of the ''Nelson'' managed to nurse her as far as SLDF fleet station in the [[Castor]] system, only for the SLDF command to declare that the ''Nelson'' wasn't considered a viable candidate for repair. As a result of this decision the ''Nelson'' was scuttled and abandoned in a long elliptical orbit around Castor.<ref name="FM:FWLp119">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 119: "Renovation/Construction"</ref> The ''Nelson'' played a valuable part in the [[Amaris Civil War]], taking heavy damage in the battle to liberate [[Oliver]]; the crew of the ''Nelson'' managed to nurse her as far as SLDF fleet station in the [[Castor]] system, only for the SLDF command to declare that the ''Nelson'' wasn't considered a viable candidate for repair. As a result of this decision the ''Nelson'' was scuttled and abandoned in a long elliptical orbit around Castor.<ref name="FM:FWLp119">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 119: "Renovation/Construction"</ref>
− While the ''Nelson'''s career with the SLDF was over, it wasn't the last time the doughty ship would see military service; after the fall of the Star League the ''Nelson'' was located by [[ComStar]] but was left where she had been found due to the amount of work that was believed to be required to return her to active service. The [[Free Worlds League]] later became aware of the location of the ''Nelson'' thanks to information provided by the [[Word of Blake]], who had relocated to the League after the schism within ComStar and who had decided to assist the League in its [[WarShip]] rearmament program. The Blakists had helped the League locate twenty-two assorted derelict WarShips by [[3059]], of which the ''Nelson'' was one;<ref name="FM:FWLp116">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 116: "Aid From The Word of Blake"</ref> a salvage team from the Free Worlds League salvaged the ''Nelson'' in [[3058]] and moved her to [[Ionus]], where she underwent more than two years of renovation work in the secret [[Illium Naval Yard]] to return her to operational status.<ref name="FM:FWLp119"/> + While the ''Nelson'''s career with the SLDF was over, it wasn't the last time the doughty ship would see military service; after the fall of the Star League the ''Nelson'' was located by [[ComStar]] but was left where she had been found due to the amount of work that was believed to be required to return her to active service. The [[Free Worlds League]] later became aware of the location of the ''Nelson'' thanks to information provided by the [[Word of Blake]], who had relocated to the League after the schism within ComStar and who had decided to assist the League in its [[WarShip]] rearmament program. The Blakists had helped the League locate twenty-two assorted derelict WarShips by [[3059]], of which the ''Nelson'' was one;<ref name="FM:FWLp116">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 116: "Aid From The Word of Blake"</ref> a salvage team from the Free Worlds League salvaged the ''Nelson'' in [[3058]] and moved her to [[Ionus]], where she underwent more than two years of renovation work in the secret [[Illium Shipyards]] to return her to operational status.<ref name="FM:FWLp119"/>
The ''Nelson'' represented the single greatest catch of the Free Worlds League's secret reclamation program, and went on to serve in the League's spaceborn navy under the designation FWLS ''Xanthos''.<ref name="FM:FWLp119"/> As late as the eve of the [[Jihad]] in [[3067]] the ''Xanthos'' was still the only battlecruiser in service with the Free Worlds League.<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144: "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> The ''Nelson'' represented the single greatest catch of the Free Worlds League's secret reclamation program, and went on to serve in the League's spaceborn navy under the designation FWLS ''Xanthos''.<ref name="FM:FWLp119"/> As late as the eve of the [[Jihad]] in [[3067]] the ''Xanthos'' was still the only battlecruiser in service with the Free Worlds League.<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144: "Ships Of The FWL"</ref>
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The ''Nelson'' played a valuable part in the [[Amaris Civil War]], taking heavy damage in the battle to liberate [[Oliver]]; the crew of the ''Nelson'' managed to nurse her as far as SLDF fleet station in the [[Castor]] system, only for the SLDF command to declare that the ''Nelson'' wasn't considered a viable candidate for repair. As a result of this decision the ''Nelson'' was scuttled and abandoned in a long elliptical orbit around Castor.<ref name="FM:FWLp119">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 119: "Renovation/Construction"</ref> | The ''Nelson'' played a valuable part in the [[Amaris Civil War]], taking heavy damage in the battle to liberate [[Oliver]]; the crew of the ''Nelson'' managed to nurse her as far as SLDF fleet station in the [[Castor]] system, only for the SLDF command to declare that the ''Nelson'' wasn't considered a viable candidate for repair. As a result of this decision the ''Nelson'' was scuttled and abandoned in a long elliptical orbit around Castor.<ref name="FM:FWLp119">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 119: "Renovation/Construction"</ref> | ||
− | While the ''Nelson'''s career with the SLDF was over, it wasn't the last time the doughty ship would see military service; after the fall of the Star League the ''Nelson'' was located by [[ComStar]] but was left where she had been found due to the amount of work that was believed to be required to return her to active service. The [[Free Worlds League]] later became aware of the location of the ''Nelson'' thanks to information provided by the [[Word of Blake]], who had relocated to the League after the schism within ComStar and who had decided to assist the League in its [[WarShip]] rearmament program. The Blakists had helped the League locate twenty-two assorted derelict WarShips by [[3059]], of which the ''Nelson'' was one;<ref name="FM:FWLp116">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 116: "Aid From The Word of Blake"</ref> a salvage team from the Free Worlds League salvaged the ''Nelson'' in [[3058]] and moved her to [[Ionus]], where she underwent more than two years of renovation work in the secret [[Illium | + | While the ''Nelson'''s career with the SLDF was over, it wasn't the last time the doughty ship would see military service; after the fall of the Star League the ''Nelson'' was located by [[ComStar]] but was left where she had been found due to the amount of work that was believed to be required to return her to active service. The [[Free Worlds League]] later became aware of the location of the ''Nelson'' thanks to information provided by the [[Word of Blake]], who had relocated to the League after the schism within ComStar and who had decided to assist the League in its [[WarShip]] rearmament program. The Blakists had helped the League locate twenty-two assorted derelict WarShips by [[3059]], of which the ''Nelson'' was one;<ref name="FM:FWLp116">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 116: "Aid From The Word of Blake"</ref> a salvage team from the Free Worlds League salvaged the ''Nelson'' in [[3058]] and moved her to [[Ionus]], where she underwent more than two years of renovation work in the secret [[Illium Shipyards]] to return her to operational status.<ref name="FM:FWLp119"/> |
The ''Nelson'' represented the single greatest catch of the Free Worlds League's secret reclamation program, and went on to serve in the League's spaceborn navy under the designation FWLS ''Xanthos''.<ref name="FM:FWLp119"/> As late as the eve of the [[Jihad]] in [[3067]] the ''Xanthos'' was still the only battlecruiser in service with the Free Worlds League.<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144: "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> | The ''Nelson'' represented the single greatest catch of the Free Worlds League's secret reclamation program, and went on to serve in the League's spaceborn navy under the designation FWLS ''Xanthos''.<ref name="FM:FWLp119"/> As late as the eve of the [[Jihad]] in [[3067]] the ''Xanthos'' was still the only battlecruiser in service with the Free Worlds League.<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144: "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> |