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| + | The [[FWLS]] '''''Xanthos''''' was a former [[Star League Defense Force]] [[WarShip]] that was salvaged by the [[Free Worlds League]] in the [[thirty-first century]]. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser<ref name="FM:SLDFp198">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 198 | + | The ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser<ref name="FM:SLDFp198">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 198: "161st Line Squadron"</ref> SLS '''''Nelson''''' was the winner of the Best WarShip category of the [[2732]] [[Martial Olympiad]].<ref name=""TSLp135">''The Star League'', p. 135: "Martial Olympiad Champions 2640-2736"</ref> |
| − | In [[2764]] the ''Nelson'' was serving was the flagship of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Dudley Spencer]], the commanding officer of [[16th Fleet ( | + | In [[2764]], the ''Nelson'' was serving was the flagship of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Dudley Spencer]], the commanding officer of [[16th Fleet (Star League)|161st Line Squadron]] within the SLDF [[16th Fleet (Star League)|Sixteenth Fleet]].<ref name="FM:SLDFp198">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 198: "161st Line Squadron"</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 | + | 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 | + | 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"/> |
| − | The ''Nelson'' represented the single greatest catch of the Free Worlds League's secret reclamation | + | 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> |
| − | In [[3068]] the ''Xanthos'' was suborned by the Word of Blake, a fate that befell a substantial number of League WarShips; her true colors were revealed when the ''Xanthos'' was involved in a pitched naval battle in the [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] system on the 25th of October, where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The ''Xanthos'' joined the ''[[Thera]]''-class carrier [[Corinth|FWLS ''Corinth'']] and one of her escorts, the ''[[Eagle (WarShip)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']], the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Nueva Badajoz|FWLS ''Nueva Badajoz'']], the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Aineas|FWLS ''Aeneas'']] and the ''[[Impavido]]''-class destroyer [[Impavido (Impavido)|FWLS ''Impavido'']]. The Blakist-aligned WarShips attacked the loyalist WarShips in the system, which were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Impavido)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], the ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette [[Sparta (Zechetinu)|FWLS ''Sparta'']], the ''[[Zechetinu|Zechetinu II]]''-class corvettes [[Acari|FWLS ''Acari'']] and [[Scorpion (Zechetinu)|FWLS ''Scorpion'']] and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Raven (Essex)|FWLS ''Raven'']].<ref name="JTP:ABC">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2 | + | In [[3068]], the ''Xanthos'' was suborned by the Word of Blake, a fate that befell a substantial number of League WarShips; her true colors were revealed when the ''Xanthos'' was involved in a pitched naval battle in the [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] system on the 25th of October, where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The ''Xanthos'' joined the ''[[Thera]]''-class carrier [[Corinth|FWLS ''Corinth'']] and one of her escorts, the ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred (Individual Eagle-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Mordred'']], the ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Nueva Badajoz|FWLS ''Nueva Badajoz'']], the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Aineas|FWLS ''Aeneas'']] and the ''[[Impavido]]''-class destroyer [[Impavido (Individual Impavido-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Impavido'']]. The Blakist-aligned WarShips attacked the loyalist WarShips in the system, which were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Individual Impavido-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], the ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette [[Sparta (Individual Zechetinu-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Sparta'']], the ''[[Zechetinu|Zechetinu II]]''-class corvettes [[Acari|FWLS ''Acari'']] and [[Scorpion (Individual Zechetinu-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Scorpion'']] and the ''[[Essex]]''-class destroyer [[Raven (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Raven'']].<ref name="JTP:ABC">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2: "True Colors Revealed"</ref> |
The naval battle in the Atreus system was a victory for the Blakist forces; none of the Blakist WarShips were destroyed, although all of them had suffered damage, but of the loyalist forces, only the FWLS ''Acari'' and FWLS ''Raven'' escaped to seek refuge in the [[Duchy of Oriente]].<ref name="JTP:ABC"/> | The naval battle in the Atreus system was a victory for the Blakist forces; none of the Blakist WarShips were destroyed, although all of them had suffered damage, but of the loyalist forces, only the FWLS ''Acari'' and FWLS ''Raven'' escaped to seek refuge in the [[Duchy of Oriente]].<ref name="JTP:ABC"/> | ||
| − | The ''Xanthos'' was subsequently destroyed in the [[Shiloh]] system in [[3070]] along with | + | The ''Xanthos'' was subsequently destroyed in the [[Shiloh]] system in [[3070]] along with the ''Aegis''-class [[Impetuous|WoBS ''Impetuous'']] by the ''Eagle''-class frigates [[Galahad (Individual Eagle-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Galahad'']] and [[Lancelot (Individual DropShip)|FWLS ''Lancelot'']] and the ''Agamemnon''-class [[Menelaus|FWLS ''Menelaus'']].<ref name=JHS:3070p108-109>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 108–109: "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"</ref><ref name=BAp268-269>''Blake Ascending'', pp. 268–269 </ref><ref name="J:FRp128A">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128: "Captured Ships"</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' | ||
* ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | * ''[[Jihad Hot Spots: 3070]]'' | ||
| − | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Jihad Turning Point: Atreus | + | * ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Jihad Turning Point: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive|Jihad Turning Points: Atreus (BattleCorps Exclusive Track)]]'' |
* ''[[The Star League]]'' | * ''[[The Star League]]'' | ||
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual WarShips]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Battlecruisers]] | [[Category: Individual Battlecruisers]] | ||
[[Category: Individual Black Lion-class WarShips]] | [[Category: Individual Black Lion-class WarShips]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:43, 20 February 2024
- This article is about the battlecruiser. For the BattleMech, see Xanthos (BattleMech).
| Xanthos | |
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| Vessel Profile | |
| Previous names | Nelson |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Black Lion |
The FWLS Xanthos was a former Star League Defense Force WarShip that was salvaged by the Free Worlds League in the thirty-first century.
Contents
History[edit]
The Black Lion-class battlecruiser[1] SLS Nelson was the winner of the Best WarShip category of the 2732 Martial Olympiad.[2]
In 2764, the Nelson was serving was the flagship of Vice Admiral Dudley Spencer, the commanding officer of 161st Line Squadron within the SLDF Sixteenth Fleet.[1]
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.[3]
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;[4] 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.[3]
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.[3] As late as the eve of the Jihad in 3067 the Xanthos was still the only battlecruiser in service with the Free Worlds League.[5]
In 3068, the Xanthos was suborned by the Word of Blake, a fate that befell a substantial number of League WarShips; her true colors were revealed when the Xanthos was involved in a pitched naval battle in the Atreus system on the 25th of October, where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The Xanthos joined the Thera-class carrier FWLS Corinth and one of her escorts, the Eagle-class frigate FWLS Mordred, the Aegis-class heavy cruiser FWLS Nueva Badajoz, the Agamemnon-class heavy cruiser FWLS Aeneas and the Impavido-class destroyer FWLS Impavido. The Blakist-aligned WarShips attacked the loyalist WarShips in the system, which were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the Eagle-class FWLS Gawain, the Impavido-class FWLS Janos Marik, the Zechetinu-class corvette FWLS Sparta, the Zechetinu II-class corvettes FWLS Acari and FWLS Scorpion and the Essex-class destroyer FWLS Raven.[6]
The naval battle in the Atreus system was a victory for the Blakist forces; none of the Blakist WarShips were destroyed, although all of them had suffered damage, but of the loyalist forces, only the FWLS Acari and FWLS Raven escaped to seek refuge in the Duchy of Oriente.[6]
The Xanthos was subsequently destroyed in the Shiloh system in 3070 along with the Aegis-class WoBS Impetuous by the Eagle-class frigates FWLS Galahad and FWLS Lancelot and the Agamemnon-class FWLS Menelaus.[7][8][9]
Notes[edit]
| “ | Hello,
The SLS Nelson was a Black Lion-class. Field Manual: SLDF was in error. Thank you, Herbert Beas |
” |
| — Herbert Beas, BattleTech Line Developer, 02 Oct 2012 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Field Manual: SLDF, p. 198: "161st Line Squadron"
- ↑ The Star League, p. 135: "Martial Olympiad Champions 2640-2736"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 119: "Renovation/Construction"
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 116: "Aid From The Word of Blake"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 144: "Ships Of The FWL"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track, p. 2: "True Colors Revealed"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, pp. 108–109: "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"
- ↑ Blake Ascending, pp. 268–269
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128: "Captured Ships"