19th Fleet (Star League)
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The Nineteenth Fleet was a part of the Star League Defense Force Naval Command.[1] Prior to the Periphery Uprising, it was stationed along the Federated Suns/Taurian Concordat border. This made that border the most heavily militarized border in the Star League.[2]
History
Created as one of the SLDF Naval Command's independent Fleets, the Nineteenth Fleet spent much of its existence supporting the Eleventh Fleet, assigned to the Taurian Concordat, a reflection of the tendency for the Concordat to be a flashpoint for trouble within the Periphery.[1]
The Nineteenth's presence along the border was a major reason that the bandit and pirate raids in that area dropped sixty-five percent between 2760 and 2765. Based out of the Hyalite system, the Nineteenth would always leave one line squadron in the system. The other line squadron and two escort squadrons would patrol the border. Leaving a line squadron to defend the system made sense, as the main repair facility orbited Hyatos, Hyalite's moon, and served as a repair facility for the Nineteenth, Eleventh, and Fifth fleets. In addition this base served SLIC as a deployment facility for undercover agents going into the Concordat.[2]
When the Periphery Uprising began, the Eleventh Fleet took heavy damage - including the loss of Admiral Lewis Manseur's flagship, the Texas-class SLS Nebraska - to Taurian rebels,[3] and the rapid forward deployment of the Nineteenth from their fleet bases in the Federated Suns may well have saved the Eleventh from destruction. The Eleventh and the Nineteenth subsequently operated as a joint command for the remainder of the Periphery conflict.[1]
Officers
In 2765 the Nineteenth Fleet was commanded by Admiral Thomas Belleau from the WarShip SLS Moscow.[1][2]
Composition History
2765
The Nineteenth Fleet was comprised of four active squadrons immediately prior to the Amaris Civil War:[2]
- 192nd Escort Squadron (Poseidon's Trident)[2]
- Lead Ship: SLS Norfolk - CO: Vice Admiral Rhodes "Blue Streak" Smalley
- 193rd Line Squadron (DragonStars)[2]
- Lead Ship: SLS Borodino - CO: Vice Admiral Cha Su Pai
- 194th Line Squadron (Humuhumunukunukuāpuaas from Hell)[2]
- Lead Ship: SLS Pearl Harbor - CO: Vice Admiral Lorraine Hofmann
- 195th Reconnaissance Squadron (Shadow Hunters)[2]
- Lead Ship: SLS Mahan - CO: Vice Admiral Ealadhach "The Headmaster" McWhorter