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The SLS '''''Lakshmi''''' was an ''[[Avatar (WarShip class)|Avatar]]''-class<ref name="WFp94">''The Theseus Knot'' in ''Weapons Free'', p. 94</ref> heavy cruiser commissioned into the [[Star League Defense Force]] black water navy in or around [[2574]]. [[Commander]] [[Theodore Rasmusen]] took command of it "off the builder's slip" and captained it for seven years,<ref name="TTK(BCP)">''The Theseus Knot''</ref> until the [[Star League]] offensive to capture the [[Taurian Concordat]] world of [[Flintoft]] during the [[Reunification War]]. There, the SLS ''Lakshmi'' was lost with nearly all of its crew when the Taurians used [[fireships]] against it<ref name="TTK(BCP)"/> loaded with nuclear weapons and other explosives, crippling or destroying sixteen SLDF WarShips. | The SLS '''''Lakshmi''''' was an ''[[Avatar (WarShip class)|Avatar]]''-class<ref name="WFp94">''The Theseus Knot'' in ''Weapons Free'', p. 94</ref> heavy cruiser commissioned into the [[Star League Defense Force]] black water navy in or around [[2574]]. [[Commander]] [[Theodore Rasmusen]] took command of it "off the builder's slip" and captained it for seven years,<ref name="TTK(BCP)">''The Theseus Knot''</ref> until the [[Star League]] offensive to capture the [[Taurian Concordat]] world of [[Flintoft]] during the [[Reunification War]]. There, the SLS ''Lakshmi'' was lost with nearly all of its crew when the Taurians used [[fireships]] against it<ref name="TTK(BCP)"/> loaded with nuclear weapons and other explosives, crippling or destroying sixteen SLDF WarShips. | ||
| − | Commodore Rasmusen survived the destruction of the SLS ''Lakshmi'' and went on to command the ''[[Aegis]]''-class [[Minotaur (Aegis)|SLS ''Minotaur'']], seeing action later in the Reunification War.<ref name="TTK(BCP)"/> | + | Commodore Rasmusen survived the destruction of the SLS ''Lakshmi'' and went on to command the ''[[Aegis]]''-class [[Minotaur (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|SLS ''Minotaur'']], seeing action later in the Reunification War.<ref name="TTK(BCP)"/> |
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 8 November 2023
| Lakshmi | |
|---|---|
| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Avatar |
| In service since | ca. 2574 |
| In service until | 2581 |
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History[edit]
The SLS Lakshmi was an Avatar-class[1] heavy cruiser commissioned into the Star League Defense Force black water navy in or around 2574. Commander Theodore Rasmusen took command of it "off the builder's slip" and captained it for seven years,[2] until the Star League offensive to capture the Taurian Concordat world of Flintoft during the Reunification War. There, the SLS Lakshmi was lost with nearly all of its crew when the Taurians used fireships against it[2] loaded with nuclear weapons and other explosives, crippling or destroying sixteen SLDF WarShips.
Commodore Rasmusen survived the destruction of the SLS Lakshmi and went on to command the Aegis-class SLS Minotaur, seeing action later in the Reunification War.[2]
Notes[edit]
According to Historical: Reunification War, the battle for Flintoft began on the 15th of March 2581 and that the SLDF naval formation involved in the attack was the First Battle Fleet.[3]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Historical: Reunification War
- The Theseus Knot (BattleCorps short story)
- Weapons Free anthology