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All three ships were serving together in [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> and following the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the ''Galahad'' and ''Lancelot'' worked together with the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Menelaus|FWLS ''Menelaus'']] to ambush and destroy two [[Word of Blake]] WarShips in the [[Shiloh]] system in August [[3070]]. The two vessels destroyed - the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[xanthos (Black Lion)|WoBS ''Xanthos'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Impetuous|WoBS ''Impetuous'']] - had both been ships in the secret fleet salvaged by the Free Worlds League prior to the Jihad with aid from the Blakists, and both were among a substantial number of League WarShips suborned by the Blakists following the outbreak of hostilities.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 108-109 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 268-269, "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 25, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref>
 
All three ships were serving together in [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> and following the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the ''Galahad'' and ''Lancelot'' worked together with the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Menelaus|FWLS ''Menelaus'']] to ambush and destroy two [[Word of Blake]] WarShips in the [[Shiloh]] system in August [[3070]]. The two vessels destroyed - the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[xanthos (Black Lion)|WoBS ''Xanthos'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Impetuous|WoBS ''Impetuous'']] - had both been ships in the secret fleet salvaged by the Free Worlds League prior to the Jihad with aid from the Blakists, and both were among a substantial number of League WarShips suborned by the Blakists following the outbreak of hostilities.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 108-109 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 268-269, "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 25, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref>
  
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The Lancelot, would become the last survivor of it's class by end of the Jihad.  The ship would remain service throughout the Republic era of the [[Dark Age]] when fractured Free Worlds League would reformed in [[3139]]. In service of the League, it would be one of the two active combatants in League service in [[3145]]. The ship would typically be stationed in the [[Ionus]] Star System to protect the [[Illium shipyards]], due to scarity of Warship maintenance facilities.<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 101 FWLNFleet - Status of the Lancelot as of 3145.</ref>  
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The ''Lancelot'' was the last survivor of its class by end of the Jihad.  The ''Lancelot'' remained in service throughout the [[Dark Age]] and after the resurrection of the Free Worlds League would in [[3139]]. One of the last three WarShips in service to the League, the ''Lancelot'' operated from the [[Illium]] system alongside the ''Menelaus'', protecting the [[Illium shipyards]] - one of the last remaining sites in the League where WarShips could be maintained. The third surviving [[Free Worlds League Navy]] WarShip, the ''Thera''-class ''[[Delos (Individual Thera-class WarShip)|Delos]]'' was incapable of either jumping or maneuvering, leaving it trapped in orbit above [[Oriente]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 101,  "FWLN Fleet"</ref>
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
The ''Lancelot'' appears to have been named for a figure associated with the myths around the 5th or 6th century AD [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur King Arthur]; in this case, one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Round_Table Knights of the Round Table], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelot Sir Lancelot du Lac].
 
The ''Lancelot'' appears to have been named for a figure associated with the myths around the 5th or 6th century AD [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur King Arthur]; in this case, one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Round_Table Knights of the Round Table], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelot Sir Lancelot du Lac].
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
 
* ''[[Blake Ascending]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''

Revision as of 03:59, 12 December 2017

Lancelot
Vessel Profile
TypeWarShip
ClassEagle

History

The Eagle-class frigate Lancelot and her sister ship FWLS Galahad were both under construction in 3059 and were intended to be escort vessels for the first-of-class carrier of the Thera-class of carriers being built by the Free Worlds League, the FWLS Santorini. The Santorini was due to enter service in 3060 and would form the center of a battle group, alongside the Galahad and Lancelot.[1]

All three ships were serving together in 3067[2] and following the outbreak of the Jihad the Galahad and Lancelot worked together with the Agamemnon-class heavy cruiser FWLS Menelaus to ambush and destroy two Word of Blake WarShips in the Shiloh system in August 3070. The two vessels destroyed - the Black Lion-class battlecruiser WoBS Xanthos and the Aegis-class heavy cruiser WoBS Impetuous - had both been ships in the secret fleet salvaged by the Free Worlds League prior to the Jihad with aid from the Blakists, and both were among a substantial number of League WarShips suborned by the Blakists following the outbreak of hostilities.[3][4][5]

The Lancelot was the last survivor of its class by end of the Jihad. The Lancelot remained in service throughout the Dark Age and after the resurrection of the Free Worlds League would in 3139. One of the last three WarShips in service to the League, the Lancelot operated from the Illium system alongside the Menelaus, protecting the Illium shipyards - one of the last remaining sites in the League where WarShips could be maintained. The third surviving Free Worlds League Navy WarShip, the Thera-class Delos was incapable of either jumping or maneuvering, leaving it trapped in orbit above Oriente.[6]

Notes

The Lancelot appears to have been named for a figure associated with the myths around the 5th or 6th century AD King Arthur; in this case, one of the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Lancelot du Lac.

References

  1. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 119, "Renovation/Construction"
  2. ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"
  3. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, pp. 108-109 & Blake Ascending, pp. 268-269, "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"
  4. ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 25, "Timeline of the Jihad"
  5. ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"
  6. ↑ Field Manual: 3145, p. 101, "FWLN Fleet"

Bibliography

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