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| − | The '''''Rubicon''''' was a ''[[Monolith]]''-class [[JumpShip]] operated by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. Even after the Commonwealth's merger with the [[Federated Suns]], forming the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Rubicon'' remained a House asset and retained its Lyran registry. It displayed the old crest of [[House Steiner]] and the Lyran Commonwealth—the clenched fist—on the inside of its [[jump sail]].<ref name=ToD>''Tactics of Duty'', | + | The '''''Rubicon''''' was a ''[[Monolith]]''-class [[JumpShip]] operated by the [[Lyran Commonwealth]]. Even after the Commonwealth's merger with the [[Federated Suns]], forming the [[Federated Commonwealth]], the ''Rubicon'' remained a House asset and retained its Lyran registry. It displayed the old crest of [[House Steiner]] and the Lyran Commonwealth—the clenched fist—on the inside of its [[jump sail]].<ref name=ToD>''Tactics of Duty'', pp. 198-199 (chapter 19)</ref> |
| − | On 7 April [[3057]] the ''Rubicon'' carried three ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s of the [[Gray Death Legion]] (''[[Endeavor (Union)|Endeavor]]'', ''[[Defiant]]'' and ''[[Valiant (Union)|Valiant]]'') from [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]] to [[Caledonia]], along with a pair of merchant DropShips.<ref name=ToD | + | On 7 April [[3057]] the ''Rubicon'' carried three ''[[Union]]''-class [[DropShip]]s of the [[Gray Death Legion]] (''[[Endeavor (Union)|Endeavor]]'', ''[[Defiant]]'' and ''[[Valiant (Union)|Valiant]]'') from [[Gladius (system)|Gladius]] to [[Caledonia]], along with a pair of merchant DropShips.<ref name=ToD/> |
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History
The Rubicon was a Monolith-class JumpShip operated by the Lyran Commonwealth. Even after the Commonwealth's merger with the Federated Suns, forming the Federated Commonwealth, the Rubicon remained a House asset and retained its Lyran registry. It displayed the old crest of House Steiner and the Lyran Commonwealth—the clenched fist—on the inside of its jump sail.[1]
On 7 April 3057 the Rubicon carried three Union-class DropShips of the Gray Death Legion (Endeavor, Defiant and Valiant) from Gladius to Caledonia, along with a pair of merchant DropShips.[1]
Notes
- The Rubicon is expressly described as massing 380,000 tons and being capable of carrying nine DropShips, which is in line with the original specifications of the Monolith-class. However, changes to the construction rules for JumpShips later established that only one DropShip could be carried per 50,000 tons of mass, or fraction thereof. The Monolith-class had always been said to have nine hardpoints, and to keep the in-universe information consistent updated Technical Readouts changed the correct mass for this class to 430,000 tons.