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As a result it was considered very likely that the ''Sparta'' would return to the shipyards at Ionus for further work before entering active service as the FWLS ''Sparta'' under the command of Captain [[Roberto Gheorghiu]].<ref name="FM:FWLp118">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 118: "FWLS Sparta"</ref> + As of early [[3059]], the '''''Sparta''''' was due to be the fourth ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette to be launched by the [[Free Worlds League]] and was undergoing somewhat problematic trials in the [[Simpson Desert]] system. Manufactured at the [[Illium Shipyards]] in the [[Ionus]] system, the ''Sparta'' had encountered a number of problems during her shakedown trials; [[Captain]] [[Ahmed Pervez]], a very senior naval engineer, was the officer responsible for taking the ''Sparta'' through her trials, and the engineering staff aboard became concerned about indications of overstress found on a number of major bulkheads. As a result it was considered very likely that the ''Sparta'' would return to the shipyards at Ionus for further work before entering active service as the FWLS ''Sparta'' under the command of Captain [[Roberto Gheorghiu]].<ref name="FM:FWLp118">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 118, "FWLS Sparta"</ref> − By [[3067]], the ''Sparta'' had been in service for the better part of a decade and was one of four corvettes of her class and manufacturing block known to be on active service, serving alongside the [[Attica|FWLS ''Attica'']], [[Karelia|FWLS ''Karelia'']], and [[Tirana|FWLS ''Tirana'']].<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144: "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> The ''Sparta'' was involved in a pitched naval battle in the [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] system on the 25th of October [[3068]], where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The Blakists had suborned a significant number of WarShips within the Free Worlds League navy, and those Blakist-affiliated ships in the Atreus system at the time—the ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Nueva Badajoz|FWLS ''Nueva Badajoz'']], 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 ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Xanthos (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Xanthos'']], the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Aineas|FWLS ''Aeneas'']] and the ''Impavido''-class [[Impavido (Individual Impavido-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Impavido'']]—attacked the League loyalist WarShips present in the system at the time.<ref name="JTP:ABC"/> + By [[3067]] the ''Sparta'' had been in service for the better part of a decade and was one of four corvettes of her class and manufacturing block known to be on active service, serving alongside the [[Attica|FWLS ''Attica'']], [[Karelia|FWLS ''Karelia'']] and [[Tirana|FWLS ''Tirana'']].<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> The ''Sparta'' was involved in a pitched naval battle in the [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] system on the 25th of October [[3068]], where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The Blakists had suborned a significant number of WarShips within the Free Worlds League navy, and those Blakist-affiliated ships in the Atreus system at the time — the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Nueva Badajoz|FWLS ''Nueva Badajoz'']], the ''[[Thera]]''-class carrier [[Corinth|FWLS ''Corinth'']] and one of her escorts, the ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']], the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Xanthos (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Xanthos'']], the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Aineas|FWLS ''Aeneas'']] and the ''Impavido''-class [[Impavido (Impavido)|FWLS ''Impavido'']] — attacked the League loyalist WarShips present in the system at the time.<ref name="JTP:ABC"/> − The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Sparta'', the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Individual Impavido-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], 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'']]. The naval battle 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">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2: "True Colors Revealed"</ref> + The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Sparta'', the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Impavido)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], 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'']]. The naval battle 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">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2, "True Colors Revealed"</ref> ==References== ==References==
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| − | As of early [[3059]], the '''''Sparta''''' was due to be the fourth ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette to be launched by the [[Free Worlds League]] and was undergoing somewhat problematic trials in the [[Simpson Desert]] system. Manufactured at the [[Illium | + | As of early [[3059]], the '''''Sparta''''' was due to be the fourth ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette to be launched by the [[Free Worlds League]] and was undergoing somewhat problematic trials in the [[Simpson Desert]] system. Manufactured at the [[Illium Shipyards]] in the [[Ionus]] system, the ''Sparta'' had encountered a number of problems during her shakedown trials; [[Captain]] [[Ahmed Pervez]], a very senior naval engineer, was the officer responsible for taking the ''Sparta'' through her trials, and the engineering staff aboard became concerned about indications of overstress found on a number of major bulkheads. As a result it was considered very likely that the ''Sparta'' would return to the shipyards at Ionus for further work before entering active service as the FWLS ''Sparta'' under the command of Captain [[Roberto Gheorghiu]].<ref name="FM:FWLp118">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 118, "FWLS Sparta"</ref> |
| − | By [[3067]] | + | By [[3067]] the ''Sparta'' had been in service for the better part of a decade and was one of four corvettes of her class and manufacturing block known to be on active service, serving alongside the [[Attica|FWLS ''Attica'']], [[Karelia|FWLS ''Karelia'']] and [[Tirana|FWLS ''Tirana'']].<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> The ''Sparta'' was involved in a pitched naval battle in the [[Atreus (FWL)|Atreus]] system on the 25th of October [[3068]], where loyalist and Blakist elements of the Free Worlds League navy turned on each other. The Blakists had suborned a significant number of WarShips within the Free Worlds League navy, and those Blakist-affiliated ships in the Atreus system at the time — the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Nueva Badajoz|FWLS ''Nueva Badajoz'']], the ''[[Thera]]''-class carrier [[Corinth|FWLS ''Corinth'']] and one of her escorts, the ''[[Eagle (WarShip class)|Eagle]]''-class frigate [[Mordred|FWLS ''Mordred'']], the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Xanthos (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Xanthos'']], the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Aineas|FWLS ''Aeneas'']] and the ''Impavido''-class [[Impavido (Impavido)|FWLS ''Impavido'']] — attacked the League loyalist WarShips present in the system at the time.<ref name="JTP:ABC"/> |
| − | The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Sparta'', the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik ( | + | The loyalist WarShips in the system were mainly lighter destroyers and corvettes, and which consisted of the ''Sparta'', the ''Eagle''-class [[Gawain|FWLS ''Gawain'']], the ''Impavido''-class [[Janos Marik (Impavido)|FWLS ''Janos Marik'']], 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'']]. The naval battle 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">''Jihad Turning Points: Atreus BattleCorps Exclusive Track'', p. 2, "True Colors Revealed"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||