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{{otheruses|the WarShip|other uses|Star League (disambiguation)}}
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==History==
 
==History==
The SLS '''''Star League''''' was a modified ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]'' class battleship and was one of six ''McKennas'' in service with the SLDF navy that had been the subject of special modifications to allow them to service as specialized command ships,<ref name="H:LoTv1p46">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 46: "First Fleet"</ref><ref name="H:LoTv1p46A">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 46: "Second Fleet"</ref> each capable of acting as a mobile headquarters for either the [[First Lord of the Star League|First Lord]] or members of the [[SLDF#High_Command|High Command]].<ref name="FM:SLDFp44"/>
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The SLS '''''Star League''''' was a modified ''[[McKenna (WarShip)|McKenna]]'' class battleship and was one of six ''McKennas'' in service with the SLDF navy that had been the subject of special modifications to allow them to service as specialized command ships,<ref name="H:LoTv1p46">''Historical: Liberation of Star League Volume 1'', p. 46, "First Fleet"</ref><ref name="H:LoTv1p46A">''Historical: Liberation of Star League Volume 1'', p. 46, "Second Fleet"</ref> each capable of acting as a mobile headquarters for either the [[First Lord]] or members of the [[SLDF#High_Command|High Command]].<ref name="FM:SLDFp44"/>
  
[[Jonns Ezenwa]] was appointed to command of the SLS ''Star League'' and its associated squadrons in [[2738]]; he would serve in that role for almost a decade before earning his first flag and command of a [[squadron]] within the [[18th Fleet (Star League)|Eighteenth Fleet]]. Ezenwa would return to the [[1st Fleet (Star League)|First Fleet]] subsequently as the commanding officer of the [[Terra (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|SLS ''Terra'']], flagship of the SLDF navy.<ref name="FM:SLDFp44"/>
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[[Jonns Ezenwa]] was appointed to command of the SLS ''Star League'' and its associated squadrons in [[2738]]; he would serve in that role for almost a decade before earning his first flag and command of a [[squadron]] within the [[18th Fleet (SLDF)|Eighteenth Fleet]]. Ezenwa would return to the [[1st Fleet (SLDF)|First Fleet]] subsequently as the commanding officer of the [[Terra (Vessel)|SLS ''Terra'']], flagship of the SLDF navy.<ref name="FM:SLDFp44"/>
  
In [[2764]], the ''Star League'' was under the command of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Ernst Guderian]]<ref name="H:LoTv1p46"/> and was the command ship of [[1st Fleet (Star League)|Star Squadron]],<ref name="FM:SLDFp44">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 44: "First Fleet"</ref> the First Lord's squadron within the First Fleet, and spent most of its time above [[Terra]] or deployed within the borders of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:LoTv1p46"/>
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In [[2764]] the ''Star League'' was under the command of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Constance Peterson]]<ref name="H:LoTv1p46"/> and was the command ship of [[1st Fleet (SLDF)|Star Squadron]],<ref name="FM:SLDFp44">''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 44, "First Fleet"</ref> the [[First Lord|First Lord's]] squadron within the First Fleet, and spent most of its time above [[Terra]] or deployed within the borders of the [[Terran Hegemony]].<ref name="H:LoTv1p46"/>
  
On the first day of Stefan Amaris' [[Amaris Civil War|coup]], 27 December [[2666]], the ''Star League'' attempted to support SLDF forces fighting at Geneva and Unity City and assist in the evacuation of the First Lord and senior government staff. At this time, the ship was under the command of Vice Admiral [[Constance Peterson]]. The ''Star League'' was lost in battle over Unity City, engaging Republican forces while also trying to provide orbit-to-surface support. It was during this battle that the ''Star League's'' sister ship the [[Enterprise (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|SLS ''Enterprise'']] was able to destroy the Rim Worlds Republic flagship as the [[Stefan Amaris (Individual Stefan Amaris-class WarShip)|RWS ''Stefan Amaris'']] and its escorts engaged the ''Star League''.<ref name="H:LoTV1p79">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 79: "Struggle For The Terran System"</ref>
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During Stefan Amaris' coup; the ''Star League'' attempted to support SLDF forces fighting at Geneva and Unity City and assist in the evacuation of the [[First Lord]] and senior government staff. The ''Star League'' was lost in battle over Unity City, engaging Republican forces while also trying to provide orbit-to-surface support. It was during this battle that the ''Star League's'' sister ship the [[Enterprise|SLS ''Enterprise'']] was able to destroy the Rim Worlds Republic flagship as the [[Stefan Amaris (Vessel)|RWS ''Stefan Amaris'']] and its escorts engaged the ''Star League''.<ref name="H:LoTV1p79">''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1'', p. 79, "Struggle For The Terran System"</ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
The other sister command ships to the SLS ''Star League'' were the [[Caph (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|SLS ''Caph'']], [[Enterprise (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|SLS ''Enterprise'']], [[McKenna's Pride|SLS ''McKenna's Pride]], [[New Earth (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|SLS ''New Earth'']], and [[Terra (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|SLS ''Terra'']].<ref name="H:LoTv1p46"/><ref name="H:LoTv1p46A"/>
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The other sister command ships to the SLS ''Star League'' were the [[Caph (Vessel)|SLS ''Caph'']], SLS ''Enterprise, [[McKenna's Pride|SLS ''McKenna's Pride]], [[New Earth (Vessel)|SLS ''New Earth'']] and SLS ''Terra''.<ref name="H:LoTv1p46"/><ref name="H:LoTv1p46A"/>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1]]''
 
 
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
 
[[Category: Individual Battleships]]
 
[[Category: Individual Battleships]]
[[Category: Individual McKenna-class WarShips]]
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[[Category: Individual McKenna-class Vessels]]

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