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Voidswimmer - [[Clan Sea Fox]] [[CargoShip]] is a [[WarShip|converted WarShip]] used mobile [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive |jump]] capable community & trading post.  
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The [[Clan Sea Fox]] [[CargoShip]] '''''Voidswimmer''''' is a converted [[WarShip]] used as a mobile, [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive |jump]]-capable Clan community and trading post. It acts as the command ship for [[Clan Sea Fox]]'s [[Delta Aimag (Spina Khanate)|Delta Aimag]], [[Spina Khanate]].  The commanding officer of the ship as of [[3134]] is [[Star Commodore]] Konner.  
 
  
The ship is 1,508 meters long and the ship's engines have been downgraded to maximum speed of 2 gravities.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p. 247</ref> The ships interplanetary engines have not been used in decades due to stress on the hull it would cause.
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It is acts as the command ship for [[Clan Sea Fox]]'s [[Delta Aimag (Spina Khanate)|Delta Aimag]], [[Spina Khanate]].  The commanding officer of the ship as of [[3134]] is [[Star Commodore]] Konner.  
  
==History==
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The ship is 1,508 meters long & the ship's engines have been downgraded to maximum speed of 2 gravities.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p. 247 - "Petr regrets down grading the interplanetary engine's speed".</ref> The ships interplanetary engines have not been used in decades due to stress on the hull it would cause.
The ''Voidswimmer'' had received a refit at Clan Sea Fox's Tukayyid orbital yards in [[3131]].<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', pp. 12–13</ref>
 
  
The vessel traveled to [[Adhafera]] in [[Prefecture VIII]] of Republic of the Sphere to broker a deal with the planet.  The ship arrived on 15 June, where Delta Aimag began to send its merchants and warriors to the planet to settle a deal, while the ship remained at the jump point.
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==Vehicle History==
  
The ship briefly traveled to [[Tania Borealis]] system in August, to meet with Spina Khanate command ship [[ArcShip]] ''[[Spina ArcShip (Clan Sea Fox)|Poseidon]]''. After meeting with the saKhan, ovKhan [[Petr Kalasa]] returned the ship back to Adhafera to continue their negotiations for trade.
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Voidswimmer had received a refit at Sea Fox's Tukayyid orbital yards in [[3131]].<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', pp. 12-13 - "Time specified when the ship was refitted".</ref>
  
In September, a series of events forced the Sea Foxes to withdraw from the planet, citing [[ovKhan]] [[Sha Clarke]]'s decree the planet had terrorists on it, after was attacking Beta Amiga's assets.  
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Was traveled to [[Adhafera]] in [[Prefecture VIII]] of Republic of the Sphere. to broker a deal with.  The ship arrived on the 15th of June, where Delta Aimag began send its merchants and warriors to the planet to settle a deal.  While the ship remained at the jump point.
  
After the departure of Beta, Petr received evidence that Sha Clarke was working to split off Spina Khanate from the rest of the Clan. On the 21st of September the Spina Khanate command ship ''Poseidon'' arrived and nearly destroyed the ''Voidswimmer''The ship reactivated its decades-unused Interplanetary drives and managed to get out of the way, but suffered moderate damage to itself with some 400+ casualties and two dozen deaths.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', pp. 245–248</ref>
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The ship briefly travelled to [[Tania Borealis]] system in August, to meet with Spina Khanate command ship [[ArcShip]] [[Poseidon]]After meeting with saKhan, ovKhan Petr Kalasa returned the ship back to Adhafera to continue their negotiations for trade.
  
OvKhan Petr Kalasa took a shuttle to the ''Poseidon'', to meet with saKhan and present him with evidence of Sha's betrayal of the Clan. Immediately after the meeting, [[saKhan]] [[Mikel Sennet]] ordered all [[JumpShip]]s to find the Khan and protect him. The ''Voidswimmer'' immediately jumped as part of Sea Fox's fleet spreading out to find the Khan.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', pp. 256, 260–261</ref>
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In September, a series events forced the Sea Foxes to withdraw from the planet, sighting ovKhan [[Sha Clarke]]'s degree the planet had terrorists on it, after was attacking Beta Amiga's assets.  
  
The ''Voidswimmer'' was used to transport the [[Spirit Cats]]' expedition to the world of [[Marik]] in late September [[3137]].<ref>''Pandora's Gambit'', p. 173</ref> Later the ship's warriors were sent as part of bargain deal to secure Marik in July of [[3138]].
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After the departure of Beta, Petr received evidence that Sha Clarke was working to split off Spina Khanate from the rest of the Clan. On the 21st of September the Spina Khanate command ship Poseidon arrives and nearly destroys the Voidswimmer.  The ship reactivates its decades unused Interplanetary drives and manages to get out of the way, but receives moderate damage to itself with some 400+ casualties & two dozen deaths.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'' pp. 245-248 - "Event of the Voidswimmer attempting to move out of way of incoming Poseidon".</ref>  
  
The ship participated in [[Operation HOMECOMING]], as part of coalition forces to secure Atreus for new unified [[Free Worlds League]]. In 24 April [[3139]], its presence prevented Regulan forces from landing on the planet, saving the operations from failure.<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 308</ref>
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OvKhan Petr Kalasa, takes a shuttle to the Poseidon, to meet with saKhan and presents him with evidence of Sha's betrayal of the Clan.
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Immediate after the meeting, saKhan Sennet order all JumpShip to find the Khan and protect him. The Voidswimmer immediately jump as part of Sea Fox's fleet spreading out to find the Khan.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', pp. 256, 260-261 - Voidswimmer (typoed as Voidjumper in the novel) immediately jumping out despite damage. Description of Sea Fox fleets panning out to find the Khan.</ref>
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The Voidswimmer is used to transport "Clan" [[Spirit Cats|Spirit Cat]]'s expedition to the world of [[Marik]] in late September, [[3137]].<ref>''Pandora's Gambit'', p. 173 - "Rikkard Nova Cat's people are transport from Irian to Marik by Voidswimmer".</ref>  Later the ship's warriors sent as part of bargain deal to secure Marik in July in [[3138]].
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The ship participate in [[Operation Homecoming]], as part of coalition forces to secure Atreus for new unified [[Free Worlds League]].
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Voidswimmer's presence prevented Regulan forces on the April 24th, [[3139]] from landing on the planet saving the operations from failure.<ref>''To Ride the Chimera'', p. 308 - "Regulan fleet forced to withdraw due to Clan Warship".</ref>
  
 
==Communities==  
 
==Communities==  
Attached to the hulls of the ships are gutted ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]'' and other classes of [[DropShip]]s permanently sealed and paralleled to ''Voidswimmer'''s hull. They serve as habitats and additional storage bases called Communities, named in by Greek alphabetic order.
 
  
Many of these former DropShips were welded carefully together to form external community centers/habitats. 
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Attached to the hulls of the ships are gutted Behemoth & other class of DropShips permanently sealed & paralleled to Voidswimmer's hull. They serve as habitats and additional storage bases called Communities, named in by Greek alphabetic order.
An example on the ''Voidswimmer'' was Beta Community. It contained a ''Market Square Beta'', which can be described as amorphous line stretching and snaking around an open region.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p. 35: "Petr entering the Beta Community square"</ref>
 
  
Which is base of an vast open-ceiling region reaches 150 meters high with dome at its top. The process of assembly these communities have been gone over the decades since retired WarShips were converted into CargoShips and ArcShips.
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Many these former DropShips welded carefully together form external community centers/habitats. 
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Example one on Voidswimmer is Beta Community. It contains a ''Market Square Beta'', which can be described as amorphous line stretching and snaking around a open region.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p. 35 - "Petr entering the Beta Community square"</ref>
  
People living in these external communities move about interior of the gutted DropShips like well coordinated schools of fish. Launching from sides of the interior to other sides.  Nearly several hundred people can be moving about at the same time. Beta Community has a population of 12,000.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p. 37</ref>
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Which is base of an vast open-ceiling region reaches 150 meters high with dome at its top.  The process of assembly these communities have been gone over the decades since retired Warships were converted into CargoShips and ArcShips.
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People living in these external communities move about interior of the gutted DropShips like well coordinated schools of fish. Launching from sides of the interior to other sides.  Nearly several hundred people can be moving about at the same time. Beta Community has population of 12,000.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p. 37 - "ovKhan Petr admiring the interior of Beta Community from the Market Square".</ref>
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==Ship Notes==
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The ship has never specifically given a classification of what it Class the ship it originally belongs too.  However, in novel Hunters of the Deep, the length was given.<ref>''Hunters of the Deep'', p.?? - "Ship length mentioned"</ref> Which is same suggests it is a [[Potemkin]] Class Troop Cruiser ([[WarShip]]).  The ship's name was not actively used before the Jihad for a Potemkin Class ship.
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It servered as the Command Ship for the leader of Delta Aimag whom is known formally as the ovKhan of Delta Aimag. The ship was operating in [[Prefecture VI]] & [[Prefecture VII|VII]] of the [[Republic of the Sphere]] in 3134. It later was in operating in old Free World League space by 3137.
  
 
==References==  
 
==References==  
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
* ''[[Hunters of the Deep]]'' (novel)
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*''[[Hunters of the Deep|MWDA Novel: Hunters of the Deep]]''  
* ''[[Pandora's Gambit]]'' (novel)
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*''[[Wolf Hunters (novel)|MWDA Novel: Wolf Hunters]]''
* ''[[To Ride the Chimera]]'' (novel)
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*''[[Pandora's Gambit|MWDA Novel: Pandora's Gambit]]''
* ''[[Wolf Hunters (novel)|Wolf Hunters]]'' (novel)
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*''[[To Ride the Chimera|MWDA Novel: To Ride the Chimera]]''  
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[[Category: Individual WarShips]]
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[[Category: Individual JumpShips]]
[[Category: Individual Cruisers]]
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[[Category: Clan Sea Fox Ships]]
[[Category: Individual Potemkin-class WarShips]]
 

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