Clan Sea Fox Naval Forces
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| Formed | 2807, 3100 (reformed) |
| Disbanded | 2985 |
| Previous Designation(s) | Clan Diamond Shark |
| Affiliation | Clan Sea Fox |
| Parent Command | Clan Sea Fox touman |
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| Formed | 2985 |
| Disbanded | 3100 |
| Previous Designation(s) | Clan Sea Fox |
| Affiliation | Clan Diamond Shark |
| Parent Command | Clan Diamond Shark touman |
Given their merchant proclivities and large reach across both the Clan Homeworlds and Inner Sphere, the Diamond Sharks historically maintained a large fleet. Often, combat DropShips were mixed with more mundane vessels, a surprise reserve element to protect their interests.[1] By 3067, many larger ships' grav-decks were upgraded with simulators to keep the warriors at the top of their skillset during long voyages.[2]
Following their reversion to Clan Sea Fox in 3100, the clan fully embraced their merchant inclinations. In the ilClan Era, several Khanates floated amongst the Inner Sphere systems, each functionally independent and responsible for their own territories.[3]
Contents
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3058[edit]
Fleet Base Attenbrooks[edit]
3061–3067[edit]
Spectral Diamond Naval Star[2]
- Poseidon, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser - merchant caste flagship[1]
- Titanic, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser - destroyed at York by Clan Star Adder, 3073[5][6]
- Tsunami, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Red Tide, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser – lost in 3078 due to Federated Suns malfeasance during Task Force EARTHBOUND above Terra[7][8][9]
- Kraken, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Nagasawa, Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser
- Swift Strike, Fredasa-class Corvette
- Star Swimmer, Carrack-class Transport
- Bloodletter, Carrack-class Transport
- Devourer, Carrack-class Transport
- Sharon, Essex-class Destroyer – lost above New Home in 3078 [7]
- Predator, Lola III-class Destroyer
- Bloodlust, Aegis-class Heavy Cruiser – permanently assigned to Lambda Spina Galaxy[1]
- Bold Venture, Volga-class Transport
- Terror of the Deep, Nightlord-class Battleship (aka Terror) – military flagship[1]
- Tracy, Essex-class Destroyer
- Space Hunter, Lola III-class Destroyer
- Speculator, Volga-class Transport
- Renown, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser - on 20-year-loan from Clan Star Adder in return for control of Priori, to end 3082[10]
3079–3085[edit]
- Devourer, Carrack-class Transport
- Tracy, Essex-class Destroyer
- Architeuthis, Essex-class Destroyer - mothballed SLS Marseilles - brought from the Homeworlds following the Clan's Trial of Abjuration[11]
- Terror of the Deep, Nightlord-class Battleship
- Kraken, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Poseidon, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Tsunami, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Titanic, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser - second ship to be so-named, previously the CSR Snowflake[11]
- Nagasawa, Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser
- Space Hunter, Lola III-class Destroyer
- Swift Strike, Fredasa-class Corvette - survived destruction of first Titanic and eventually joined fellow Diamond Sharks in the Inner Sphere by 3073[5]
Traded to Clan Snow Raven ca. 3090[edit]
- Terror of the Deep, Nightlord-class Battleship
- Tracy, Essex-class Destroyer
- Architeuthis, Essex-class Destroyer
- Swift Strike, Fredasa-class Corvette
3145[edit]
ilKhanate Naval Assets
- IlKhanate ArcShip - Tsunami, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Alpha Aimag - Cataract, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Beta Aimag - Torrential, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Gamma Aimag - Maelstorm, Volga-class Transport
- Delta Aimag - Coriolis, Carrack-class Transport
- Epsilon Aimag - Riptide, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
Fox Khanate Naval Assets
- Fox ArcShip - Kraken, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Alpha Aimag - Jormungandr, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Beta Aimag - Cetus, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Gamma Aimag - Megalodon, Volga-class Transport
- Delta Aimag - Taniwha, Carrack-class Transport
- Epsilon Aimag - Tiktaalik, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
Skate Khanate Naval Assets
- Skate ArcShip - Atlantean, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Alpha Aimag - Thalassa, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Beta Aimag - Abyssal, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Gamma Aimag - Tethys, Carrack-class Transport
- Delta Aimag - Pelagic, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Epsilon Aimag - Oceanus, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
Spina Khanate Naval Assets
- Spina ArcShip - Poseidon, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Alpha Aimag -Silentshark, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Beta Aimag - Talismantia, Sovetskii Soyuz-class Heavy Cruiser
- Gamma Aimag - Starfox, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Delta Aimag - Voidswimmer, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Epsilon Aimag - Swiftswimmer, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
Tiburon Khanate Naval Assets
- Tiburon ArcShip - Titanic, Potemkin-class Troop Cruiser
- Alpha Aimag - Argo, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Beta Aimag - Naglfar, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
- Gamma Aimag - Caleuche, Lola III-class Destroyer
- Delta Aimag - Liberator, Volga-class Transport
- Epsilon Aimag - Matahourua, Merchant Carrack-class Transport
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When known as Clan Diamond Shark, the Clan adopted the coloration of their totem. The Shark fleet used a two-tone gray, with blue-gray on the dorsal surface blending to light gray on the ventral surfaces. Inevitably, some captains added red trim or a set of shark’s jaws to the bows.[14][15]
The scheme used as Clan Sea Fox is currently unclear.
Notes[edit]
Many vessels were removed from the Clan Diamond Shark roster following the Jihad, and new Merchant-Carrack ships were found on the Clan Sea Fox roster after 3145. In the past, Carracks that had been converted to the Merchant Carrack variant were included in some publications but then later excluded from later publications on the grounds that they were not used as offensive weapons:
| “ | It is not a WarShip per say, so it is not included in the rolls of offensive weapons. Same with the Clan Merchant Carracks, they were removed because they should never had been included in the first place. But Clan Nova Cat does have some merchant Carracks left, even if they have no proper WarShips.
With regards, Øystein |
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| — Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Line Developer, 13 Jan 2012 | ||
| “ | The Diamond Shark fleet (what survived from the Jihad) was turned into ArcShips or traded to the Snow Ravens for vessels to turn into ArcShips.
Terror of the Deep --> traded to CSR (Lynn McKenna) |
” |
| — Roosterboy, Catalyst Game Labs "Ask The Writer" Forum, 26 Oct 2014 | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 65
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Field Manual: Updates, p. 59
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Era Report: 3145, p. 169
- ↑ Explorer Corps, p. 55
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Wars of Reaving, p. 137: "Titanic Voyage of the Swift Strike"
- ↑ BattleCorps Scenario 'Mechs from Heaven, p. 2
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Field Report: Clans, p. 8: "Clan Diamond Shark - Naval Assets"
- ↑ Field Report: AFFS, p. 4
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: Terra, p. 95: "Classified: Eyes Only - Top Secret"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 58: "Debt Consolidation"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Wars of Reaving, pp. 172–173: "Clan Diamond Shark"
- ↑ Field Manual: 3085, p. 115
- ↑ "bg.battletech.com forums". Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ↑ AeroTech 2: Revised, WarShip Fleet Color Schemes
- ↑ "Clan Diamond Shark Fleet Assets". CamoSpecs Online. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
Per AeroTech 2: Revised, WarShip Fleet Color Schemes.