Editing Karelia

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==History==
Launched in secret in April [[3058]], the '''''Karelia''''' was the second ''[[Zechetinu]]''-class corvette to be launched by the [[Free Worlds League]], entering service as the FWLS ''Karelia''. As of early [[3059]] the ''Karelia'' was a part of the League's "secret fleet" and had been stationed in a cloud of cosmic debris near the planet [[Andurien|Andurien VII]] while the crew underwent training on the new [[WarShip]] and the ''Karelia's'' commanding officer, [[Major#Free Worlds League|Commander]] [[Rally Montavani]], gained the relevant command experience needed to be formally confirmed as Captain.<ref name="FM:FWLp117+">''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 117-118, "FWLS Karelia"</ref>

As a vessel within the secret fleet of the time the presence of the ''Karelia'' within the Andurien system was a closely guarded secret; Commander Montavani had orders to assist the local garrison, the [[1st Free Worlds Legionnaires|First Free Worlds Legionnaires]], should any serious rebellion or revolution erupt on Andurien, but the only personnel from the Legion aware of the ''Karelia's'' location and mission were the Commanding Officer, [[General]] [[Tracy Fenton]], and her XO, [[Colonel]] [[Lutger Schulze]].<ref name="FM:FWLp117+"/>

By [[3067]] the ''Karelia'' 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'']], [[Sparta (Individual Zechetinu-class WarShip)|FWLS ''Sparta'']] and  [[Tirana|FWLS ''Tirana'']].<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref>

The ''Karelia'' was one of a number of League WarShips to be suborned by the [[Word of Blake]] during the [[Jihad]], who operated her as a part of their fleet. The ''Karelia'' was one of four assorted ''Zechetinu''-class WarShips to be subverted by the Blakists, and three of those ships - the ''Karelia'', the ''Tirana'' and the [[Araneida|FWLS ''Araneida'']] - were destroyed in a major naval battle in the [[Dieron]] system in [[3077]].<ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Captured Ships"</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]''
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