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All three ships were serving together in [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> and following the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the ''Galahad'' and ''Lancelot'' worked together with the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Menelaus|FWLS ''Menelaus'']] to ambush and destroy two [[Word of Blake]] WarShips in the [[Shiloh]] system in August [[3070]]. The two vessels destroyed - the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[xanthos (Vessel)|WoBS ''Xanthos'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Impetuous|WoBS ''Impetuous'']] - had both been ships in the secret fleet salvaged by the Free Worlds League prior to the Jihad with aid from the Blakists, and both were among a substantial number of League WarShips suborned by the Blakists following the outbreak of hostilities.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 108-109 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 268-269, "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 25, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> | All three ships were serving together in [[3067]]<ref name="FM:Up144">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"</ref> and following the outbreak of the [[Jihad]] the ''Galahad'' and ''Lancelot'' worked together with the ''[[Agamemnon]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Menelaus|FWLS ''Menelaus'']] to ambush and destroy two [[Word of Blake]] WarShips in the [[Shiloh]] system in August [[3070]]. The two vessels destroyed - the ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[xanthos (Vessel)|WoBS ''Xanthos'']] and the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Impetuous|WoBS ''Impetuous'']] - had both been ships in the secret fleet salvaged by the Free Worlds League prior to the Jihad with aid from the Blakists, and both were among a substantial number of League WarShips suborned by the Blakists following the outbreak of hostilities.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', pp. 108-109 & ''Blake Ascending'', pp. 268-269, "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"</ref><ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3072'', p. 25, "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"</ref> | ||
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| + | The ''Lancelot'' appears to have been named for a figure associated with the myths around the 5th or 6th century AD [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Arthur King Arthur]; in this case, one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_of_the_Round_Table Knights of the Round Table], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancelot Sir Lancelot du Lac]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 16:08, 5 May 2013
| Lancelot | |
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| Vessel Profile | |
| Type | WarShip |
| Class | Eagle |
Contents
History
The Eagle-class frigate Lancelot and her sister ship FWLS Galahad were both under construction in 3059 and were intended to be escort vessels for the first-of-class carrier of the Thera-class of carriers being built by the Free Worlds League, the FWLS Santorini. The Santorini was due to enter service in 3060 and would form the center of a battle group, alongside the Galahad and Lancelot.[1]
All three ships were serving together in 3067[2] and following the outbreak of the Jihad the Galahad and Lancelot worked together with the Agamemnon-class heavy cruiser FWLS Menelaus to ambush and destroy two Word of Blake WarShips in the Shiloh system in August 3070. The two vessels destroyed - the Black Lion-class battlecruiser WoBS Xanthos and the Aegis-class heavy cruiser WoBS Impetuous - had both been ships in the secret fleet salvaged by the Free Worlds League prior to the Jihad with aid from the Blakists, and both were among a substantial number of League WarShips suborned by the Blakists following the outbreak of hostilities.[3][4][5]
Notes
The Lancelot appears to have been named for a figure associated with the myths around the 5th or 6th century AD King Arthur; in this case, one of the Knights of the Round Table, Sir Lancelot du Lac.
References
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 119, "Renovation/Construction"
- ↑ Field Manual: Updates, p. 144, "Ships Of The FWL"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3070, pp. 108-109 & Blake Ascending, pp. 268-269, "Fleet Advisory: Shiloh"
- ↑ Jihad Hot Spots: 3072, p. 25, "Timeline of the Jihad"
- ↑ Jihad: Final Reckoning, p. 128, "Word of Blake Naval Assets"