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HMS Fearless (CA-286)

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HMS Fearless (CA-286)

HMS Fearless (CA-286) was a Star Knight-class heavy cruiser of the Royal Manticoran Navy.

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[edit] History

The ship was named for the Courageous-class light cruiser HMS Fearless (CL-56), carrying its predecessor's battle honors.

In 1901 PD, Fearless was under construction at HMSS Hephaestus. Captain Honor Harrington took command of the vessel at that time. (HH1) Between 1901 PD and 1903 PD, Fearless was sent on anti-piracy patrol in the Silesian Confederacy. During this time, she took down a pirate squadron and rescued a passenger liner.

In 1903 PD, Fearless arrived at HMSS Vulcan for a refit, needing a new Beta Fourteen node and some work on graser mount Number Five.[1] The Fearless was sent to escort a convoy to the Casca System. Admiral of the Green Raoul Courvosier and his diplomatic team were given a ride to the Yeltsin's Star System for a diplomatic meeting. Once at Yeltsin's Star, Fearless and HMS Madrigal stopped at the system to help protect it against piracy. Fearless accompanied HMS Apollo and HMS Troubadour to the Casca System, instead of staying at Grayson to show the flag.

After hearing of Ensign Carolyn Wolcott's harassment at the hands of the Grayson citizens, Captain Harrington ordered a full investigation of the ship's crew to see if there was any other incidents. The Fearless, Apollo and Troubadour were returning to the Yeltsin's Star System when they were intercepted by a trio of unknown light attack craft. These LACs fired their missiles at the RMN vessels, so Fearless performed a Zulu-Two maneuvre to evade the incoming fire. Troubadour was damaged, while Fearless and Apollo finished off the rest of the incoming missiles. Fearless then destroyed the three LACs and lent aid to the damaged Troubadour afterwards. The ships then went on to Grayson.

[edit] Battle of Blackbird

During the beginning of the Battle of Blackbird, Fearless flew in a wedge formation with Apollo and Troubadour occupying the middle, while the GSN vessels were at the edges of the formation.

Fearless took on the long-range incoming missiles. A computer malfunction in Point Defense Three let one of the incoming missiles get through the defenses, causing direct hits on Laser Two and Magazine Four, with heavy casualties in Laser Two. Laser Nine was also destroyed. Fearless then returned fire, destroying MNS Solomon, and crippling MNS Principality with the help of Apollo. Captain Harrington then hailed the Principality, demanding the ship's surrender. Fearless had low casualties and only lost long-range gravitics. Fearless took the captured Masadan officers on board, then went on to launch missiles and attack Blackbird Base to cover the Marines' assault.

The most seriously wounded officers and crew members on Fearless was transferred to Apollo so that they could be taken back to Manticore. Repair teams were able to get Laser Four back into operation, but they had trouble with the fire control systems. (HH2)

[edit] Second Yeltsin

Some time later, MNS Thunder of God under the command of Sword of the Faithful Matthew Simonds set a course for Grayson in order to launch a mass bombardment of the planet.

[edit] First Engagement

The Fearless and the Troubadour engaged the Masadan cruiser in what would later become known as the Second Battle of Yeltsin's Star. During the engagement, the Fearless performed a Yankee-Three to evade incoming missiles. The Fearless initiated Plan Delta in hopes of taking down a majority of the Thunder of God missiles. Ensign Carolyn Wolcott was able to stop every incoming missile at the Fearless. While the Thunder of God focused on the Troubadour, the Fearless inflicted severe damage on the enemy vessel.

[edit] Second Engagement

The Fearless went on the offensive after the destruction of the Troubadour leading with an Hotel-Eight. The Fearless was heavily damaged in especially in the impeller ring, Frame 312, and the communications department with no survivors. Lt Commander Cardones fired nine missiles at the Thunder of God using the vessel's ECM drones as beacons. One of the missiles was equipped with a nuclear warhead, which was able to get through and forced the Thunder of God to retreat. The Fearless was too damaged to finish off the Thunder of God and watched the enemy vessel leave.

[edit] Third Engagement

In the aftermath of the second engagement, the Fearless' entire impeller ring was down, only one graser and eight missile tubes were operational on the starboard, the missile complement was down to one hundred, the main radar was half gone, the secondary radar arrays and two-thirds of the passive sensors were gone, and one-fourth of the crew were killed or wounded. The Fearless and the Thunder of God battle each other in last round. The Fearless lost missile six and graser eight with compartment forty-two opened to space. The compartment was an emergency ward for the sickbay.

After the battle, Fearless returned to Manticore with the surviving Manticoran personnel for repairs. (HH2)

[edit] Known Crewmembers

[edit] Naval Officers

[edit] Marine Officers

[edit] Naval Enlisted

[edit] Marine Enlisted

[edit] References

  1. ↑ The Beta Fourteen node has been a headache since the ship's acceptance trials.
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