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Andrew Lewis - Captain's Logs - HMS Chelsea & HMS Anfield - Foochow - 06-16-2022

Captain Andrew Lawrence's Personal Logs


HMS Chelsea

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HMS Anfield

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Log #001 - 15-06-829 - Foochow - 06-16-2022

Log #001 - 15-06-829

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Ship logs, entry #001. Captain Lewis of HMS Chelsea speaking. We were on our return from Edinburgh space where we were on a 'cleaning' mission. There was reports of increased Gaian and Molly patrols in the area, especially patrols with Gunship-class and Destroyer-class vessels. We dispatched of them quickly, the firepower of London-Interdictor really is something.



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We proceeded back to Planet New London to restock and I've let most of my crew to blow out steam for a couple of hour until they finish restocking Chelsea. After couple of hours in the orbit, Primary Fleet's patrol passed near us, we've overheard the communication between them and seems like they were headed to Dublin for a patrol, that's when I decided to tag along with them. I was confident in my crew and the firepower of my vessel that we'll provide a safe escort for Primary Fleet pilots.



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We started the patrol as usual, went to pay a visit area surrounding New London, Leeds and Edinburgh jumpholes in that specific order. Dublin was quiet, which was unusual to me, it's favorite hotspot for Mollies and 'their' gold. Nothing was out of ordinary in those specific areas.



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Afterwards we switched course to a primary Molly hotspot, which is the asteroid field surrounding Arranmore Base, a known Molly installation. To our surprise, they expanded a lot since the last time we were here. They managed to build a shipyard on top of the Arranmore which could only mean their patrols and activity might bolster up soon.



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Chelsea remained on the edge of the asteroid field in order to provide cover and safe exit route if BAF pilots got in trouble while doing a reconnaissance. They've proceeded with scanning the installations and weapon platforms around. We also detected a Scylla-class Destroyer sitting right next to Arranmore and Foyle. They decided to destroy a couple of weapon platforms in order to weaken their defenses a bit, it will be costly for Mollies to repair them or construct new ones.


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After some bombing of weapon platforms, we set course for a known Bretonia Mining and Manufacturing installation, the Graves Station. We were told by Commodore O'Dukes that the Graves mining field is almost depleted, that is a worrying issue which could mean Mollies will have an easier access to it and potentially harm more miners and traders stopping by Graves. I told Commodore to notify Primary Fleet once more if he hasn't already about resupplying the Graves field with new mines, hopefully it will be done since our Armed Forces are indeed on low supply due to recent encounters and wars.



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Shortly afterwards we parted ways with the Commodore and Ensign after I escorted them back to New London, where we received a transmission from Bretonia Merchant Fleet that they're starting a transport convoy that will be leaving Bretonia space. We set course for Omega-3 to meet up with the convoy and provide an escort to the edge of Bretonia space.



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Sadly, once we arrived and were ready to go, one of the Merchant's Fleet transport captains detected an engine malfunction and convoy was cancelled because it was not worth the time nor resources to send a single transport on a venture outside Bretonian space. On your way back, we managed to intercept an Outcast bomber, transponder was Spack.Jarrow. He was apparently intoxicated and all he was rambling about was rum. Quite weird fella, but he did not show any aggression nor signs that he will remain in our space, so I've ordered him to drop the Bretonian and Civilian pilots he had in his cargo hold and let him off with a warning.


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We've returned to New London, where we moored with Thames Outpost to resupply and drop off the Bretonian Pilots and Civilians we took back from the drunken Outcast. We will stay here for the night, tomorrow, new tasks are waiting for us. Godspeed, Captain Lewis signing off.


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RE: Andrew Lewis - Captain's Logs - HMS Chelsea and HMS Anfield - Foochow - 06-21-2022

Log #002 - 18-06-829

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Ship logs, entry #002, Captain Lewis of HMS Anfield speaking. Today we received a special transmission from the Main Fleet regarding two illegal installations. The owners of installations were notified days before to pay the fee required for installations, but they failed to do so. This was a fantastic opportunity to test out our new vessel. Battlegroup was formed and we set coordinates for the first installation.



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We arrived to the first destination and started opening fire, bombarding the installation along with the rest of the battlegroup. It was located just next to the wreck of Southampton Shipyard.



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The first installation was taken care of rather quickly, the base itself was severely decayed and seemed abandoned. After it's destruction, we've set course for the next target.



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We were getting close, the second installation was hidden far behind planet Cambridge in the asteroid field, we managed to maneuver quite easily through it since Crecy-class is smaller in comparison to the London-Interdictor.



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As soon as the rest of the battlegroup joined us, we started to siege the base, this one seemed it will last for days since it had it's shield up, we had no information of how well stocked was this base with the supplies.



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The siege lasted for almost two days, I've lost the track of time while it lasted, this one sure put up a defense.



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After a long siege, we've returned to New London and set a course for Scarborough Shipyard to resupply and to see if this intense sieging made any wear and tear damage to our ship.



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I decided to pay a visit to Planet New London and enter the atmosphere, the view is quite astounding and I feel my crew enjoyed the view for a bit.



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The Leeds system has quite a view, it hits me hard every time I remember what citizens of Leeds had to go through, but we'll make sure our defenses never get breached like that again.



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Another rare sight of a London-Interdictor in space, a fellow member of Reserve fleet passed us. We've sent our greetings and moved towards Newcastle Jump Gate.



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Shortly afterwards, at 2100 hours, we've arrived and docked at Scarborough Shipyard to resupply, service and most importantly for me and my crew to get a good night of sleep and empty our minds for a bit. Until next time, Captain Lewis signing off.



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RE: Andrew Lewis - Captain's Logs - HMS Chelsea & HMS Anfield - Foochow - 06-25-2022

Log #003 - 25-06-829


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Ship logs, entry #003, Captain Lewis speaking. We departed New London and set course for Leeds. Leeds had some increase in Molly activity, so we decided to patrol the area in order to clear out Bretonian space from any threats. We were headed for LD-14 Construction Site where the local patrols have encountered Molly patrols attacking the installation.



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Before we ever made it to LD-14, we've encountered a Molly Pirate Train that was pillaging passing traders for cargo. We've ordered it to stop and had a small conversation with the pirate, he wasn't very talkative and as every Molly, he had foul language. Even after all that insults, my initial plan was for him to drop the stolen cargo and get escorted to Tau-31 Jump Gate, but as he failed to respond we had to act swiftly after his few attempts to cruise away from us.


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We've returned the crew he had in his cargo hold and the stolen goods to a nearby station and issued a system-wide announcement for the traders that have lost that cargo so they could get it back. I also issued a warning to passing traders for increased pirate activity and to be careful as they go futher.


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After the encounter in Leeds, we decided to pay Manchester a visit, a quick stroll through the system. Everything was quiet out there, so we decided to head back to New London.



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For the next couple of hours, we stayed in Planet New London's orbit to monitor the outgoing traffic and provide safety for visitors and civilians of Bretonia. Captain Lewis signing off, long live Her Majesty.



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RE: Andrew Lewis - Captain's Logs - HMS Chelsea & HMS Anfield - Foochow - 06-27-2022

Log #004 - 27-06-829


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Ship logs, entry #004, Captain Lewis speaking. Ensign Kent from Bretonia Armed Forces contacted us regarding reports of Mollies attacking trade ships in Leeds. We immediately set course and went there as fast as we could.

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We've arrived fairly quickly but there was no signs of Mollies. As what rats do, they tuck their tails and made a run for it after pirating few poor traders. By being formed on Ensign Kent, he was leading this patrol and we were headed for Tau-31 next.

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Ensign Kent lead the way and we've set course for our base Oban Station to check up on it and see if everything is alright there. We managed to pick up a brief hostile contact on our scanners, but they went past us quickly and then we lost their trace. It was a Royalist and two Freelancers, I've attached their transponders so we can monitor them if they enter the Bretonian space again.

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After the jump, we've engaged with several light patrols of Outcast drug abusers and Gaian terrorists, the Chelsea's firepower proved itself once more and of course Ensign Kent's combat skills. We've tractored the pods of criminals and went back to deliver them for questioning.

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RE: Andrew Lewis - Captain's Logs - HMS Chelsea & HMS Anfield - Foochow - 07-03-2022

Log #005 - 02-07-829


Ship logs, entry #005, Captain Lewis speaking. It was a busy and a tough day, both for my crew and my ship. A day started with us going for a small raid party to Omega-48 where we were attached to Agamemnon battlegroup along with HMS Mary Rose. Shortly after we departed, we noticed our visual recording devices were not functioning properly, seems that they were hit in our previous encounters and my tech crew didn't notice it. It was an issue on our behalf for not noticing it earlier, but we had to proceed with the raiding incursion.

We had a welcoming party waiting for us, consisted of a Tempest-class carrier and a Hurricane-class battlecruiser. It was a tough matchup for two Crecy-classes but not an impossible one. We did our best, a lot of damage was done, Mary Rose managed to take out the battlecruiser while my vessel sustained high damage from the carrier, in the end we both had to retreat due to the damage where our third escort, another Crecy-class destroyer, HMS Coventry, picked up the pieces and finished the carrier off.

After our intense repairs that took almost a whole day, we were dispatched to Tau-31 to check out increased activity of hostile presence. Of course, we had a little surprise stored for us there. A Kusari Naval Force Takeda-class destroyer has appeared as it seems from the direction of Tau-29 jumphole. We charged all of our systems and we were ready for another fight, but it seemed like the Kusari Captain wanted to talk with us, it was a bit strange but as they said to us, they wanted to attract our attention there in Tau-31. It appears their worry was an unknown installation near the Tau-23 jump gate, a base that had a name of Gallic origin. Mary Rose joined us shortly before we started to follow the KNF Captain to the said installation, so we can investigate it together.

As we got close to the installation, we had another welcoming party! Can you believe it... an Outcast sniffer party has decloaked in the vicinity of the said installation, their party consisted of Sarissa-class battleship and two Storta-class cruisers. I called for battlestations because I knew this fight would be inevitable. As soon as we proceeded to engage the Outcast scum, a Valor-class battleship has decloaked behind us, it's transponder and readings were clearly showing as Gallic Naval Intelligence, a spook to be more precise. We proceeded to engage the Outcasts first so we can deal with the spook later. We also knew HMS Coventry was several minutes away from our position, so we proceeded with full force towards the Outcasts along with the help of Kusari Naval Force captain.

The battle was swift and it ended in our favor of course, we had zero casualties and the damage was sustainable. All three Outcast contacts including the Gallic spook were blown to pieces. Afterwards we continued our task with the Naval Force captain and scouted out the station. After a short agreement, we all went back to our bases for repairs. I've attached the involved parties transponder tags and a visual of the installation, until next time.


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