The latest design to emerge from Juneau's drydocks, the Akhetaten-class battlecruiser is the culmination of decades of military research and development. Powered by latest generation interlinked MOX/H-fuel fusion plants, this prototype fields Liberty's finest weaponry, state-of-the-art sensor arrays, and electronic warfare suites capable of cracking even the most advanced of firewalls.
If the class' A-0 prototype proves to be successful in the field, the Akhetaten-class is set to go into mainline production and complement the venerable dreadnought designs that alone have formed the backbone of the Liberty Navy for the past centuries.
The LNS-Akhetaten was constructed at Juneau Shipyard, [REDACTED]. The battleship has been in service since before 811 A.S. with multiple successful assignments on her name, the most notable ones being a number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) of operations in deep Rheinland space and the Tau systems. The Akhetaten was repurposed multiple times during her service, primarily operating as a deep space self-sustainable reconnaissance unit. It is believed the battleship fell victim to the Gallic forces during the war and was disabled after an unsuccessful operation by the Carcassonne and her fleet at 824 A.S. however no intelligence downloaded from the on-board black box confirms this incident. The Akhetaten was towed back from the Manchester system suffering heavy damage and multiple casualties, destined to spend the rest of her time forgotten in one of Juneau Shipyard's dry-docks.
No more than 2 years later, a former crew-member and Commander on board the battleship woke up from a coma only to find out that the Akhetaten was never repaired, abandoned by the admiralty as a failed project. After spending the next months recovering from his injuries his immediate goal was to get the Akhetaten repaired and battle-ready once again. The former Commander contacted the 1st and 5th Fleets as well as the LSF requesting clearance for the Akhetaten to return in active duty. His request was accepted under the condition that he would be the one to take command of the vessel, being the most capable man alive out of the few survivors. Christopher Edwards gladly accepted the admiralty's proposal and begun overseeing the Akhetaten's repairs for the next two months before the battleship was in full combat-ready state. Captain Edmund Mallory, a respected officer within the Navy and a friend of Christopher, offered his help in the Akhetaten's re-purposing through the recommendation of capable crew members for Edwards to assign into the Osiris-class battleship. Numerous training exercises would follow to ensure that the battleship's crew were ready for the task that was at hand - optimal operation of a prototype warship - with Commander Jeremiah Sawyer of the First Fleet taking part in the most notable of the exercises.
The Akhetaten would resume serving the Republic, taking part in many operations over the next few months, including defending allied installations, recconnaisance missions in the newly discovered Omicron Nu system, responding to an emergency within Alaska and wiping a sizeable invading Nomad fleet, and taking down the Discovery, a well known Insurgency asset and a considerable threat to Liberty. All of the missions the Akhetaten would partake in and the numerous incidents of direct cooperation with vessels of the Fifth Fleet as well as the ship's history with it would eventually lead Edwards to request the Akhetaten's return to the Fifth.
Now part of the Liberty Navy Fifth Fleet, being deployed in multiple high-interest areas such as Coronado, Kansas, Vespucci and Kepler, the battleship has proven to be highly capable in dealing with everything thrown at it. With her work being recognized by the Republic the battleship is expected to have the ability to operate under harsh conditions and is equipped to be able to independently carry on operations should the need arise. Most of the equipment the Akhetaten is equipped with is highly classified, featuring the most advanced counter-intelligence and cyber-warfare systems known to humanity with a vast array of sensors at her disposal. Coupled with her deadly weaponry arsenal and hull hardness, the battleship is a force to be reckoned with. Of course, the battleship's purpose goes beyond combat alone, with the warship taking part in numerous diplomatic talks, intelligence sharing and even reporting troublesome individuals to the Liberty Police Incorporated. The most notable task the Akhetaten has managed to achieve is the cooperation between the Fifth Fleet and the Section Eight, documented for ease of reference by the Fleet. The warship's actions and all the tasks related to it would directly effect the future of Liberty, shaping it in the way that was deemed by the Fifth Fleet to yield the best results for the Republic.
With the ship's fame and responsibilities increasing over time, Edwards quickly realized that being able to rapidly move around key systems was mandatory. With the Akhetaten's already installed jump-drive, all the warship needed was a way to access up-to-date coordinates, which Edwards would leave to The Starfliers to handle. However, it would become apparent to both him and the Fleet's Command that the Akhetaten was beginning to face even bigger issues, issues related to the age of the vessel. It was no secret to anyone that the Akhetaten is an old ship, commissioned on May 1st of 803. Scrapping the project however would seem to be a rather foolish idea after seeing the great successes it has been bringing to Liberty so far. Instead, Command decided to approve of a re-purpose of the ship to match today's standards, bringing it up-to-date with the warships she has to face and the tasks she must accomplish. Edwards would be tasked with contacting Deep Space Engineering, Ageira Innovations and Universal Shipping Incorporated in order to handle supplying the materials that were necessary for the completion of Project Akhetaten.
With the ship's commanding officer, Christopher Edwards, resigning from the Navy on the 17th of September of 828, after the vessel's XO, Maria Uhmen, convinced him that his conduct would be harmful not only to him but the entire warship, she took charge with the goal of learning from Edwards' mistakes and making sure they will never be repeated again. The warship would continue it's tradition of reinforcing the diplomatic relations between the different fleets of the Navy, including ships of the secondary fleet, and was also the leading force that would be moved into California in order to ensure the safety of the system, ensuring that curious Freelancers would not get involved in the Navy's business in the vicinity.
With the Forty-Sixth Fleet requesting assistance in Vespucci, the Akhetaten would be ordered to resupply at Norfolk shipyard and be re-deployed in Kansas, following Battleship Delaware and her invasion deep inside Insurgency space. The Akhetaten would remain with the Delaware at all times, with the two battleships and the battlegroup following them managing to cleanse the entirety of Kansas system from any unlawful entities before marching into Vespucci for the final push against the Insurgency. The Akhetaten would pull away from the Delaware in order to return to the California system, with LIBWESTCOM being left in a weak state after the Osiris-class was deployed into Kansas. The Delaware would be destroyed by the Insurgency during the final assault, granting them some degree of freedom of movement in the region. The LSF would soon acquire worrying intelligence regarding movements of large Insurgency fleets through Magellan and contacted the Akhetaten to warn the battleship of a possible Insurgency invasion within California. Uhmen, seeing the currently weak state of California after the Navy's resources were allocated into Vespucci would send an emergency transmission to all Liberty forces operating within the Akhetaten's vicinity, requesting their presence in the California system. To nobody's surprise, the Insurgency would in fact invade the system, managing to inflict massive damage on the Akhetaten and putting the battleship out of service for a short period of time before their forces were completely wiped out. These events would lead Uhmen to contact the Fleet Admiral of the Fifth with the request of forming a battlegroup around the Akhetaten, with the idea being accepted by the Fleet Admiral and implemented immediately as Task Force Akhetaten, lead by the flagship LNS-Akhetaten.
The Akhetaten's actions and her numerous successes in the field would grant the battleship with the Presidential Unit Citation award, her service being recognized by the Secretary of Defense and all of the Liberty Navy. Today, the Akhetaten is serving the Republic both as a warship capable of operating behind enemy lines and as a powerful foe to face in direct combat, with Task Force Akhetaten being formed under the battleship's command.
Name: Maria
Surname: Uhmen
Rank: Vice Admiral
Born: December 13, 790 A.S.
General information:
Born on Planet Denver, Maria's life was nothing out of the ordinary. Both of her parents worked for the Liberty Navy, but their stories would both end tragically. Her mother would participate in Universal Shipping convoys as an escort quite often, one of which would end up being the end of her as they got ambushed by a pack of Rogues. Nobody made it out alive. Her life was brought upside-down when her mother died, leaving a twelve year old Maria behind with her father.
Her father became a lot more strict with Maria after those events while at the same time he fully dedicated himself into his work. Maria grew up without having any friends as a result of the scars created in her from her mother's death and her father's attitude. She was what you'd refer as 'the lonely girl' in every class she took part in, but that of course had it's positives. Maria was consistently the top student, her efforts of course not being recognized by her father however.
The next two decades of her life went by in a similar manner. Maria ended up joining the Navy after multiple talks with her father, just after she was done with her education. At the age of thirty-two she would become a Captain and be assigned in command of her first battleship.
Life, however, still decided not to go easy on her.
Maria's father took part in the war between Liberty and Gallia, unfortunately losing his life in Liberty's final stand against the battleship Carcassonne and her fleet, at California. The loss of her father when Maria was only at the age of thirty-five devastated her once again. She spent the next year hopping in and out of various hospitals, and going through many psychological exams before the medical personnel would let her back into the Navy.
When she returned to her job, at eight-two-six after settlement, Maria was much colder than what everyone remembered. Her experiences along with the various ins and outs on hospitals surely had taken their toll on her well-being. She still is, up to this day, however a much respected Captain, her commanding capabilities being second to none. She was proudly assigned with commanding the battleship Akhetaten on the seventeenth of September, eight-two-eight after settlement, after ex-Commodore Christopher Edwards filed his resignation from the Libertonian armed forces.
Maria continues to command the Akhetaten with incomparable might and decisiveness to this day, rendering it one of the most feared battleships to Liberty's enemies and a valuable asset to the Libertonian war machine.
Name: Christopher
Surname: Edwards
Rank: Commodore
Born: March 26, 782 A.S.
General information: WIP. As a temporary informational read, visit Christopher's Biography.
Name: Samantha
Surname: Brown
Rank: Captain
Born: July 28th, 800 A.S.
General information: Samantha was born on Planet Denver to an economically well family. Her childhood and teenage years passed by without any difficulties. Her parents were honest and kind people, providing Sam with everything a girl would need growing up. Her father's status as a respected mercenary and her mother's status as an officer of the Liberty Navy made sure that the family not only had enough credits to live nicely, but also enough to ensure Sam's proper education. Samantha was very enthusiastic about school and while she didn't make any friends along the way, as most students preferred staying away from "the nerd", as they called her, her assignments, studies and her excellence in both gave her the interest to continue, looking forward to going to a university after graduating school. That was until the loss of her father which, at the age of seventeen (17), turned Samantha's life up-side down.
She completely let go of any dreams she had about growing up, living the rest of her life planet-side and continuing her studies. Despite her mother's attempts, Samantha decided she would follow her father's desires and become a pilot herself. Less than a year after his sudden death and now at the age of eighteen (18), Sam would find herself applying to the Liberty Navy at West Point Military Academy. A girl as young as her and with no training whatsoever had very slim chances of being accepted, and yet just a few days later she would receive a positive response from West Point. She was once again excited about the future and what it would have in store for her. Her mother couldn't help but begin supporting Samantha's dreams, even though she continued to not want her daughter following her footsteps in the Navy.
She entered the Academy and begun her courses; a total of six years worth of training, after which she would be a capable pilot both in snub-craft and in capital ships operated by the Libertonian armed forces. Her instructors would quickly realize that Samantha was not suitable for face-to-face combat, barely managing to complete the basic courses. The instructors would very quickly realize that Samantha's interest lied in space combat and more specifically capital ship commanding.
The next six years of her life would go by swiftly as she alternated between the Academy during her training months, and her home at Denver during her various vacations. The courses she completed over these years were numerous, including but not limited to:
Capital ship commanding
Capital ship defensive and offensive maneuvering
Navigation and charting
Scanner and sensor operation
After her courses were completed, seeing the huge interest Samantha showed, her instructors recommended she attended to two (2) more years of advanced capital ship training. Without a second thought, Samantha accepted.
Once her training was complete, and at the age of twenty-six (26), Samantha walked out of the Academy in her newly acquired Navy uniform and headed home to a very proud mother - despite her initial disapproval. Sam wouldn't waste any time before beginning to work for the Liberty Navy and she would quickly gain respect among the ranks of it - after all there weren't many officers that had a whole eight (8) years spent in West Point before being in space.
It was found suitable by the Navy's command to decorate Samantha with the rank of Lieutenant Commander at the start of her career. [CLASSIFIED - OF-9] It was in addition decided that Samantha had shown the discipline, maturity and experience necessary in order to command her first vessel and so an older Defiant-class by the name of LNS-Hopewas put under her command. The next year of Samantha's life in the Navy earned her her crew's honor and respect, while her service aboard the LNS-Hope was beginning to be recognized by command. It had became apparent to Samantha by now, however, that despite the LNS-Hope's many successes in the field and her numerous takedowns on hostile ships, the recognition that Samantha and her ship deserved were not given to her and weren't going to as long as she remained a secondary.
[CLASSIFIED - OF-9] Her progress towards her plan of applying to a primary fleet and giving the LNS-Hope a true chance to shine would be completely halted, however. Unbeknownst to her, the Defiant-class which was under her command had spurred the interest of many a scum, all wishing to bring the ship down and avenge the number of friends she had taken down.
[CLASSIFIED - OF-9] During a regular patrol of the Tahoe Ice Cloud and on her way from San Diego Border Station to Planet California Minor, the trade-lane that the LNS-Hope had taken was disrupted by numerous hostiles. Their numbers seemed un-ending, with more showing up on the gunboat's scanners as time passed. Without wasting any time, Samantha pulled the trigger, but she would quickly realize that this wouldn't be a fight she could win. The abandon ship order was given approximately seven (7) minutes since the start of the engagement, thirty (30) seconds after the ship's engine was disabled. As per what few readings we managed to salvage from the ship's black-box, only three (3) out of thirty (30) lifeboats were launched, and only one (1) of those managed to escape the Ice Cloud without being detected by the hostile forces.
[CLASSIFIED - OF-9] The passengers of the lifeboat were the vessel's commanding officer Samantha Brown, executive officer Larry Owen, and gunnery officer Terry Brooke. The lifeless bodies of the executive and gunnery officers were extracted from the lifeboat while the injured commanding officer was transported to the nearest hospital. Samantha was in denial of the events that took place. She kept repeating that the two officers with her were alive, even though autopsy results showed that the officers had passed away before being evacuated into the lifeboat. Signs of physical trauma on the bodies indicated they could have been dragged into the escape pod.
[CLASSIFIED - OF-9] Command gave Samantha an honorary leave from the Navy for the next year with weekly evaluations of her condition being necessary. Psychiatrist Doctor Ignatio Jones was assigned to look after Samantha until he judges that her condition has normalized and she can return to a normal life-style. Samantha is required to take part in at least one (1) weekly appointment with Doctor Jones for an undefined period of time.
[CLASSIFIED - OF-9] With her condition stabilizing after the year had passed, Samantha was cleared by Doctor Jones to return to active service. Her appointment count has been reduced to one (1) per month minimum.
After the recent years of gaining even more experience in the field to back up her theoretical knowledge gained from her training, Samantha thought it was about time to join a primary fleet. Looking through her options, she made her decision and applied to the Forty-Sixth (46th) Fleet, hoping to receive a similar notification like the one she did ten years ago.
Name: Alexander
Surname: Ferrell
Rank: Lieutenant
Born: September 2, 802 A.S.
General information: Advanced knowledge in navigation, specialized in a variety of navigational equipment and communications.
Name: Connor
Surname: Watson
Rank: Commander
Born: August 26, 792 A.S.
General information: Expert in leadership and commanding of large crews. Multiple degrees in fire and damage control, radar and sensor operation and information systems.
Name: William
Surname: Sheer
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Born: December 23, 796 A.S.
General information: Expert in operating various types of weaponry. Served many years on-board multiple naval ships, recently transferred over to the Akhetaten.
Name: Nathan
Surname: Henderson
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Born: April 13, 794 A.S.
General information: Expert in sensor-manipulation, communication and navigation.
Name: Kate
Surname: Anderson
Rank: Lieutenant
Born: November 27, 801 A.S.
General information: Advanced knowledge in steering of large vessels and signal-decoding as well as communication systems.
Name: Lisa
Surname: Auerschmitt
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Born: March 21, 805 A.S.
General information: Specialized in sensor operation and data analysis, degree in mathematics.
Name: Beatrice
Surname: Lowfield
Rank: Commander
Born: February 23, 795 A.S.
General information: Specialized in data analysis, encryption, and decryption; served three years at an LSF data plant.
Name: Gavin
Surname: Zimmer
Rank: Commander
Born: June 12, 791 A.S
General information: Specialized in intelligence, counter-intelligence, and cyber-warfare; degree in computer technology.
Name: Niles
Surname: Hartman
Rank: Commander
Born: September 30, 799 A.S.
General information: Specialized in communication, translation, and martial arts. Tasked with leading the Akhetaten's boarding party when it's deployment is necessary.
Name: Tom
Surname: Marshall
Rank: Lieutenant
Born: July 16, 801 A.S.
General information: Skilled in machinery operation, replacement parts and repairs as well as overhauls of a ship's engine auxiliary equipment.
Name: Richard
Surname: Hoffman
Rank: Lieutenant
Born: March 25, 795 A.S.
General information: Experienced in damage control, ship stability and fire-fighting. Highly experienced in preparing defenses against chemical, biological and radiological warfare attacks should the ship ever get borded.
Name: Jonathan
Surname: Thompson
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Born: August 25, 791 A.S.
General information: Experienced medical professional with many years of service within the Navy.
Name: Evelyn
Surname: Hart
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Born: May 2, 795 A.S.
General information: Highly experienced in locating, identifying and rendering safe as well as disposing of all forms of ordnance that may be planted on the ship during a boarding.
Name: Sophia
Surname: Carter
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Born: October 26, 801 A.S.
General information: Degree in maintenance, repairs and calibration of all electronic equipment used for communications, detection, identification and navigation.
Name: Damian
Surname: Glass
Rank: Lieutenant
Born: August 5, 804 A.S.
General information: Expert in repairs, maintenance and calibration of all weapon systems found on the ship.
Name: Caitlin
Surname: Buckley
Rank: Lieutenant
Born: January 4, 802 A.S.
General information: Proficient in operating and repairing electronic devices used in the ship's interior communications systems and announcing equipment.
Name: Katherine
Surname: Knight
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Born: April 14, 800 A.S.
General information: Expert in controlling the performance of on-board weapons, sensors, combat systems and communications systems.
Stories and Biographies 15/05/827 | Captains Log: Akhetaten - Self explanatory; Internal Akhetaten MDs. ---------Recovered Files: Clandestine Operations ------------------▇/▇/811 | Entry No.01 - Speculations around Rheinland ------------------▇/▇/812 | Entry No.02 - First Wild sightings ------------------▇/▇/813 | Entry No.03 - Rumors of a new war ------------------▇/▇/814 | Entry No.04 - Kusari-Bretonia war wages ------------------▇/▇/816 | Entry No.05 - The battleship's true purpose in Rheinland ------------------▇/▇/817 | Entry No.06 - Nomads at Bering, Gallic invasion at Edinburgh ------------------▇/▇/820 | Entry No.07 - Action within Edinburgh
---------Recovered Files: Gallia-Bretonia War ------------------▇/▇/821 | Entry No.08 - Holding Edinburgh ------------------▇/▇/821 | Entry No.09 - Fall of Edinburgh ------------------▇/▇/822 | Entry No.10 - Defense of Manchester ------------------▇/▇/823 | Entry No.11 - Nomad attack at Newcastle, Liberty-Rheinland peace treaty, re-grouping with Navy fleet at Manchester ------------------▇/▇/824 | Entry No.12 - A fatal miscommunication
- Project: Akhetaten - Phase One - Contains the majority of the roleplay around the project, including the ship's construction, allocation of resources, and delivery of necessary materials. Project: Akhetaten - Phase Two - Contains the final roleplay posts that summarize the entirety of the project. Also contains the warship's commanding officer requesting permission for finalization of the project by Fleet Admiral Kemp-Smith. Project: Akhetaten - Ship Specifications - Contains a highly detailed shipyard file of the warship. Also contains a brief lore summary of the warship and how she got here.
Model Link: p3d
Modeler: @Armageddon
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Textured Model Link (along with some added details): p3d
Modeler: @A1ex
Leave any feedback you may have regarding the Akhetaten below. Any comments on the above posts and roleplay along with constructive criticism and/or kudos are welcomed! Yes, I am aware that apostrophes are missing from ALL the spoiler titles on the role of each officer, unfortunately spoilers really dislike apostrophes!
Credit for the idea of the above format goes to bakugone.
Disclaimer: This is not an in-roleplay 'shipyard-file' post for the Akhetaten. This thread is purely ooRP and serves the sole purpose of giving the community an easy place to post feedback and comments regarding the ship, the story and the roleplay, as well as a place where all threads regarding the ship will be linked for easy reference.
(04-27-2021, 01:12 AM)WizardLizard Wrote: The cringiest thing about this is that none of the officers have actual bios... so sad ;-;
I deeply apologize. I am truly the worst writer in this community. I shall get to write completely bios for each officer.
While I do that, I shall also get to write info and biographies for every single crewmate on the ship, including engineering, skeleton crew and marines.
(04-27-2021, 01:12 AM)WizardLizard Wrote: The cringiest thing about this is that none of the officers have actual bios... so sad ;-;
I deeply apologize. I am truly the worst writer in this community. I shall get to write completely bios for each officer.
While I do that, I shall also get to write info and biographies for every single crewmate on the ship, including engineering, skeleton crew and marines.
Hey! What about the fueling crew in Norfolk bay 7-B?!
Memeing aside, keep at your passion project. Akh is the most enjoyable RP cap-wise I've encountered so far.
(04-27-2021, 12:02 AM)Tenshi Wrote: Who is this "Captain Edwards" you speak of? I've never heard of him x)
(04-26-2021, 11:35 PM)Arathoxan Wrote: when?
When you decide to log more :p
Also, thread has just been updated. I've added a metric ton of officers. Kudos to @Ice Princess and @DarkTails for helping me out with writing this!
Hey, I didn't do that much <.< But hey, you know that I am always here to help. And I doubt I need to give you feedback for the Akhetitty. You know my opinion already :x
(04-27-2021, 01:41 AM)Ice Princess Wrote: Hey, I didn't do that much <.< But hey, you know that I am always here to help. And I doubt I need to give you feedback for the Akhetitty. You know my opinion already :x
Do I even need to say anything here? Your title says it all. Aside from that, "Hey, I didn't do that much" is objectively wrong. We were discussing for over an hour about the officer positions!
(04-27-2021, 01:39 AM)Guthixibis Wrote: Hey! What about the fueling crew in Norfolk bay 7-B?!
Memeing aside, keep at your passion project. Akh is the most enjoyable RP cap-wise I've encountered so far.
*Scratches head* Well... ugh.. They... They aren't part of the crew! They were a detachment from the Norfolk repair crews, therefore they do not need to be mentioned!
Memeing aside, have you read the pre-SRP Captains log posts? If not, then you really should. All of them until #13 are in line with Discovery's established lore. They are, essentially, the universe's lore seen through the eyes of a young Lieutenant aboard the LNS-Akhetaten.