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| name = Battleship Saumur
 
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| nickname = ga09_02_base
 
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| class = [[Valor|Triomphant]]
 
| class = [[Valor|Triomphant]]
 
| type = BATTLESHIP
 
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| system = [[Picardy]]
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| system = [[Zurich]]
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| house = {{House Link | Gallia}}
 
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Saumur is a [[Battleship]] of the now obsolete Triomphant class. The ship was built in 626 AGS, but has seen little actual combat. Her last active combat service was in 707 AGS, guarding the [[Picardy]] system. When the Charlemagne class was built specifically for rearguard duties, it rendered the remaining Triomphant class ships obsolete. However, Saumur was still in near pristine condition, so the [[Gallic Royal Navy]] decided against scrapping the ship. Instead, it was refitted at Rambouilette to serve as a mobile academy and redeployed to the backwater core systems to train future generations of Royal Navy pilots.
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The venerable Saumur is a Triomphant-class battleship which entered service in 626 AGS. Throughout its vast service life, it has achieved little more than guard duty, as the Triomphant class was rendered redundant by the introduction of the Charlemagne battleship, specifically designed for rearguard duties. As such, the Triomphants quickly found themselves obsolete, and many were scrapped as a result. This was not the case with the almost pristine Saumur, which went on to become a mobile academy for the [[Gallic Royal Navy|Royal navy]], in keeping with ancient naval traditions of old France where naval training used to be conducted solely aboard ships, such as the legendary Borda, which is why, even now, Gallic navy cadets are sometimes referred to as "Bordaches". Saumur has another striking nod to tradition in its motto: "Nec pluribus impar" - like no other - which were none other than the Sun King's personal words.
  
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When it was discovered that the Maine system was in danger of succumbing to a supernova, the Saumur was redeployed to oversee the evacuation operations. Having successfully completed that mission, the Triomphant was once again stationed in the Picardy system, watching over the sealed [[Jump Gate]] to [[Maine (System)|Maine]] to prevent traffic from journeying to the doomed system. Many a fresh pilot in Royal Navy history have had the blockade of civilian traffic in the region of the Gate as their first flights throughout the last few decades.
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During the [[Planet Amiens|Amiens]] uprising, the Saumur found herself the unlikely flagship of a hastily assembled Royal navy defense force. Her and her fleet, crewed with cadets, recruits and whoever else was willing, found themselves critically outmatched by the [[Council]] forces, lead by the powerful and experienced La Fierté battlegroup. Aware of the only possible outcome, the Saumur surrendered before the battle reached its climax.
  
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The Saumur continued in her role as a flight academy until the invasion of Picardy in 741 AGS, when the Gallic Royal Navy was forced to promote the aged vessel to flagship of their quickly mustered [[Planet Amiens|Amiens-Planetary]] Defense Task Force. It, its novices and recruits, and hundreds of other second rate vessels, along with some patriot volunteers, are all that stand between the planet and the La Fierte battlegroup in Picardy.
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Nowadays, the Saumur is a hopelessly outdated warship. A refit would cost more than the sum of her parts, though she remains in a stellar condition given her age. In light of this, the Minarchy agreed to purchase her for a symbolic amount, and the Saumur now serves as regional headquarters for the Gendarmerie and is stationed in [[Provence]]. Expeditive improvements have been carried out on her fighter bays, combat information centre and transmission systems in order to help her perform her new mission. The atmosphere onboard is largely one of suspicion or complacency, depending on the crew's ties - or lack thereof - with the local population. An ancient rearguard warship now used as a law enforcement base in an almost lawless space: the Saumur is indeed like no other.
  
 
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[[Category: Gallia]]
 
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[[Category: Zurich]]
 
[[Category: Gallic Royal Navy]]
 
[[Category: Gallic Royal Navy]]

Latest revision as of 10:29, 27 October 2020

Battleship Saumur
Triomphant class Battleship
Saumur.png
Owner
Flag-gallia.png Gallic Royal Navy
Location
6E, Zurich
Technical Data
Gravity CLASSIFIED
Docking bays CLASSIFIED
Amenities CLASSIFIED
Crew CLASSIFIED

The venerable Saumur is a Triomphant-class battleship which entered service in 626 AGS. Throughout its vast service life, it has achieved little more than guard duty, as the Triomphant class was rendered redundant by the introduction of the Charlemagne battleship, specifically designed for rearguard duties. As such, the Triomphants quickly found themselves obsolete, and many were scrapped as a result. This was not the case with the almost pristine Saumur, which went on to become a mobile academy for the Royal navy, in keeping with ancient naval traditions of old France where naval training used to be conducted solely aboard ships, such as the legendary Borda, which is why, even now, Gallic navy cadets are sometimes referred to as "Bordaches". Saumur has another striking nod to tradition in its motto: "Nec pluribus impar" - like no other - which were none other than the Sun King's personal words.

During the Amiens uprising, the Saumur found herself the unlikely flagship of a hastily assembled Royal navy defense force. Her and her fleet, crewed with cadets, recruits and whoever else was willing, found themselves critically outmatched by the Council forces, lead by the powerful and experienced La Fierté battlegroup. Aware of the only possible outcome, the Saumur surrendered before the battle reached its climax.

Nowadays, the Saumur is a hopelessly outdated warship. A refit would cost more than the sum of her parts, though she remains in a stellar condition given her age. In light of this, the Minarchy agreed to purchase her for a symbolic amount, and the Saumur now serves as regional headquarters for the Gendarmerie and is stationed in Provence. Expeditive improvements have been carried out on her fighter bays, combat information centre and transmission systems in order to help her perform her new mission. The atmosphere onboard is largely one of suspicion or complacency, depending on the crew's ties - or lack thereof - with the local population. An ancient rearguard warship now used as a law enforcement base in an almost lawless space: the Saumur is indeed like no other.

Missions Offered


Bribes Offered


Commodities

Exports
Imports


Ships

Ga lf.png
Caracal
Light Fighter
Ga hf.png
Serval
Heavy Fighter
Ga vhf.png
Lynx
Very Heavy Fighter


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