HMS-Royal.Caridea
| MSS-Royal.Caridea | |
 | |
| Ship Class | Battleship |
| Built by | Southampton Shipyard |
| Captain | Joseph Farley |
| Series | Cromwell Series |
| Origin |  Bretonia
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| Launched | 818 A.S. |
| Main task | Formerly to aid the Macduff in Tau-31 during the Tau War |
| Status | Unknown, presumed destroyed |
| Zone of Operation | Unknown |
| Technical information | |
| Guns/Turrets | N/A / 15 |
| Cruise Disruptor |
N/A |
| Countermeasures |
N/A |
| Hull strength | 6 650 000 |
| Shield strength | 500 000 |
| Cargo space | unknown |
| Nanobots/Batteries | unknown |
| Max. impulse speed | 90 m/s |
| Max. thrust speed | Thruster not available |
| Power output | 8,000,000 u |
| Power recharge | |
- This is a player owned ship.
The HMS-Royal Caridea was a Cromwell-class battleship under the command of Joseph Farley during the First Tau War. In 818 A.S. she was sent to the Tau front, to assist the Macduff in Tau-31. Presumed destroyed.
History
Development and construction
The Royal Caridea was built at Southampton Shipyard in the New London system as the part of Cromwell-class Development Project, which began in 813 A.S. Initially only one prototype of the class was planned to be built.
In 815 A.S. Joseph Farley, an outstanding engineer, joined the Project. He managed to modify initial concepts of the Low-emission Powercore and Cloaking Device, thereby reducing the overall cost of the vessel. Full development was completed in 817 A.S. Due to the further escalation of the war, it was decided to build two battleships of the class: the Cromwell and the Royal Caridea. Caridea's construction was supervised by Farley himself, who was also responsible for much of the Caridea's frame and internal systems design.
The construction was a massive undertaking, involving thousands of people across disciplines. As resources were scarce, Caridea ended up with a lighter Mk VII armor, instead of overly expensive Mk VIII. Her construction was finished a week after the Cromwell was built, just to be almost immidiately thrown into the battle of Tau-31.
Shakedown cruise
Joseph asked to be assigned to the vessel he worked on for all this years - the Caridea. Upon the completion of her construction, Captain Farley took command of the ship at the order of the Admiralty Board.
Final systems shakedown was conducted at Southampton Shipyard. The vessel was christined with a bottle of whiskey "Dublin". Her maiden voyage took place in New London and Cambridge systems and was quite spectacular.
First week
After ceremonies, Caridea was assigned to patrol Bretonian territories. Joseph spent this time socializing with the crew and getting used to his new position of the warship captain. Everything was going well and Caridea didn't face any hostiles during the 1-week patrol. All systems functioned normally, however Chief Engineer reported a minor fluctuations in the powercore matrix. But they were considered to be within normal parameters.
Battle of Tau-31
Bretonian Defenders
Two weeks after commissioning, Caridea alongside with Cromwell dispatched to Tau-31 to assist Macduff Battlegroup in desperate attempt to stop Kusarians. But Kusari already deployed their fleet into Tau-31. The battle was an intense one. Caridea fought an enemy battleship and two support vessels at the same time. She managed to destroy one support vessel , but her shields were down and enemy hits landed on Caridea's hull. Kusarians overwhelmed the Bretonian defenders at the gate, destroying numerous ships, and forcing others to withdraw. Farley decided to engage cloaking device and retreat with other vessels. Device was almost fully charged, when "Nova" torpedo hit Caridea's engines. Cloak turned on, but ship was able to move only at 25% impulse power, cruise was off-line.
Aftermath
After the faitful torpedo hit, rate of fluctuations in the powercore matrix increased, resulting in shutdown of the main powergrid. With Caridea's engines damaged and her core compromised it became clear, that she is unable to retreat to Newcastle with the rest of the Battlegroup. Farley decided to hide battleship in the asteroid field.
On December 2nd, 818 A.S., at 1500 he received orders from Kyle Marshall, captain of the Cromwell. Farley and his crew entered cryogenic stasis and waited for the rescue.
Present Day
Today, the current status of the Royal Caridea is unknown to many, as she still presumed destroyed and classified as M.I.A. by the Armed Forces. In reality, she was recently brought back from the dead. Being in a vulnerable position and still unknown to the Royalists who aren't even aware of a threat from the inside.
Technical Data
Weaponry
- 1x "Nightmare" Battleship Missile Silo
- 2x TL-45 "Heavy Mortar" Antimatter Cannon
- 2x "Pounder" Bretonian Battleship Primary Cannons
- 2x EMP-1 "Wrecker" Bretonian Battleship Pulse Cannons
- 2x Standard Battleship Flak Turrets
- 7x LDL-14v "Jackhammer" Liberty Battleship Light Turrets
Defensive systems
- Type VII "Inxepugnable" Titanium-Ceramic Belt Armor
- Battleship Positron Shield
- Cloaking Device MK2 Advanced
Power systems
- Low-Emission Medium BS Powerplant - Capacity: 8.000.000 u
- Reserve Power Battery - Capacity: 260.000 u
