TCS Achilles: Difference between revisions
The Terran Knowledge Bank
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Terran Confederation Navy|Confederation Fleet]] [[Heavy Cruiser|heavy cruiser]]. She and a sister ship, the [[TCS Agamemnon|''Agamemnon'']], were considered among the most powerful of the post-[[Terran-Kilrathi War|war]] Confederation navy's heavy cruisers. | [[Terran Confederation Navy|Confederation Fleet]] [[Heavy Cruiser|heavy cruiser]]. She and a sister ship, the [[TCS Agamemnon|''Agamemnon'']], were considered among the most powerful of the post-[[Terran-Kilrathi War|war]] Confederation navy's heavy cruisers. | ||
In 2673, ''Achilles'' and [[Cruiser|cruiser]] [[TCS Dornier|''Dornier'']], accompanied by several fighters, were sent in [[Pursuit of BWS Intrepid|pursuit of the BWS ''Intrepid'']] during punitive action against the [[Outer Worlds Fleet]]. In the ensuing battle, two torpedoes from ''Achilles'' struck the bridge of the ''Intrepid'', killing her command staff and a third of | In 2673, ''Achilles'' and [[Cruiser|cruiser]] [[TCS Dornier|''Dornier'']], accompanied by several fighters, were sent in [[Pursuit of BWS Intrepid|pursuit of the BWS ''Intrepid'']] during punitive action against the [[Outer Worlds Fleet]]. In the ensuing battle, two torpedoes from ''Achilles'' struck the bridge of the ''Intrepid'', killing her command staff and a third of her crew, while ''Achilles'' herself was lost, with between three hundred and three-hundred thirty of her crew killed. | ||
[[Category:Confederation Capital Ships by Name]] | [[Category:Confederation Capital Ships by Name]][[Category:Confederation ships that served in the Border Worlds Conflict]] | ||
Revision as of 03:57, 15 August 2010
Confederation Fleet heavy cruiser. She and a sister ship, the Agamemnon, were considered among the most powerful of the post-war Confederation navy's heavy cruisers.
In 2673, Achilles and cruiser Dornier, accompanied by several fighters, were sent in pursuit of the BWS Intrepid during punitive action against the Outer Worlds Fleet. In the ensuing battle, two torpedoes from Achilles struck the bridge of the Intrepid, killing her command staff and a third of her crew, while Achilles herself was lost, with between three hundred and three-hundred thirty of her crew killed.
