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|primary user = [[user:=Terran Confederation]] | |primary user = [[user:=Terran Confederation]] | ||
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|service = [[Border Worlds Conflict]] | |service = [[Border Worlds Conflict]] | ||
* [[Battle of Orestes]] | |||
[[Nephilim War]] | [[Nephilim War]] | ||
|source = [[source:=Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom]]<br>[[source:=Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom]]<br>[[source:=Wing Commander: Secret Ops]] | |||
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The '''TCS Mount St. Helens''' was the second [[Vesuvius-Class Heavy Carrier]] to be commissioned by the [[Terran Confederation]]. | The '''TCS Mount St. Helens''' was the second [[Vesuvius-Class Heavy Carrier]] to be commissioned by the [[Terran Confederation]]. She and her sister were nicknamed "supercarriers" and were widely publicized during construction. | ||
==Construction== | ==Construction== | ||
The ''TCS Mount St. Helens'' was a massive heavy carrier and the sister ship of the ''[[TCS Vesuvius]]''. Like | The ''TCS Mount St. Helens'' was a massive heavy carrier and the sister ship of the ''[[TCS Vesuvius]]''. Like her sister ship, it was designed as a highly-advanced, self-sufficient carrier that could hold its ground without the need for escorts on the front lines. She was one of the largest vessels in the Confederation Navy at the time of her construction. She was constructed at the shipyards of [[Orion Station]] at [[Earth]]'s L5 Lagrange point, where Admiral [[Geoffrey Tolwyn]] oversaw her progress alongside the construction of ''Vesuvius''. | ||
==Border Worlds Conflict== | ==Border Worlds Conflict== | ||
By 2673, the '' | By 2673, the ''Mount St. Helens'' was approaching her final stages of construction. Her sister ship the ''Vesuvius'' was the first to be commissioned and was immediately pressed into active service. The ''Mount St. Helens'' remained in drydock as it finished construction. | ||
During the final days of the [[Border Worlds Conflict]], Captain [[William Eisen]], who had defected to the [[Union of Border Worlds]], received word that Colonel [[Christopher Blair]] on the ''[[BWS Intrepid]]'' was pursuing Tolwyn and the ''Vesuvius'' in order to stop him from securing a war declaration from the Confederation government on [[Earth]]. Eisen and his allies within the Confederation commandeered the ''Mount St. Helens'' | During the final days of the [[Border Worlds Conflict]], Captain [[William Eisen]], who had defected to the [[Union of Border Worlds]], received word that Colonel [[Christopher Blair]] on the ''[[BWS Intrepid]]'' was pursuing Tolwyn and the ''Vesuvius'' in order to stop him from securing a war declaration from the Confederation government on [[Earth]]. Eisen and his allies within the Confederation commandeered the ''Mount St. Helens'' during trials at [[Sirius[[ in order to assist the ''Intrepid''. Many of the weapons and shield systems on the ''Mount St. Helens'' were not yet fully operational, making her vastly inferior to the completed ''Vesuvius''. Captain Eisen was aware of the situation, but chose to continue with the interception. | ||
The ''TCS Mount St. Helens'' jumped into the [[Talos|Talos System]] and attacked | The ''TCS Mount St. Helens'' jumped into the [[Talos|Talos System]] and attacked ''Vesuvius'' as she was engaged with ''Intrepid'', allowing the Border Worlds vessel to escape to the jump point. Eisen and Blair pursued the ''Vesuvius'' to Sol, and by this point had badly damaged Tolwyn's flagship. The ''Mount St. Helens'' was then forced to retreat after sustaining critical damage, leaving the ''Intrepid'' to pursue Tolwyn alone. Despite this setback, the actions of the ''Mount St. Helens'' proved instrumental in the eventual destruction of the ''Vesuvius'' and the aversion of a Confederation war declaration against the Border Worlds. | ||
==Terran Service== | ==Terran Service== | ||
The ''TCS Mount St. Helens'' was eventually returned to the Terran Confederation after the Border Worlds Conflict was resolved, where | The ''TCS Mount St. Helens'' was eventually returned to the Terran Confederation after the Border Worlds Conflict was resolved, where she was repaired, completed, and finally commissioned. The ''Mount St. Helens'' would not see any major fleet actions until 2681, when the [[Nephilim War]] broke out along the Kilrathi frontier. She served Humanity proudly through to her destruction by the [[Nephilim]] shortly after the second Nephilim wormhole in [[Proxima]] was discovered. | ||
== Behind the Screens == | |||
In ''[[Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom|The Price of Freedom]]'' novel, the decisive clash between the Border Worlds/rebels and Confederation/Black Lance forces takes place not at Talos, but [[Orestes]]. The timeline, as well as the course of events, is drastically different. | |||
[[category:Confederation Capital Ships by Name]] | [[category:Confederation Capital Ships by Name]] | ||
[[Category:Confederation ships that served in the Border Worlds Conflict]] | [[Category:Confederation ships that served in the Border Worlds Conflict]] | ||
[[Category:Confederation ships that served in the Nephilim War]] | [[Category:Confederation ships that served in the Nephilim War]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:21, 15 May 2012
| TCS Mount St. Helens (CV-71) | |
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| Type | Vesuvius-class Heavy Carrier |
| Primary User | Terran Confederation |
| Service | Border Worlds Conflict |
| Introduction | 2673 |
| Source | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom Wing Commander: The Price of Freedom Wing Commander: Secret Ops |
The TCS Mount St. Helens was the second Vesuvius-Class Heavy Carrier to be commissioned by the Terran Confederation. She and her sister were nicknamed "supercarriers" and were widely publicized during construction.
Construction
The TCS Mount St. Helens was a massive heavy carrier and the sister ship of the TCS Vesuvius. Like her sister ship, it was designed as a highly-advanced, self-sufficient carrier that could hold its ground without the need for escorts on the front lines. She was one of the largest vessels in the Confederation Navy at the time of her construction. She was constructed at the shipyards of Orion Station at Earth's L5 Lagrange point, where Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn oversaw her progress alongside the construction of Vesuvius.
Border Worlds Conflict
By 2673, the Mount St. Helens was approaching her final stages of construction. Her sister ship the Vesuvius was the first to be commissioned and was immediately pressed into active service. The Mount St. Helens remained in drydock as it finished construction.
During the final days of the Border Worlds Conflict, Captain William Eisen, who had defected to the Union of Border Worlds, received word that Colonel Christopher Blair on the BWS Intrepid was pursuing Tolwyn and the Vesuvius in order to stop him from securing a war declaration from the Confederation government on Earth. Eisen and his allies within the Confederation commandeered the Mount St. Helens during trials at [[Sirius[[ in order to assist the Intrepid. Many of the weapons and shield systems on the Mount St. Helens were not yet fully operational, making her vastly inferior to the completed Vesuvius. Captain Eisen was aware of the situation, but chose to continue with the interception.
The TCS Mount St. Helens jumped into the Talos System and attacked Vesuvius as she was engaged with Intrepid, allowing the Border Worlds vessel to escape to the jump point. Eisen and Blair pursued the Vesuvius to Sol, and by this point had badly damaged Tolwyn's flagship. The Mount St. Helens was then forced to retreat after sustaining critical damage, leaving the Intrepid to pursue Tolwyn alone. Despite this setback, the actions of the Mount St. Helens proved instrumental in the eventual destruction of the Vesuvius and the aversion of a Confederation war declaration against the Border Worlds.
Terran Service
The TCS Mount St. Helens was eventually returned to the Terran Confederation after the Border Worlds Conflict was resolved, where she was repaired, completed, and finally commissioned. The Mount St. Helens would not see any major fleet actions until 2681, when the Nephilim War broke out along the Kilrathi frontier. She served Humanity proudly through to her destruction by the Nephilim shortly after the second Nephilim wormhole in Proxima was discovered.
Behind the Screens
In The Price of Freedom novel, the decisive clash between the Border Worlds/rebels and Confederation/Black Lance forces takes place not at Talos, but Orestes. The timeline, as well as the course of events, is drastically different.
