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After the [[Pentagon Civil War]] the ''Michigan'' was restored to working order in secret by technical staff of [[Clan Wolverine]] under the orders of [[Khan]] [[Sarah McEvedy]], a part of a plan known as [[Operation Switchback]] that called for the evacuation of Clan Wolverine back to the [[Inner Sphere]] in the face of rising tensions between the Wolverines and the other Clans. With the apparent death of Sarah McEvedy and the announcement from [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] that the Wolverines were the subjects of a [[Trial of Annihilation]], [[saKhan]] [[Franklin Hallis]] became Khan of the Wolverines, and by the 28th of November [[2823]] the SLS ''Michigan'' became the Clan Wolverine flagship.<ref name="BOI4-10">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 10</ref> The ''Michigan'' survived the [[Amaris Civil War]] and followed General Kerensky on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. After the [[Pentagon Civil War]] the ''Michigan'' was restored to working order in secret by technical staff of [[Clan Wolverine]] under the orders of [[Khan]] [[Sarah McEvedy]], a part of a plan known as [[Operation Switchback]] that called for the evacuation of Clan Wolverine back to the [[Inner Sphere]] in the face of rising tensions between the Wolverines and the other Clans. With the apparent death of Sarah McEvedy and the announcement from [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] that the Wolverines were the subjects of a [[Trial of Annihilation]], [[saKhan]] [[Franklin Hallis]] became Khan of the Wolverines, and by the 28th of November [[2823]] the SLS ''Michigan'' became the Clan Wolverine flagship.<ref name="BOI4-10">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 10</ref> − The ''Michigan'' was destroyed in late June [[2824]] in the system identified as Gamma 1551 AV, codenamed [[Barbados]]. A planet chosen by Khan Franklin Hollis to resupply the majority of the Wolverine fleet, Barbados became a battleground between the Wolverines and the Grand Fleet assembled by ilKhan Kerensky to pursue and destroy the Wolverines. The bulk of the Wolverine survivors were present on Barbados at that time, and most of the Wolverine fleet was in the system, including the ''Michigan''; in the large naval battle above Barbados the ''Michigan'' engaged multiple [[Clan]] WarShips, including the [[Clan Snow Raven]] ''[[Aegis (WarShip class)|Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Black Justice|CSR ''Black Justice'']], and broke the keel of the cruiser [[Hunter's Pride (Individual WarShip)|CJF ''Hunter's Pride'']].<ref name="BOI4-38">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 38</ref> + The ''Michigan'' was destroyed in late June [[2824]] in the system identified as Gamma 1551 AV, codenamed [[Barbados]]. A planet chosen by Khan Franklin Hollis to resupply the majority of the Wolverine fleet, Barbados became a battleground between the Wolverines and the Grand Fleet assembled by ilKhan Kerensky to pursue and destroy the Wolverines. The bulk of the Wolverine survivors were present on Barbados at that time, and most of the Wolverine fleet was in the system, including the ''Michigan''; in the large naval battle above Barbados the ''Michigan'' engaged multiple [[Clan]] WarShips, including the [[Clan Snow Raven]] ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Black Justice|CSR ''Black Justice'']], and broke the keel of the cruiser [[Hunter's Pride|CJF ''Hunter's Pride'']].<ref name="BOI4-38">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 38</ref> Although the fate of the ''Michigan'' is not mentioned, after the Clan victory in the Barbdos system saKhan [[Trish Ebon]] of the late Clan Wolverine determined that the remains of the Wolverine WarShips had been crashed into the surface of Barbados<ref name="BOI4-67">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 67</ref> and there is nothing to suggest that the ''Michigan'' survived. Although the fate of the ''Michigan'' is not mentioned, after the Clan victory in the Barbdos system saKhan [[Trish Ebon]] of the late Clan Wolverine determined that the remains of the Wolverine WarShips had been crashed into the surface of Barbados<ref name="BOI4-67">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 67</ref> and there is nothing to suggest that the ''Michigan'' survived. ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The exact class of the ''Michigan'' is never mentioned, though the impression is given that it was a large vessel. It was mentioned at one point to have fired "a wave of massive anti-ship missiles,"<ref name="BOI4-38"/> loosely suggesting it may have been a ''[[Black Lion]]''. + *The exact class of the ''Michigan'' is never mentioned, though the impression is given that it was a large vessel. It was mentioned at one point to have fired "a wave of massive anti-ship missiles",<ref name="BOI4-38"/> loosely suggesting it may have been a ''[[Black Lion]]''. − * As Clan Wolverine held themselves to be the last remnant of the real Star League after their breakaway from the Clans, they used the SLS prefix for their WarShips, including the SLS ''Michigan''. + *As Clan Wolverine held themselves to be the last remnant of the real Star League after their breakaway from the Clans, they used the SLS prefix for their WarShips, including the SLS ''Michigan''. ==References== ==References==
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| − | The SLS '''''Michigan''''', a [[WarShip]] of unspecified class (see Notes below), was the winner of the Best WarShip category of the [[2644]] [[Martial Olympiad]]<ref name=""TSLp135">''The Star League'', p. 135 | + | The SLS '''''Michigan''''', a [[WarShip]] of unspecified class (see Notes below), was the winner of the Best WarShip category of the [[2644]] [[Martial Olympiad]]<ref name=""TSLp135">''The Star League'', p. 135, "Martial Olympiad Champions 2640-2736"</ref> and in [[2757]] was one of the ships to take part in the extensive [[Operation PERSUASIVE FORCE]], an [[SLDF]] exercise conducted within the [[Terran Hegemony]] that involved more than fifty divisions of troops and which [[General]] [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] used as a demonstration for [[First Lord]] [[Richard Cameron II]] in the hope that Kerensky would be able to regain Richard's trust and give the teenager an idea of the scope of the forces which would be at his command in the future.<ref name="TSLp74">''The Star League'', p. 74, "Fleet Maneuvers, 2757"</ref><ref name="TSLp74+">''The Star League'', p. 74, "On The Question of Nobility"</ref> |
The ''Michigan'' survived the [[Amaris Civil War]] and followed General Kerensky on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. After the [[Pentagon Civil War]] the ''Michigan'' was restored to working order in secret by technical staff of [[Clan Wolverine]] under the orders of [[Khan]] [[Sarah McEvedy]], a part of a plan known as [[Operation Switchback]] that called for the evacuation of Clan Wolverine back to the [[Inner Sphere]] in the face of rising tensions between the Wolverines and the other Clans. With the apparent death of Sarah McEvedy and the announcement from [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] that the Wolverines were the subjects of a [[Trial of Annihilation]], [[saKhan]] [[Franklin Hallis]] became Khan of the Wolverines, and by the 28th of November [[2823]] the SLS ''Michigan'' became the Clan Wolverine flagship.<ref name="BOI4-10">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 10</ref> | The ''Michigan'' survived the [[Amaris Civil War]] and followed General Kerensky on the [[Operation Exodus|Exodus]]. After the [[Pentagon Civil War]] the ''Michigan'' was restored to working order in secret by technical staff of [[Clan Wolverine]] under the orders of [[Khan]] [[Sarah McEvedy]], a part of a plan known as [[Operation Switchback]] that called for the evacuation of Clan Wolverine back to the [[Inner Sphere]] in the face of rising tensions between the Wolverines and the other Clans. With the apparent death of Sarah McEvedy and the announcement from [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] that the Wolverines were the subjects of a [[Trial of Annihilation]], [[saKhan]] [[Franklin Hallis]] became Khan of the Wolverines, and by the 28th of November [[2823]] the SLS ''Michigan'' became the Clan Wolverine flagship.<ref name="BOI4-10">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 10</ref> | ||
| − | The ''Michigan'' was destroyed in late June [[2824]] in the system identified as Gamma 1551 AV, codenamed [[Barbados]]. A planet chosen by Khan Franklin Hollis to resupply the majority of the Wolverine fleet, Barbados became a battleground between the Wolverines and the Grand Fleet assembled by ilKhan Kerensky to pursue and destroy the Wolverines. The bulk of the Wolverine survivors were present on Barbados at that time, and most of the Wolverine fleet was in the system, including the ''Michigan''; in the large naval battle above Barbados the ''Michigan'' engaged multiple [[Clan]] WarShips, including the [[Clan Snow Raven]] ''[[ | + | The ''Michigan'' was destroyed in late June [[2824]] in the system identified as Gamma 1551 AV, codenamed [[Barbados]]. A planet chosen by Khan Franklin Hollis to resupply the majority of the Wolverine fleet, Barbados became a battleground between the Wolverines and the Grand Fleet assembled by ilKhan Kerensky to pursue and destroy the Wolverines. The bulk of the Wolverine survivors were present on Barbados at that time, and most of the Wolverine fleet was in the system, including the ''Michigan''; in the large naval battle above Barbados the ''Michigan'' engaged multiple [[Clan]] WarShips, including the [[Clan Snow Raven]] ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Black Justice|CSR ''Black Justice'']], and broke the keel of the cruiser [[Hunter's Pride|CJF ''Hunter's Pride'']].<ref name="BOI4-38">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 38</ref> |
Although the fate of the ''Michigan'' is not mentioned, after the Clan victory in the Barbdos system saKhan [[Trish Ebon]] of the late Clan Wolverine determined that the remains of the Wolverine WarShips had been crashed into the surface of Barbados<ref name="BOI4-67">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 67</ref> and there is nothing to suggest that the ''Michigan'' survived. | Although the fate of the ''Michigan'' is not mentioned, after the Clan victory in the Barbdos system saKhan [[Trish Ebon]] of the late Clan Wolverine determined that the remains of the Wolverine WarShips had been crashed into the surface of Barbados<ref name="BOI4-67">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 67</ref> and there is nothing to suggest that the ''Michigan'' survived. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | * The exact class of the ''Michigan'' is never mentioned, though the impression is given that it was a large vessel. It was mentioned at one point to have fired "a wave of massive anti-ship missiles, | + | *The exact class of the ''Michigan'' is never mentioned, though the impression is given that it was a large vessel. It was mentioned at one point to have fired "a wave of massive anti-ship missiles",<ref name="BOI4-38"/> loosely suggesting it may have been a ''[[Black Lion]]''. |
| − | * As Clan Wolverine held themselves to be the last remnant of the real Star League after their breakaway from the Clans, they used the SLS prefix for their WarShips, including the SLS ''Michigan''. | + | *As Clan Wolverine held themselves to be the last remnant of the real Star League after their breakaway from the Clans, they used the SLS prefix for their WarShips, including the SLS ''Michigan''. |
==References== | ==References== | ||