Editing Covenant (Individual Covenant-class WarShip)

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| vesselname   = Covenant
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| type         = [[WarShip]]
| class        = [[Covenant]]
| prevclass    = [[Kirishima]]
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| serviceuntil = [[3065]]<ref name="FCCWp141"/>
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==History==
Falling somewhere between a first-of-class [[WarShip]] and a modification of an existing class, the '''''Covenant''''' was a one-of-a-kind WarShip whose origins lay in the curious military détente between the [[Draconis Combine]] and the [[Federated Commonwealth]] during the 3050s when the [[Great House]]s were loosely unified by the [[Clan Invasion]].<ref name="FM:FSp24">''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', pp. 24–25: "AFFS WarShip Fleet"</ref>

Originally manufactured by either [[Stellar Trek]] of [[Togura]] or [[Midway Shipyards]] of [[Midway]] as a ''[[Kirishima]]''-class cruiser, the ''Covenant'' was never completed by the Combine; instead, the unfinished hull was gifted to the Federated Commonwealth and to [[Archon-Prince]] [[Victor Steiner-Davion]] by the Combine, and delivered to [[New Syrtis Shipyards]] of [[New Syrtis]] for the final outfitting. New Syrtis Shipyards completed the ship, but as part of introducing the ship to service, subjected her to extensive internal and external modifications, delivering a cruiser that looked nothing like a ''Kirishima''. With the exception of a few internal components still labeled in Japanese – a mixture of terminals and access plates – the origins of the ''Covenant'' would remain a mystery to many outside the [[AFFC]] High Command and the personnel of New Syrtis Shipyards.<ref name="FM:FSp24"/>

The legacy Japanese detailing on those few components not adjusted led to some speculation amongst the crew as to the origins of the ''Covenant'' when it was introduced to active service as the FCS ''Covenant'', with the ''Covenant''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s class officially being designated as ''Covenant''-class, not ''Kirishima''-class.<ref name="FM:FSp24"/>

The FCS ''Covenant'' fought during the [[FedCom Civil War]]; [[Duke]] [[George Hasek II|George Hasek]] of the [[Capellan March]] maintained a façade of neutrality during the early years of the Civil War, motivated primarily by acting in the best interest of the Capellan March above all else, while covertly acting against [[Archon]] [[Katherine Steiner]], whom he had come to view as a despot during her time on the throne. When Duke Hasek's refusal to support either the [[Archon]] or Victor Steiner-Davion became public, Archon Steiner responded by ordering an attack on New Syrtis.<ref name="FCCWp141">''FedCom Civil War'', p. 141: "New Syrtis"</ref>

The Loyalist forces dispatched to attack New Syrtis were escorted by the [[Hanse Davion (Individual Avalon-class WarShip)|FCS ''Hanse Davion'']], an [[Avalon|''Avalon''-class]] cruiser, and consisted of the [[11th Avalon Hussars|Eleventh Avalon Hussars]], [[4th Donegal Guards|Fourth Donegal Guards]] and the [[Ridgebrook CMM]]. The Loyalists hoped to persuade the [[Vanguard Legion]] mercenary unit to defect to their cause, giving them a numerical edge over the defending [[8th Syrtis Fusiliers|Eighth Syrtis Fusiliers]], [[Davion Light Guards]] and [[New Syrtis CMM]]; arriving on the 27th of October [[3065]], the Loyalist attempt to suborn the Vanguard Legion was robustly rejected, and the FCS ''Hanse Davion'' was soon locked in combat with the FCS ''Covenant''. The resulting battle saw both WarShips destroyed.<ref name="FCCWp141"/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[FedCom Civil War (sourcebook)|FedCom Civil War]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''


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