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	Originally a [[Star League]] vessel, the future ''Deliverance'' was one of the eight [[SLDF]] WarShips salvaged by the [[Free Worlds League]] with assistance from the Word of Blake between [[3054]] and [[3058]], presented to the Blakists in [[3057]] alongside the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|''Vincent Mk. 39''-class]]'' corvette [[Blake's Redemption|WoBS ''Blake's Redemption'']] as thanks for their aid with the League's WarShip programs.<ref name=FMFWL-116>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 116 "Ships of the Line: The FWLM Fleet - Aid from the Word of Blake"</ref>		Originally a [[Star League]] vessel, the future ''Deliverance'' was one of the eight [[SLDF]] WarShips salvaged by the [[Free Worlds League]] with assistance from the Word of Blake between [[3054]] and [[3058]], presented to the Blakists in [[3057]] alongside the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|''Vincent Mk. 39''-class]]'' corvette [[Blake's Redemption|WoBS ''Blake's Redemption'']] as thanks for their aid with the League's WarShip programs.<ref name=FMFWL-116>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 116 "Ships of the Line: The FWLM Fleet - Aid from the Word of Blake"</ref>
−	The ''Deliverance'' first saw combat during [[Battle of Terra (3058)|Operation ODYSSEUS]], taking heavy damage facing the [[ComStar]] flagship the ''[[Invisible Truth]]'' before fleeing, but successfully preventing the [[ComStar WarShip Fleet]] from interfering during the invasion of [[Terra]]. With the [[Titan Shipyards]] still under secular ComStar control in the immediate wake of Odysseus, the ''Deliverance'' returned to shipyards in the League and was undergoing repair as of [[3059]].<ref name=FMFWL-116/><ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208, "Alain Beresick"</ref><ref name=FMU-90>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> By [[3067]] the ''Blake's Redemption'' was one of half a dozen WarShips publicly known to be in service with the Blakists,<ref name="FM:Up90">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> although the ''Blake's Redemption'' was actually part of a much larger black water navy assembled in secret.	+	The ''Deliverance'' first saw combat during [[Operation Odysseus]], taking heavy damage facing the [[ComStar]] flagship the ''[[Invisible Truth]]'' before fleeing, but successfully preventing the [[ComStar WarShip Fleet]] from interfering during the invasion of [[Terra]]. With the [[Titan Shipyards]] still under secular ComStar control in the immediate wake of Odysseus, the ''Deliverance'' returned to shipyards in the League and was undergoing repair as of [[3059]].<ref name=FMFWL-116/><ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208, "Alain Beresick"</ref><ref name=FMU-90>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> By [[3067]] the ''Blake's Redemption'' was one of half a dozen WarShips publicly known to be in service with the Blakists,<ref name="FM:Up90">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> although the ''Blake's Redemption'' was actually part of a much larger black water navy assembled in secret.
	The ship was repaired and used in the early years of the [[Jihad]] against ComStar on [[Tukayyid]]. With the [[McKenna (WarShip class)|''McKenna''-class]] battleship, [[Blake's Sword|WoBS ''Blake's Sword'']], the ''Deliverance'' overran the planet's spaceborne defenders on 21 January [[3068]] to assault the planet.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44" The Jihad in Review"</ref> The ship took heavy damage from its ComStar sister ship, the CSV ''[[Hammerstrike]]''.<ref name=DotJ>''Dawn of the Jihad'', pp. 88-89, "Tide of Fire - Tukayyid Hit, Heavy Casualties Reported"</ref> The ''Deliverance'' was destroyed by [[Clan Ghost Bear|Clan Ghost Bear's]] CGB ''[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|Rasalhague]]'' flotilla in the Tukayyid system on 11 July [[3070]].<ref>"Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "Jihad in Review"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 117: "What's In A Name"</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 264: "Tukayyid Free at Last!"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet" - This source states 3074 and is in disagreement with all others. An Erratum has been submitted.</ref>		The ship was repaired and used in the early years of the [[Jihad]] against ComStar on [[Tukayyid]]. With the [[McKenna (WarShip class)|''McKenna''-class]] battleship, [[Blake's Sword|WoBS ''Blake's Sword'']], the ''Deliverance'' overran the planet's spaceborne defenders on 21 January [[3068]] to assault the planet.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44" The Jihad in Review"</ref> The ship took heavy damage from its ComStar sister ship, the CSV ''[[Hammerstrike]]''.<ref name=DotJ>''Dawn of the Jihad'', pp. 88-89, "Tide of Fire - Tukayyid Hit, Heavy Casualties Reported"</ref> The ''Deliverance'' was destroyed by [[Clan Ghost Bear|Clan Ghost Bear's]] CGB ''[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|Rasalhague]]'' flotilla in the Tukayyid system on 11 July [[3070]].<ref>"Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "Jihad in Review"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 117: "What's In A Name"</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 264: "Tukayyid Free at Last!"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet" - This source states 3074 and is in disagreement with all others. An Erratum has been submitted.</ref>

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{{infoBoxIndividualSpacecraft | image = | vesselname = Deliverance | prevname = | type = [[WarShip]] | class = [[Essex II (WarShip class)|Essex]] | prevclass = | servicesince = | serviceuntil = 11 July [[3070]] (destroyed) }} The WoBS '''''Deliverance''''' was an [[Essex II (WarShip class)|''Essex''-class]] [[WarShip]] used by the [[Word of Blake]]. It was one of the first two WarShips controlled by the Word.<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 47</ref> ==History== Originally a [[Star League]] vessel, the future ''Deliverance'' was one of the eight [[SLDF]] WarShips salvaged by the [[Free Worlds League]] with assistance from the Word of Blake between [[3054]] and [[3058]], presented to the Blakists in [[3057]] alongside the ''[[Vincent (WarShip class)|''Vincent Mk. 39''-class]]'' corvette [[Blake's Redemption|WoBS ''Blake's Redemption'']] as thanks for their aid with the League's WarShip programs.<ref name=FMFWL-116>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', p. 116 "Ships of the Line: The FWLM Fleet - Aid from the Word of Blake"</ref> The ''Deliverance'' first saw combat during [[Operation Odysseus]], taking heavy damage facing the [[ComStar]] flagship the ''[[Invisible Truth]]'' before fleeing, but successfully preventing the [[ComStar WarShip Fleet]] from interfering during the invasion of [[Terra]]. With the [[Titan Shipyards]] still under secular ComStar control in the immediate wake of Odysseus, the ''Deliverance'' returned to shipyards in the League and was undergoing repair as of [[3059]].<ref name=FMFWL-116/><ref>''Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers'', p. 208, "Alain Beresick"</ref><ref name=FMU-90>''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> By [[3067]] the ''Blake's Redemption'' was one of half a dozen WarShips publicly known to be in service with the Blakists,<ref name="FM:Up90">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 90, "Naval Assets and Militia Divisions"</ref> although the ''Blake's Redemption'' was actually part of a much larger black water navy assembled in secret. The ship was repaired and used in the early years of the [[Jihad]] against ComStar on [[Tukayyid]]. With the [[McKenna (WarShip class)|''McKenna''-class]] battleship, [[Blake's Sword|WoBS ''Blake's Sword'']], the ''Deliverance'' overran the planet's spaceborne defenders on 21 January [[3068]] to assault the planet.<ref>''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 44" The Jihad in Review"</ref> The ship took heavy damage from its ComStar sister ship, the CSV ''[[Hammerstrike]]''.<ref name=DotJ>''Dawn of the Jihad'', pp. 88-89, "Tide of Fire - Tukayyid Hit, Heavy Casualties Reported"</ref> The ''Deliverance'' was destroyed by [[Clan Ghost Bear|Clan Ghost Bear's]] CGB ''[[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|Rasalhague]]'' flotilla in the Tukayyid system on 11 July [[3070]].<ref>"Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 48: "Jihad in Review"</ref><ref>''Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents'', p. 117: "What's In A Name"</ref><ref>''Blake Ascending'', p. 264: "Tukayyid Free at Last!"</ref><ref name="J:FRp128">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 128, "Original Word Of Blake Fleet" - This source states 3074 and is in disagreement with all others. An Erratum has been submitted.</ref> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Blake Ascending]]'' * ''[[Dawn of the Jihad]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]'' * ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]'' * ''[[List of Solaris Broadcasting Co. articles#Ghost Bears Liberate Tukayyid|Ghost Bears Liberate Tukayyid!]]'' * ''[[Jihad: Final Reckoning]]'' * ''[[Jihad Secrets: The Blake Documents]]'' * ''[[Masters and Minions: The StarCorps Dossiers]]'' [[Category: Individual WarShips]] [[Category: Individual Destroyers]] [[Category: Individual Essex-class WarShips]]

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