Editing Essay:Clan Naval Forces

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With few exceptions, the Clans view WarShips as a point of pride and yet also derision. While almost unimaginable raw military might can be concentrated at a single point, the vessels also require coordination, collaboration, and communal work. This aspect makes the idea of the great warrior-knight difficult to achieve among the subcaste,<ref name=CC8>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 8</ref> and such responsibility was quickly seen as disgraceful.<ref name="H:OKp32">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 32: "Unblooded and Unknown"</ref> A select corp is called to such machines, and most are members of the Aerospace phenotype; only the [[Clan Snow Raven|Snow Ravens]] maintain Naval Commander Bloodnames,<ref name=WC119>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 119</ref> though the [[Clan Star Adder|Star Adders]], [[Clan Nova Cat|Nova Cats]], and [[Clan Diamond Shark|Sea Foxes]] were well regarded in select times.


==Construction Rules and Out-of-Universe Concerns==
The first issue in confirming the size of the EXODUS fleet is that the distinction between WarShips, JumpShips, and DropShips is not as clear-cut as it seems. While BattleTech construction rules are clear, in-universe perception differs and does not follow simple tabletop rules (see changes from [[AeroTech 2]] to [[Tactical Operations]] or the alleged, and still canonical, supposed sightings of a 4-hardpoint ''[[Tramp]]''-class JumpShip).<ref name=TRO57104-5>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 104–105</ref> Several ship classes feature a compact [[Kearny-Fuchida drive]], requiring them to be built as "WarShips" under the construction rules, while they may not be considered WarShips in-universe. Examples include ''[[Newgrange]]'' [[Yardships]]<ref name=TRO3085S-40>''Technical Readout: 3085 Supplemental'', p. 40</ref> and various classes of military transports such as the ''[[Sylvester (WarShip class)|Sylvester]]'' and (arguably) ''[[Potemkin]]''; the ''[[Bug-Eye]]'' class surveillance ship is even built to resemble a DropShip.<ref name=RE2750p124>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 124</ref> Conversely, so-called [[Jolly Roger (JumpShip type)|Jolly Roger]] JumpShips are outfitted for combat roles and could conceivably be called WarShips although they are JumpShips under the construction rules. Military DropShips were likewise labeled as such throughout the [[Third Succession War]]. Prior to the reintroduction of proper Inner Sphere Warships, many such vessels were called "Warships"<ref name=TP1Ep85>''The Periphery'', p. 85: "Brinton"</ref> (also see [[Decision at Thunder Rift]] and the apocryphal [[BattleTech (Video Game)|BattleTech video game]]). The line between "WarShip" and other vessels is clouded by changing definitions over time: the ''[[Carrack]]'' and its ''Carrack-Merchant'' derivative have been moved and labeled in either category depending on the era and rulings by the [[Powers That Be]].<ref>"It is not a WarShip per se, so it is not included in the rolls of offensive weapons. Same with the Clan Merchant Carracks, they were removed because they should never had been included in the first place. But Clan Nova Cat does have some merchant Carracks left, even if they have no proper WarShips. With regards, Øystein"|[http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,14973.msg346073.html#msg346073 Øystein Tvedten, BattleTech Line Developer, 13 Jan 2012]</ref>

==The Exodus Fleet==
===Cited Numbers and Reliability===
The entire Exodus Fleet that [[Aleksandr Kerensky]] led into exile and which would evolve into the Clans began their journey from across 50 worlds when General Kerensky's 8 July 2784 HPG broadcast reached them: "EXODUS". The Fleet amassed in the [[New Samarkand]] system starting 2 October [[2784]] until 1 November.<ref name=HLoT2116>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 116</ref> Over a thousand regiments and their dependents, six million people, embarked on their journey from there on 5 November<ref name=TCWOK7/><ref name=HLoT2116/> (after the last DropShip had docked to its JumpShip) by jumping out in groups over the course of a full day.<ref name=SL97/> The number given for the fleet is frequently cited as 402 [[WarShips]]<ref name=SL97>''The Star League'', p. 97</ref><ref name=HLoT2114>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 114</ref> (or "over 400 WarShips")<ref name=TCWOK7>''The Clans: Warriors of Kerensky'', p. 7</ref> escorting 1,349 [[JumpShips]]<ref name=TCWOK7/> (or "transports"<ref name=SL97/>), with over 5,000 [[DropShips]]<ref name=TCWOK7/> carried between them. At the time, [[Raymond Sainze]] counted "nearly two thousand JumpShips and WarShips" clogging the New Samarkand system.<ref>''Fall from Glory'', prologue</ref> It should be noted that these numbers may be inaccurate.

The uncertainty about nomenclature is exacerbated by the fact that the publicly stated numbers seem to stem from local authorities' count from when the fleet assembled in the New Samarkand system. Adding another layer of possible error as ships may have been misidentified or overlooked; the aforementioned ''Bug-Eye'' class, in particular, was built to have a low profile and may have eluded sensors altogether. 

Another concern is that some parts of the Exodus Fleet may not actually have moved through New Samarkand by 5 November or at all, but joined the fleet later, and thus would not have been included in the count made at New Samarkand. It is positively known that the fleet detached WarShips and scout JumpShips as vanguard and rearguard forces and along the flanks, and had pickets hunting for worlds from which the fleet could resupply.<ref name=TCWOK7/> While the evidence is not conclusive, it is possible that these detached vessels moved through New Samarkand before the count was made, later, or not at all. Canonical examples include the rearguard mission of the SLS ''[[Manassas Heavy Cruiser|Manassas]]'' and the location of its rendezvous point at [[Schwartz]] which is a significant detour from the Exodus Road; the fact that the DropShip carrying the protagonist from ''[[When the Bears Left]]'' lifts off from [[Axton]] on 26 October 2784 and is unlikely to have traveled the roughly 450 light-years to New Samarkand by 5 November already; the timeline of the Exodus Fleet's visit to [[Gutara V]].<ref>Timeline as detailed in the short story ''[[Last Stop]]'' and the diaries from ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'', pp. 38–40, establish that the first elements of the Exodus Fleet arrived planetside on Gutara V by 2 January 2785 and the last DropShips left the planet on 17 or 18 January, more than two weeks later; combined with the transit time to the jump point this seems entirely too long for a single fleet moving through.</ref>

===Eve of the Exodus===
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This list of the EXODUS fleet is otherwise absent from the modern Clan fleets, excepting the ''[[Zughoffer Weir]]'', which was taken by the [[Not-Named Clan]]. The other twenty-four warships are therefore missing from the list of Clan naval forces below and were potentially destroyed, renamed, or left to the 10 naval boneyards set up after Operation KLONDIKE and the birth of the Clans.

===Lost during EXODUS===
The below are likely not counted among the 402 Exodus Vessels.

* SLS ''[[Cape Bon]]'', ''Essex''-class

* SLS ''[[Protecteur]]'', ''Lola III'' -class

* SLS ''[[Manassas Heavy Cruiser|Manassas]]'', ''Aegis''-class

==The Clan Fleet==
All Clans seem to use mostly updated pre-Exodus vessels (almost all renamed), while a few were able to design and construct new series of vessels. Of the (reportedly) 402 WarShips that left the Inner Sphere with General Kerensky, some were lost over the course of the Exodus and of those remaining, most were mothballed in various SLDF-in-Exile Boneyards. Many of those were destroyed in the [[Pentagon Civil War]]; when [[Nicholas Kerensky]] returned with his Clans, only a reported 260 EXODUS vessels remained. While some may have been placed in Clan-style Naval Caches, estimates vary on how many WarShips can be found throughout the ''touman'' and reserves of the Clans with new constructions estimated between 50 to 300 vessels being cited by Inner Sphere analysts. While each Clan maintains an average of 18 WarShips, they vary wildly in practice.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp128>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 128: "Clan/Star League WarShips"</ref>

A 3056 report from ComStar claims that "the" Clan [[Rememberance]] describes the destruction of approximately 100 WarShips during the Pentagon Civil War and their expected fleet at around 300 vessels. Extrapolations from the seven Invader Clans (~120 known vessels) corroborated this number, though their limited exposure to the extant 38 wholly Clan-built hulls (16 ''Fredasa'', 9 ''Nightlord'', and 13 ''York'') would strain their accuracy. The same report's conjecture of no known Clan WarShip facilities also predates their knowledge of Clan-built hulls though supposed their existence, not simply the refitted Star League vessels. ComStar does admit the possibility of the eventual truth, that they had simply not seen such vessels or shipyards yet.<ref>''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 28: "Clan Navies"</ref>

===Non-moderized, Mothballed, Destroyed, or Abandoned===
The following vessels were destroyed during the Pentagon Civil War or survived but were not upgraded to Clan standards. They evidently joined the Exodus at low numbers of vessels or singular "''sui generis''", as they were ancient and outmoded at the end of the Star League and either lost or placed into mothballs to be later restored at the time of the Wars of Reaving. 

*An unknown number of ''[[Naga]]'' Destroyers<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4693/naga-destroyer MUL faction availability for the ''Naga'']''</ref> 

*At least one ''[[Monsoon]]'' Battleship<ref name=HLoT2115>''Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 2'', p. 115</ref>

*At least one ''[[Farragut]]'' Battleship<ref name=Historical:_Operation_Klondike>''Historical: Operation Klondike''</ref>

*Unnamed ''[[Quixote]]'' - escaped Circe<ref name=H:OKp44/> and escaped battle at [[EC821-387D]] to space unknown<ref name="H:OKp47">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 47: "Pentagon Run"</ref>

*Two Clan Diamond Shark unnamed, unclassed WarShips in the Vinton naval cache, too damaged by year [[3011]] passing comet to reactivate<ref name="WoRp130">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 130: "Vengeance on Vinton"</ref>

*Unnamed ''[[Baron (WarShip class)|Baron]]'' - destroyed during attempted reactivation by Bandit Caste in 3072<ref name="WORp112+">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 112–113: "Constriction"</ref>

*An explicitly ''Davion''-class, the ''[[Nikolai Tesla]]'', was critically damaged by a Clan Diamond Shark deep Periphery flotilla in 3072

*One unnamed, unclassed WarShip unable to be reactivated by Clan Diamond Shark Watch personnel at Babylon cache in [[3075]]<ref name="WORp172">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 172–173: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>

====Annihilation of the Not-Named Clan====
*''[[Rough Rider (Individual WarShip)|Rough Rider]]'', unknown-class flagship of [[ilKhan]] [[Nicholas Kerensky]] and the [[Grand Fleet]], ultimate fate unknown.<ref name="BOI4-17+">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, pp. 17–18</ref>

====Restored and Named in Toumans====
* Three [[Dark Caste]] / Clan Burrock ''[[Mako]]''-class corvettes - ''[[Fuchida (Individual Mako-class WarShip)|Fuchida]]'', ''[[Ingrid Bucharev]]'', ''[[Stone Crab]]''

* A ''[[Riga (WarShip class)|Riga]]''-class frigate, CBS ''[[Hetherington]]'', restored from MSKC-2 cache by Clan Burrock

* Three ''[[Samarkand Block II (WarShip class)|Samarkand]]''-class carriers - CCC ''[[Beijing (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|Beijing]]'', CDS ''[[Deal Breaker]]'' and CSA ''[[Yorktown (Individual Samarkand-class WarShip)|Yorktown]]''


===List of Clan Naval Forces===
Due to the horrors of the conflicts throughout Clan space following the Exodus Civil War, including but not limited to the chaotic [[Wars of Reaving]], a final tally may be impossible. Below are the known vessels of each Clan's ''touman''.


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* [[Clan Blood Spirit Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Burrock Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Cloud Cobra Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Coyote Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Diamond Shark Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Fire Mandrill Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Ghost Bear Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Goliath Scorpion Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Hell's Horses Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Ice Hellion Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Jade Falcon Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Jade Wolf Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Mongoose Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Nova Cat Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Sea Fox Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Smoke Jaguar Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Snow Raven Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Star Adder Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Steel Viper Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Stone Lion Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Widowmaker Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Wolf Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Wolf-in-Exile Naval Forces]]
* [[Clan Wolverine Naval Forces]]
{{div col end}}


==Shipyards==
===Homeworlds===
* [[Babylon]] [[L-5 Yards]]: Known DropShip manufacturing center<ref name=TRO3057R>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 76–77: "DropShip Sassanid Profile"</ref>
* Dagda Shipyards: only yards built by the [[Star League-in-Exile]] in the Pentagon worlds - in orbit around [[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]]. Capabilities unknown. Totally destroyed in the [[Pentagon Civil War]].<ref>''Historical Operation Klondike'', p. 45</ref>
* [[Strana Mechty Shipyards]]: capable of building JumpShips and DropShips.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised''; pp. 86, 96, 104, 106, 110</ref>
* [[Cheops Shipyards]] in [[Albion (Clan System)|Albion]] system: damaged by [[Clan Blood Spirit]] forces, weakening the Naval assets maintenance of his owner, [[Clan Star Adder]]. Capabilities unknown.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 118</ref>
*[[Huntress]] - DropShip yards able to produce at least Invasion-era ''[[Miraborg]]''-class.<ref name=TRO305r84>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 84</ref>
* [[Kirin Shipyards]]: [[Kirin]] system, capable of building JumpShips and DropShips. Possessed by [[Clan Coyote]], these were the only shipyards confirmed active in the Clan Homeworlds after the Wars of Reaving.<ref>''Wars of Reaving Supplemental''; p. 10 </ref>
* [[Snow Raven Yards]]: the [[Lum]] shipyards were the main shipyards of [[Clan Snow Raven]], capable of constructing JumpShips and WarShips. Destroyed by [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] forces in the [[Wars of Reaving]].<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 119</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 40</ref>
* [[Marshall]]: yards capable of ''[[Broadsword]]'' DropShip production.<ref name=TRO3057r70>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 70</ref>
* [[New Kent Shipyards]]: Steel Viper yards at [[New Kent]], used by [[Clan Wolf]] and [[Clan Coyote]] after expansions in 3061.<ref name="WoRp22">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 22, "Crashing Home"</ref>
:* [[Masters Shipyards]]: built in secret in [[New Kent]] system by [[Clan Steel Viper]] using stripped [[Lum]] materials post-[[3065]], the new WarShip slip at little used [[Jump_Point#Pirate%20Points--Transient%20Points|Lagrange Point]] was home of the dreadnaught ''[[Leviathan Prime]]'' class ''[[Perigard_Zalman_(Individual_Leviathan-class_WarShip)|Perigard Zalman]]''.<ref name="WoRp22"/>

==Boneyards==
Ten Boneyards or warship caches were distributed among the Clan Homeworlds.<ref name="BOI4-65">''Betrayal of Ideals'', part 4, p. 65</ref> By the time of Operation KLONDIKE, less than a third of the mothballed ships remained untouched,<ref name="H:OKp44">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 44</ref> and nearly none remained in storage after the Reavings concluded.<ref name="WoRp171">''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 171: "WarShips"</ref>

====Pentagon Worlds====
*[[Arcadia_(Clan_System)|Arcadia]] - asteroid belt<ref name="BS31">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 31 (Scenario "Hide and Seek")</ref>

*[[Babylon]]<ref name=HOP43>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 43</ref><ref name="WORp172">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 172–173: "Clan Diamond Shark"</ref>

*[[Circe]]<ref name=H:OKp44/>

*[[Dagda (Clan System)|Dagda]] - destroyed in [[Pentagon Civil War]]<ref name=HOP45-46>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', pp. 45–46</ref>

*[[Eden]] - located near an Eden II satellite<ref name=HOP46>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 46</ref>

====Kerensky Cluster====
*[[Priori]]<ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 132: "The Treason of Priori"</ref><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 104: "The Fall of York"</ref><ref name=WoR132>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 132: "Punishing Priori"</ref>

*[[Strana Mechty]] - 
:*[[Norfolk Boneyard]] aka Exodus Fleet Station Five<ref name="BoI3">''Betrayal of Ideals'', "Book III: The Switchback Directive"</ref>
:*[[San Diego Boneyard]]<ref name=BoI3/>

*[[Vinton]]<ref name=HOKm>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 133: "Pentagon and Kerensky Cluster (2821)"</ref>

*[[MSKC-2]] - planetless system located between the Kerensky Cluster and Pentagon<ref name="WORp112+">''The Wars of Reaving'', pp. 112–113: "Constriction"</ref>


==Clan WarShip Classes==
WarShips are upgraded [[Star League]] era WarShips unless noted. Refit classes were introduced at the beginning of and continued throughout the [[Golden Century]]. Many new naval technologies were discovered at the time of the Clans' updated tactics and as the introduction of other great leaps forward, such as the OmniMech, were being developed. Clan refits usually consisted of updating the armor with the latest improvements: [[Lamellor Ferro-Carbide]] and [[HarJel]], fitting them with the valuable [[Lithium-Fusion Battery]], and/or changing the number of OmniFighter bays to fit Clan tactical doctrine.

The following classes are listed with their time of a Clan refit debut. Following are the numbers of hulls to be expected in the Clan ''toumans'' and notable inclusions or exclusions.

===Upgrades===
*2835 - [[Texas]] 
:: Seven vessels are noted to have survived to join [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]],<ref>''1st Somerset Strikers'', p. 91</ref> with two destroyed in the Exodus Civil War.<ref> ''Technical Readout 3057'' p. 162 </ref> One, the SLS ''[[Perth (Individual Texas-class WarShip)|Perth]]'', is noted to be barely functional and orbiting [[Arcadia]] during [[Operation KLONDIKE]], while the other labeled as "destroyed" unknown or confused with a Wolverine vessel a few years later: the SLS (Wolverine) ''[[Bismark]]''. The vessels SLS ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' and SLS ''[[Mountbatten]]'' were noted by their Star League names and continued sailing under them to later eras. The CCS ''[[Ancestral Home]]'', CJF ''[[Falcon's Nest (Individual Texas-class WarShip)|Falcon's Nest]]'', CSJ ''[[Veiled Huntress]]'', and CWS ''[[Nicholas Kerensky (Individual Texas-class WarShip)|Nicholas Kerensky]]'' are assigned to various Clans during the Clan Invasion, likely with new designations. If the given numbers of surviving vessels can be assumed to be correct, the ''Perth'' must have been recovered and renamed, as the ''Bismark'' was last noted in the possession of the Wolverines.
*2836 - [[Volga]]
:: "about two dozen" survived.<ref name=TRO157>''Technical Readout: 3057'', pp. 146–147: "Ship Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3057R144-145>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', pp. 144–145: "Volga Ship Profile"</ref> Thirteen are found on Clan ''toumans'', including an unnamed Clan Jade Wolf vessel subsequently named as the CWS ''[[Provider]]'' (if the Wolves maintained only a single ''Volga''). The other (presumed) 10 to 12 are unknown.
*2841 - [[Lola III]]
:: "large number survived"<ref name="BS54">''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 54</ref> and "second largest class in the Exodus fleet."<ref name=TR305757r140>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', pp. 140–141</ref> Forty are named on various Clan ''toumans''.
*2843 - [[Aegis_(WarShip_class)|Aegis]]
:: A (mothballed) SLS ''[[General Stuart]]'', the (destroyed) SLS ''[[Titanium Wind]]'', and the (not found in REVIVAL-era roster) SLS/CHH ''[[Minotaur (Individual Aegis-class WarShip)|Minotaur]]'' are included in the largely Clan Nova Cat (9), Jade Falcon (9), and Snow Raven (7) Clan fleet of 44 Clan ''Aegis'' Cruisers, though the CGB ''[[Apparition]]'' is not (as [[apocryphal]]). 
*2843 - [[Black Lion]]
:: with "less than a dozen"<ref name=TR305757r148>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', pp. 148–149</ref> ''Black Lion'' EXODUS vessels, hull counts are manageable, though more than a dozen are named throughout Clan history. The SLS ''[[Michael Norman]]'' was reported destroyed in the Pentagon Civil War<ref>''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 31 (Scenario "Hide and Seek")</ref> to a degree that makes restoration unlikely and then not found in later rosters. CSA ''[[Admiral William S. Preston]]'', CGB ''[[Bear's Den (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|Bear's Den]]'', CJF ''[[Blue Aerie]]'', CJF ''[[Jade Aerie]]'', CJF ''[[White Aerie]]'', CBS ''[[Rocinante]]'', CNC ''[[Severen Leroux (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|Thunderbolt]]'', and CSJ ''[[Streaking Mist (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|Streaking Mist]]'' are REVIVAL-era ''touman'' listings. The issue of Clan Wolf's vessels is problematic, though. The ''[[Arctic Wolf (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|Arctic Wolf]]'' is only noted in the 3052 unified Wolf ''touman''. The ''[[Dark Wolf]]'' is only named in the short-lived Clan Jade Wolf ''touman''. The ''[[Implacable (Individual Black Lion-class WarShip)|Implacable]]'' joined Clan-Wolf-in-Exile, while the ''[[Blood Drinker]]'' and ''[[Stealthy Kill]]'' are named as Crusader Wolf vessels. Assuming the pre-Refusal War Wolf vessels were renamed for unknown reasons, an even dozen are so named. To reconcile this, either the ''Norman'' was repaired or the count of vessels is mistaken. Given the low numbers of surviving hulls, it is likely that the unnamed ''Black Lion'' of the [[Red Corsair]]<ref>''Operational Turning Points: The Red Corsair'', p. 25</ref> is an otherwise named (and Clan Jade Falcon or Clan Smoke Jaguar) vessel.
*2844 - [[Du Shi Wang]]
:: Known formerly as the ''Jasmine Liao'', the  ''[[Quicksilver Mongoose (Individual Du Shi Wang-class WarShip)|Quicksilver Mongoose]]'' was refit as the flagship for Clan Mongoose, to be left in mothballs by the victorious Clan Smoke Jaguar in the Strana Mechty system.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 252: "Du Shi Wang"</ref>
*2845 - [[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]
:: "About 40" of the original 400 ''Sovetskii Soyuz'' survived to leave with the Exodus Fleet.<ref name=TRO:3057Rp150>''Technical Readout: 3057 Revised'', p. 150</ref> The SLS/CSR ''[[Avalanche]]'' (named as such prior to Clan refits), the née SLS ''Kharkov''-rechristened-CWS ''[[Dire Wolf (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Dire Wolf]]'', the renamed CDS ''Nagasawa''-to-CSF ''[[Talismantia]]'', the (likely former Widowmaker, then Dragoon) WDWS ''[[Athena (Individual Sovetskii Soyuz-class WarShip)|Athena]]'', and two unnamed with one destroyed during KLONDIKE<ref name=H:OKp44/> and a Smoke Jaguar vessel above Huntress in 3060<ref name="FM:Up105">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 105: "The WarShips of a Dead Clan"</ref> are listed among a total of 18 known Clan-era ''Soyuz'' cruisers.
*2851 - [[Cameron (WarShip class)|Cameron]]
:: Thirteen Cameron-class vessels are named in Clan history. The ''[[Admiral Gerda Cameron]]'' is known only during Operation KLONDIKE and is not noted contemporaneously with the other vessels so the known number may be twelve if the ''Gerda'' was renamed. 
*2851 - [[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]
:: Eighteen ''McKenna'' survived to leave on the [[Operation EXODUS|Exodus]].<ref name=TR305757r162>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', pp. 162–163</ref> Ten are known: the SLS (Clan Wolverine) ''[[Zughoffer Weir]]'', SLS ''[[McKenna's Pride]]'', and SLS ''[[James McKenna (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|James McKenna]]'' are noted to predate Clan refits, and so are presumed to continue their Star League monikers, though the ''McKenna's Pride'' and ''James McKenna'' are expected to be refit to the latest in Clan specifications post-2851. The disposition of the CCC ''[[Second Coming]]'', first noted at KLONDIKE, is unclear. The CSJ ''[[Obsidian]]'', CSA ''[[Sovereign Right]]'', CIH ''[[Cage's Pride]]'', CGS ''[[Lei Kung]]'', and CWS ''[[Werewolf (Individual McKenna-class WarShip)|Werewolf]]'' are noted in their respective Clan ''toumans'' first in the 31st Century, and likely Clan rechristenings and refits. An unnamed ''McKenna'' was destroyed above Circe during KLONDIKE,<ref name=H:OKp44/> while the ''Spicer'' was assumed to be renamed from its SLDF moniker.
*2862 - [[Essex II (WarShip class)|Essex II]]
:: "less than thirty" reported to have survived [[Operation LIBERATION]].<ref name=TR305757r138>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', pp. 138–139</ref> Sixteen are named explicitly on Clan rosters including a restored-from-mothball SLS/CDS/CSR ''Marseilles''/''Architeuthis''/''[[Mulhacén]]''. One,  the ''Cape Bon'', would be the 17th, but would not be included in any EXODUS roster. This count of 17 known vessels does not include the apocryphal CGB ''[[Ditka (Individual Essex-class WarShip)|Ditka]]'', however.
*2875 - [[Potemkin]]
:: "roughly 30" or "only about 30"<ref name=TR305757r158>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', pp. 158–159</ref> survived, though 33 are listed in Clan rolls or contemporaneously with the EXODUS. This includes the SLS ''Hermes''-turned-CSR ''[[Treachery]]'', two CDS ''[[Titanic]]s'', the destroyed (and pre-dating Clan refit) CWM ''[[Egg Sac]]'', and the lost during EXODUS SLS ''[[Ulithi]]'', but not the SLS ''[[Riga (Individual Potemkin-class WarShip)|Riga]]'' or SLS ''[[Netanyahu]]'' or the otherwise unnamed ''Potemkin'' captured at [[EC821-387D]],<ref name="H:OKp47"/> as they may have been renamed. Nor does this number include the SLS ''[[Valley Forge]]'' that is unclear to have existed. This may be "roughly" correct, the number cited is incorrect, or the Clans maintain the ability to construct a limited number of new ''Potemkin'' troop cruisers.
*2901 - [[Whirlwind]]
:: Nineteen ''[[Davion]]''-class are known to have been sold to the SLDF.<ref name=TR305757r134>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', pp. 134–135</ref> An innominate number survived the Usurper, but seven are noted in REVIVAL-era ''toumans'' as (likely) Clan refits. One, the SLS ''[[Weasel]]'', was a Clan Wolverine vessel and battled their former brethren before the introduction of Clan upgrades to the class. An unnamed Smoke Jaguar ''Whirlwind'' was known to travel the Exodus Road<ref>''Exodus Road'', p. 177</ref> for a total of eight separate veseels. 
*2914 - [[Congress]]
:: Fourteen ''Congress'' are counted as Clan vessels, including the WDWS (former Wolf and possibly Widowmaker) ''[[Beowulf (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Beowulf]]'', and the (likely) renamed CWS ''[[Howler (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Howler]]''/''[[Rogue (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Rogue]]''. The ''[[Fire Rose]]'' is unconfirmed as a separate Clan vessel, and is not added to the count, as it is assumed to be an existing vessel with new identification and livery. The "crippled" ''[[Long March (Individual Congress-class WarShip)|Long March]]'' and ''[[Noble House]]'' were lost in the [[Pentagon Civil War]],<ref>''BattleSpace'' rulebook, p. 31 (Scenario "Hide and Seek")</ref> and an unnamed ''Congress'' was destroyed above Circe during Klondike,<ref name=H:OKp44/> bringing the number of confirmed destroyed ''Congress'' to three before the Clans are fully in possession of the Kerensky Cluster and Clan refits possible. This count does not include the ''Linsenmayer'' or ''Walker'' per "Eve of the Exodus" above and so results in 17 likely EXODUS vessels.

===First New Vessels===
This timeframe introduced the first of the Clans' new designs in the [[Golden Century]]. Most designs were neither successful nor long-lasting: the Clans had lost the inter-discipline focus of the SLDF and largely misused the new WarShips, misjudging the costs involved in fielding untested classes of resource-intensive weapons, though a few found their place among the Homeworlds.

*2915 - [[Corone]] - first of entirely new Clan WarShip designs by [[Clan Snow Raven]]
:: Six vessels
*2932 - [[Nightlord]] - newly designed battleship class by the Snow Raven Clan
:: Nine constructed/named

===Out with the Pax, In with the Politics===
The Clans of the [[Political Century]], as they settled into Warden and Crusader camps, began to settle their surrounding systems and start to look back at the Inner Sphere.

*2947 - [[York (WarShip class)|York]] - refit [[Riga II]]-class
:: Twenty-two vessels joined the Exodus, though only six ''Riga II'' were known to have survived to the birth of the Clans after accompanying Nichola Kerensky's [[Second Exodus|Second EXODUS]] .<ref name=TR305757r136>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', p. 136</ref> One of those left behind was destroyed above [[Babylon]] by Cloud Cobra saKhan [[Rafe Kardaan]],<ref name="H:OKp47"/> and [[Admiral Schone|another]] above Arcadia.<ref name="H:OKp42">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 42: "A Force of Arms"</ref> A total of 19 Yorks are therefore expected in the Invasion Era, following a reported Political Century newly-manufactured dozen (including the CSR ''[[Corvidae]]'') plus the 3060s-era Coyote-ordered construction of the CCS ''[[Broken Sea]]'').<ref name="FM:WCp46">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 46: "Naval Assets"</ref>. The known number of ''York'' hulls is 16, leaving three unaccounted-for hulls.
*2950 - [[Carrack]]
:: Numbers are difficult to know, as noted above, as the Carrack has alternated between being counted as a WarShip and named among the Toumans of the Clans, and being relegated to lesser "nebulous" status as transports and unworthy of description. Forty-seven are named and would make it among the most numerous class of vessel in the Clans. As this contradicts explicit information of the ''Lola'' and ''Aegis''-class vessels being the most common, more Carracks are probable and their numbers unverifiable, with many vessels suddenly appearing among the ilClan-era Clan Sea Fox AirMags. Likely cross-counted with their "Merchant" variant (or not), the status of the Carrack is difficult to discern or suitably trust.

===New Hulls, New Worlds===
The Clans began to require picket vessels for use against dark caste and other low-intensity warfare. The Snow Ravens, Wolves, and Jade Falcons each produced small exploration corvettes that the refit Star League cruisers and battleships were ill-suited for. Only one class survived the intervening years in any number, as they attempted to upset the WarShip status quo as the Clans exploited the Kerensky Cluster.

*2951 - [[Molniya]] - [[Clan Wolf]] design
:: Four constructions.
*2962 - [[Fredasa_(WarShip_class)|Fredasa]]
:: Best guess with available information is that the Clans constructed 16 vessels, including two unnamed Smoke Jaguar vessels scuttled under the orders of ComStar Precentor Marital [[Anastasius Focht]].<ref name=FM:Up105/>
*2969 - [[Peregrine_(WarShip_class)|Peregrine]] - design by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]
:: "Few" built, two known vessels.

===Calls of Return===
The end of the 30th century saw trials build amongst the Clans and calls for a reestablishment of the Star League take hold. The Crusader and Warden divide split the Clans and feuds sparked widespread warfare between such rivals as the Mongooses and Smoke Jaguars, culminating in the largest naval battle in a century. The Ghost Bears-Hell's Horses, Sea Fox-Snow Raven, and even Blood Spirit-Burrock fighting, not to mention civil wars among the Coyotes and Steel Vipers all laid bare the cracks forming in the Clan homeworlds, while those able to exploit the resources available flourished.

*2985 - [[Carrack#Variants|Carrack-Merchant]] - downgraded [[Carrack]] for Merchant Caste use
:: Unknown verifiable numbers as they are haphazardly counted among various Clan Toumans across eras (see Carrack above).
*2997 - [[Vincent_(WarShip_class)|Vincent Mk. 42]]
:: Twenty-six vessels throughout Clan history, including two (uncounted as they may have been rechristened and named) undercrewed and unwilling to fight during KLONDIKE that were "overpowered" by the returning Clans<ref name="H:OKp45">''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 45</ref>. Although possibly not all Mk42 (and upgraded Clan technology) the assumption is that all thusly named are of the latest specifications, though the Wolverine's non-Clan refit ''[[Badger (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|Badger]]'' was destroyed at their Annihilation. It is also an assumption that the pre-Refusal Wolves maintained five: the ''[[Killing Blow]]'' and ''[[Valiant (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|Valiant]]'' of the Exiled Wolves aside, the CJW ''[[Harm's Way]]'' and CJW ''[[Arms' Reach]]'' of Clan Jade Wolf are subsequently known as the ''[[Trailblazer]]'' and ''[[Relentless Pursuit]]'' of the Crusader Wolves. The Wolf's Dragoon's WDWS ''[[Mars (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|Mars]]'' is also included in that number; while only two are among the Smoke Jaguars, given the confusion naming the ''[[Azov (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|Azov]]'', ''[[Ripper (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|Ripper]]'', and ''[[Simas Osis (Individual Vincent-class WarShip)|Simas Osis]]'' at different times (see Simas Osis talk page:[[https://www.sarna.net/wiki/Talk:Simas_Osis_(Individual_Vincent-class_WarShip)]]). Thus, 21 is the count used here.

===Road to the Inner Sphere===
The [[Dragoon_Compromise#History:_The_Great_Debate|Great Debate]] and the preparation for return to the Inner Sphere sparked the Snow Ravens to design several new WarShips in concert with the Ghost Bears, including the ''Leviathan'' below. The Clan's new purpose filled them with the hope of an Inner Sphere under Clan dominance and the dawn of a new era. That hope was quickly diminished with the confirmation of the absence of WarShips in the Inner Sphere and the end of large-scale cooperation. New production was quickly limited, and construction was largely halted by the time of the Great Refusal. The post-REVIVAL era was a time of limited collaboration and the first losses of WarShips in internecine Clan fighting in almost a century.

*3024 - [[Liberator (WarShip class)|Liberator]] - refit [[Avatar (WarShip class)|Avatar]]-class WarShips
:: Six EXODUS vessels, of which five were SLDF vessels and one captured Rim Worlds ship.<ref name=TR305757r152>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', p. 152-153</ref> The SLS ''[[Constantineau]]'' is a SLDF-named ship, continued in service with Clan Burrock/Star Adder. The pre-EXODUS listing of SLS ''[[Morello]]''(see Eve of the Exodus above) is anachronistic, possibly a misprint or unrelated Star League prototype or heretofore unknown class. That there are seven other subsequently named vessels point heavily to the Clan Jade Wolf CJWS ''[[Blood Fang]]'' and CJWS ''[[Fuego Lobo]]'' being renamed CWS ''[[Victoria_Ward_(Individual_Liberator-class_WarShip)|Victoria Ward]]'' and CWS ''[[Jerome_Winson_(Individual_Liberator-class_WarShip)|Jerome Winson]]'' in the post-Refusal War birth of the Crusader Wolves.
*3052 - [[Conqueror]] - refit [[Kimagure]]-class
:: Only five ''Kimagure'' survived to the Exodus.<ref name=TR305757r218>''Technical Readout: 3057 (revised)'', p. 218-219</ref> Two have been seen as Snow Raven ''Conquerer'' refits, and one Burrock/Society CBS ''[[Admiral Russell Nga]]'' restored from cache, leaving two unaccounted-for hulls.

===New Leviathans===
The ''Leviathans'' have been the only new vessels of the last 100 years. Their usage as civilian transports and refit as dreadnaughts during the chaos of the Wars of Reaving and Blakist Jihad confirmed their immense utility and great danger at their loss.
*3055 - [[Leviathan Heavy Transport (WarShip class)|Leviathan Transport]] - downgraded new class, eventually restored to battleship parameters as [[Leviathan II]] in [[3066]]
:: Three vessels
*3070 - [[Leviathan Prime|Leviathan (Prime)]]
:: heavily armed secret [[Clan Steel Viper]] vessel based on original [[Leviathan (WarShip class)|Leviathan]] specifications
*3150 - [[Leviathan III]] 
:: long-rumored first new construction of a WarShip in nearly a century by Clan Ghost Bear

==In Practice==
===Civil War===
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===Klondike===
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===Clan Trials===
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===Operation REVIVAL===
Until 3056, the Inner Sphere had lost the ability to build WarShips (the last being destroyed in 2853) and the Clans had no worthy opponent for their WarShips crews. All Clans temporarily swore off [[orbital bombardment]] after the shocking Smoke Jaguar actions at [[Turtle Bay]], and many WarShips were reassigned as transports either in the Inner Sphere or along the [[Exodus Road]]. The destruction of Remus City on [[Romulus]] by [[Clan Jade Falcon]]<ref>''1st Somerset Strikers'', p. 20: sidebar</ref> and the aforementioned destruction of Edo were followed by the Second Star League's use of the tactic at Huntress.<ref>''Shadows of War'', ch. 3</ref>

====Occupation Zones====
* [[Alshain Naval Yards]], [[Clan Ghost Bear]] - capable of building DropShips, JumpShips and WarShips, most notably the ''[[Leviathan (WarShip class)|Leviathan]]'' class.<ref>''Jihad Hot Spots: 3070'', p. 67</ref><ref>''Objectives: Clans'', p. 33</ref>
* [[Butler Ship Yards]], [[Clan Jade Falcon]] main shipyards, later possessed by [[Alyina Mercantile League]]. Capable of building JumpShips and WarShips.<ref>''Tamar Rising'' p. 67</ref><ref>''Children of Kerensky'' ch. 6</ref><ref>''Objectives: Clans'', p. 12</ref>
* [[Matabushi Incorporated]] Yards: Located at [[Avon]]. DropShip yards belonging to [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] during [[Operation REVIVAL]].<ref name=OBDC7>''Objectives: Draconis Combine'', p. 7: "Matabushi Incorporated Profile"</ref><ref name=O:TCp25>''Objectives: The Clans'', p. 25: "Matabushi Incorporated"</ref>
* [[Quatre Belle Naval Yards]], capable of building and repairing JumpShips, repaired after the Jihad by [[Clan Snow Raven]].<ref name="J:FRp112">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 112: "Clan Snow Raven"</ref><ref name="J:FRp113">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 113: "Clan Industry"</ref><ref>''Objectives: Clans'', p. 20</ref>

===Losses and Refocused Importance===
The relocation of many Clans to the Inner Sphere began with the Ghost Bears and Nova Cats but eventually encompassed all [[Invader Clans]]. Whether a symptom or cause, the Wars of Reaving unleashed untold amounts of devastation and left the Homeworlds in ruin, destroyed many WarShips, ruined or saw the loss of a large number of formerly inactive vessels, and eventually cost the survivors the ability to produce large amounts of new equipment. The end of contact with the Clan worlds after [[3090]] left a void in the goings on in the birthplace of the Clans and their greatest weapons. 

Post-[[Jihad]], the Clans that founded the [[Council of Six]] were mostly unable to maintain almost any weapon, let alone the largest resource sinks, their WarShips. Many had been lost in action against the Word of Blake, and the vessels that remained were in disrepair.

Entering the Republic era, the weakest technically former Clans, the Wolves-in-Exile and Nova Cats, had no yards and limited access to Snow Raven or Clan Diamond Shark / Sea Fox drydocks. The Hell's Horses maintained few manufacturing centers, due to their location on the edge of the Periphery. The losses the Crusader Wolves and the Jade Falcons suffered in the post-[[Great Refusal]] time saw them refocus on survival before their WarShips. The new holdings gained after the invocation of [[Fortress Republic]] gained worlds, but no new orbital yards for either Clan. The Ghost Bears and Snow Ravens were seemingly best positioned, but non-military uses were the priority, and no new construction was undertaken for years.<ref name="J:FRp113">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 113: "Clan Industry"</ref> The Sea Foxes and their colossal ArcShips contained mobile yards, but the Merchant clan was seemingly uninterested in the use of massive weapons of war, preferring to turn them into centers of commerce.

===Falcons and the Mongol===
The Jade Falcon fleet was the most active vessel in the 32nd Century, including the [[Hamilton Massacre]] in 3134 and the post-Gray Monday [[Jade Falcon Civil War]] in 3135, the first significant use of WarShips in decades. The ''Emerald Talon'' was part of [[Malvina Hazen]]'s forces and was ultimately crippled by the ''[[Aegis]]''-class heavy cruiser [[Jade Talon|CJF ''Jade Talon'']] in the final battle of the war over [[Sudeten]].  Afterward, [[Khan]] Hazen ordered the ''Emerald Talon'' be crashed into the Sudeten capital city of Hammarr as an object lesson to the Clan.<ref>''A Rending of Falcons'', p. 306: "Emerald Talon rammed into the planet as part of Hazen's cleanup of Falcon politics"</ref> Malvina Hazen's [[Mongol Doctrine]] followers used orbital bombardment against the planet [[Timkovichi]], destroying most of the mercenary group [[Kell Hounds]] in [[3142]].<ref>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 154: "Clan Hell's Horses"</ref>

===ilClan===
The [[Republic of the Sphere]] capital, Geneva, was targeted by the Jade Falcons during the [[Battle of Terra]]. The intervention of the (unexpextedly) [[Clan Wolf]] WarShip ''[[McKenna's Pride]]'' forced them to halt the destruction, and no other orbital bombardment was used during the IlClan Trial.<ref>''IlClan'', pp. 44, 46</ref>

==References==
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