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ICS Hammer

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Overview

The original Hammer was a Commodore-class heavy battleship. Just prior to her destruction on 19th March 3745 ELC the ship was considered to be of a vintage design, but remained largely serviceable.

  • CO: Captain Aker Santani.
  • XO: Commander Woban Klade.
  • Master-at-Arms: Unrecorded.
  • Chief Engineer: Unrecorded.
  • CMO: Unrecorded.
ICS Hammer de-orbits to Woe Tantalum
Hammer's final fate

Characteristics

As a heavy battleship, Hammer was equipped with the standard combat and defence systems typically installed on Imperial Navy warships. Her offensive systems included gauss guns, missiles, decoy flechettes, flash lasers, and drones. Her defensive systems included drones and C-MADS turrets.

The prow-to-stern length overall of the ship was 514 metres, and her standing crew numbered 738 including command staff and auxiliary craft pilots.

Although she was far from being a carrier, Hammer had hangar decks capable of receiving and supporting contingency craft such as shuttles and the larger MAGA landers.
Commodore-class heavy battleship
A Commodore-class heavy battleship.
Amongst the many compartments on Hammer were guest quarters which could accommodate individuals and couples. These were used several times by Elm Caden, Euryce Eilentes, and Rendir Throam. Hammer also had a wardroom, accessible from the main command deck, and a dedicated gym compartment.

Hammer was in service for a long time, with Captain Santani refusing to be 'upgraded' to a newer model. As a result the battleship developed a number of idiosyncracies, with the most obvious being her tendency to shed hull plates on emergence from unbound wormholes. Despite the Commodore-class being superseded by the newer Huntress-class, Santani was so attached to the Hammer that she declined a new command in spite of such minor inconveniences. She was even prepared to put up with having to power down all non-essential systems prior to wormhole travel.

Notable Events

  • ​Transported Elm Caden and his team to Herros, to investigate the loss of communication with Gemen Station (→SFTD).
  • Transported Elm Caden and his team to CC-60125-E, the planet otherwise known as "Echo", to investigate a silent geological survey facility there (→SFTD).
  • Transported Elm Caden and his team to Aldava, to locate and interrogate Joarn Kages (→SFTD).
  • Played a pivotal role in the naval element of the Battle of Woe Tantalum, where she was ultimately overcome on 19th March 3745 ELC. The Hammer is no longer in active service as of this date (→SFTD, LOTD).

Fate

​During the Battle of Woe Tantalum, Hammer was forced — partly due to her own captain's tactics — to make a crash landing on the surface of the planet (→SFTD).

Despite the best efforts of Life and Rescue, the ICS Hammer was damaged so badly by the impact with the ground that there was no prospect of recovering the hull. The non-critical, non-recyclable elements have been left in situ (→LOTD).
Hammer falls
Hammer plummets through the atmosphere of Woe Tantalum.
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