SHIP NAME: U.S.S. Canberra

SHIP NUMBER: SCG-2008

CLASS: San Diego-Class Cruiser

CONSTRUCTED: June 10^th 2282

LENGTH: 622 Metres

COMPLIMENT: 534 Enlisted, 24 Officers

FATE: Destroyed 8th October 2299 (First Battle of Toyr’diablo)

The Canberra served in the Imperial 8^th Colonial Fleet since its construction. The Canberra’s primary mission was been border patrols.

The San Diego-Class Cruisers are very powerful ships and are primarily used as fleet escorts to larger ships such as Battleships, Carriers or Dreadnoughts, however Cruisers themselves are often used as command ships of much smaller ship groups.

The Canberra took part in the invasion of Hoyle in 2297, where she was a fleet escort as apart of the 10^th Cruiser Squadron.

The Canberra was chosen in 2299 to lead the Reinager Invasion Group, and as it became the group’s flagship – Commodore Arthur Greene was transferred aboard.

On 7th October 2299 the Canberra led the Reinager Invasion Group to Toyr’diablo where the operation was initially successful, however in the early hours of the morning on 8th October, disaster struck when a Dakota Strike Force jumped in right on top of the Canberra and her invasion group.

The Canberra and her invasion group attacked, however early in the battle the Canberra was struck by a torpedo launched from a Dakota Torpedo Bomber. The torpedo hit directly into the Plasma Armament Reactor Room – igniting all the plasma intended for the ships main guns. The result saw the Canberra ripped in two and she was lost with all hands.

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