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Ship Classes of the Colonial Navy

National Hull Prefix: UCS (Unified Colonies Ship)

-Carriers
--Midway (SCV) ---Named for the Battle of Midway, fought in 363 CE against an enclave of thralls of the Old Ones found almost precisely between Old Earth and the Fleet's destination of Epsilon Eridani. The class bears the names of the Fleet's greatest battles, including Ticonderoga and Van Ecks' Moon.
--Valley Forge (CV)
---Named for the two previous Valley Forges, the frigate that evacuated the Adams family to the supergalleon Independence during the Exodus and a fleet carrier lost during the First Cacaphony War of 776-783 CE. The class is named after famous ships of the Fleet. (OOCly, they're actually named after Essex-class carriers of WW2)
--Boston (CVL)
---Named for the ancient, revered, and increasingly misremembered homes of Columbia's founding people.

-Battleships
--Adams (SBB)
---Named for the dynasty of the Founding Father himself, the Adams is the proud flagship of the UCN. The class also bears the names of Columbia's heroes and heroines.
--Nicholas (BB)
---Named for the Marshals who led Columbia through the chaos of the Exodus, the Cacaphony Wars, and all its' troubles since, including Marshal Sandoval Nicholas, founder of the Colonial Marines, Marshal Avram Linstein, hero of the Civil War of 1561-65 CE and Marshal Joan J. Pershing, first female Marshal and commander of the Columbian Expeditionary Force during the Siege of Van Ecks' Moon in 2118 CE.

-Cruisers

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Notes:

"Columbian Exodus" calendar
BCE = Before Columbian Exodus (eg "Ancient Rome was sacked by the Vandals in 1345 BCE", though there's no way the Columbians would still have such data)
CE = Columbian Exodus (eg "401st Year of the Columbian Exodus")
Year 0 is approximated to be 1800 AD

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Glossary:

Cacaphony, the: A race of mutated, daemonic humans encountered at Epsilon Eridani upon the fleet's arrival in 775 CE. Suspected to be servants of the same lords as those worshipped by the thralls discovered at the ore-rich world of Midway in 363 CE. Fought two wars against Columbia for control of the system, from 776 to 783 CE and from 801 to 817 CE. Finally broken and subjugated at the climatic Fifth Battle of Ticonderoga on 25 December 817, named for the rocky moon orbiting the gas giant of Epsilon Eridani E around and on which it was fought.

Linstein, Avram: Tall, awkward, introverted, but politically and militarily gifted, this Jewish Neocrat would rise to the position of Marshal during the Civil War, fought between the outworld Concordance of Secessionist Columbians and the capitol-world Unified Colonies of Columbia. His unwavering abolitionist stance would lead to the emancipation of the Silent once the outworlds were brought back into line and the signing of laws to protect the Silent.

Silent, the: Enslaved Cacaphony, rendered docile by generations of selective breeding by their masters. Freed after the Civil War, the Silent now voluntarily provide skilled and unskilled labour throughout the Colonies, requiring little sustenance and less sleep to work long hours in the factories and fields. They primarily keep to themselves, and Colonial law forbids physical contact with them except in emergencies. This has proven thus far to prevent overt violence against the Silent, but has also kept them isolated from Colonial society. Whether the latter was intentional or not has yet to be revealed.