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The '''''Silver Merlin''''' was a ''[[Peregrine (WarShip class)|Peregrine]]''-class [[corvette]] built by [[Clan Jade Falcon]].

==History==
The ''Silver Merlin'' became famous among the [[Clans]] for the dogged dedication of its crew to finding and rooting out [[Dark Caste]] forces. The ''Silver Merlin''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s initial successes in bandit-hunting activity earned the crew a higher degree of latitude for independent operations at the discretion of the ship's commander, something the crew were enthusiastic about, as the alternative would most likely have been spending their time escorting merchant ships or ground forces.<ref name="TRO:GCp56">''Technical Readout: Golden Century'', p. 56: "Peregrine"</ref>

The ''Silver Merlin'' operated independently for extended periods of time, sometimes absent for years at a time, hunting down the Dark Caste. When the ''Silver Merlin'' launched another hunting expedition in [[3045]], it was considered a matter of routine by the Jade Falcon leadership, but it marked the last time that the ''Silver Merlin'' was seen by any of the Clans.<ref name="TRO:GCp56"/>

==Rumored Sightings==
The [[Inner Sphere]] organization known as [[Interstellar Expeditions]] reported at least one sighting of a ''Peregrine'' operating in the [[Deep Periphery]] in the early 3070s,<ref name=IP3:IEp94>''Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3'', p. 94</ref> and while searching for remains of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] in early [[3071]], a [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] [[Clan Goliath Scorpion#Seekers|Seeker]] expedition reportedly encountered a ''Peregrine''-class WarShip fielded by the mysterious group known as the [[Green Ghosts]].<ref name=IP3:IEp94/><ref>''The Wars of Reaving'', p. 58</ref> Sightings of a ''Peregrine'' operated by, or in the company of, the Green Ghosts would remain unconfirmed at least as late as [[3150]].<ref name="TRO:GCp56"/> It is possible, but not certain, that the mysterious ''Peregrine'' observed by Interstellar Expeditions and the Goliath Scorpions was the missing ''Silver Merlin''.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Golden Century]]''
* ''[[The Wars of Reaving]]''

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[[Category: Individual Peregrine-class WarShips]]