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Text replacement - "Leviathan (Battleship)" to "Leviathan II"

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==History==
As of [[3061]] the ''[[Fredasa (WarShip class)|Fredasa]]''-class corvette '''''Black Ghost''''' was serving as the CGB ''Black Ghost'' within the [[Clan Ghost Bear Touman|Clan Ghost Bear ''touman'']], and serving as a part of the Ghost Bear's flexible naval reserve.<ref name="FM:WCp86">''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 86: "Naval Assets"</ref> The ''Black Ghost'' remained an active part of the Ghost Bear ''touman'' for the next six years;<ref name="FM:Up60">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 60: "Naval Assets"</ref> during the [[Dominion War]] the ''Black Ghost'' had been undergoing repairs in the [[Thule]] system when the [[14th Sun Zhang Academy Cadre|Fourteenth Sun Zhang Academy Cadre]] arrived, intent on seizing the world from what they believed to be a green [[Provisional Garrison Cluster]]. Despite being unprepared and undermanned, the ''Black Ghost'' engaged the Fourteenth on approach to the planet, destroying one [[DropShip]] carrying a third of the Cadre with all hands, before the [[WarShip]]s and [[aerospace fighter]]s escorting the Fourteenth forced her to withdraw. The damage inflicted on the Fourteenth by the ''Black Ghost'' prevented the [[Draconis Combine]] forces from seizing Thule, limiting them to simply raiding supply depots on the planet before withdrawing. <ref name="FM:Up112">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 112: "14th Sun Zhang Cadre (Obedience)"</ref> In turn, the ''Black Ghost'' was down for repairs for six months.<ref>''Bushido and the Bear'', p. 5</ref>

In May [[3067]] the ''Black Ghost'' was involved in the second naval battle for [[Alshain]], a [[Trial of Possession]] initiated by forces from [[Clan Nova Cat]] for the ''[[Leviathan II|Leviathan]]''-class battleship [[Rasalhague (Individual Leviathan-class WarShip)|CGB ''Rasalhague'']], which was undergoing construction in the Alshain shipyards at the time.<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The Trial was devastating for both sides, with half the Ghost Bear fleet destroyed and similar losses on the part of the Nova Cats; the Trial was initiated by the Nova cat [[Transcendent Naval Star (Clan Nova Cat)|Transcendent Naval Star]], but the local commanding officer of the Ghost Bear naval forces refused the Nova cat ''[[batchall]]'' and ordered an immediate attack.<ref name="FM:Up81+">''Field Manual: Updates'', p. 81: "The Second Naval Battle of Alshain"</ref>

As the battle began a second Nova Cat Star, the [[Vision Naval Star (Clan Nova Cat)|Vision Naval Star]] arrived, while a second force of heavy Ghost Bear WarShips including the ''Black Ghost'' began moving to support the ''[[Nightlord]]''-class battleship [[Ursa Major|CGB ''Ursa Major'']] and her four-strong destroyer group. [[Star Admiral]] Leroux of the Transcendent Naval Star managed to convince the commander of the second Ghost Bear force that the Trial was a legitimate and honorable Trial, effectively splitting the Trial into two separate naval engagements; as a result, the Trial didn't degenerate into a mass brawl, but it still devastated both the Ghost Bear and Nova Cat fleets.<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The ''[[Black Lion]]''-class battlecruiser [[Bear's Den|CGB ''Bear's Den'']] was responsible for destroying the ''[[Congress]]''-class frigate [[True Vision|SLS ''True Vision'']], the Nova Cat flagship. During the Trial - but not before the ''True Vision'' had destroyed both the ''Black Ghost'' and the ''[[York (WarShip class)|York]]''-class destroyer [[Ursa Minor|CGB ''Ursa Minor'']].<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The Ghost Bears were the victors in the Trial, but the losses taken on both parts made the victory a pyrrhic one at best; only a single Ghost Bear WarShip survived the Trial, the ''Ursa Major''.<ref name="FM:Up81+"/>

The ''[[Gazelle]]''-class DropShip ''[[Borealis]]'' was attached to the ''Black Ghost'' on the day of its last battle.<ref>''Trial of Retribution''</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[BattleCorps Scenarios#Scenario: Bushido and the Bear|Bushido and the Bear]]'' (BattleCorps scenario)
* ''[[Field Manual: Updates]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[Trial of Retribution]]''

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imported>Deadfire: Text replacement - "Leviathan (Battleship)" to "Leviathan II"