EF77 Nebulon-M Medical Frigate

EF77 Nebulon-M Medical Frigate"I believe I known how we can prevent this again Madam." "How General?" "Well during the Clone Wars the Clone Army had the MedStar Class Medical Frigates to prevent something like this. That is what we need for the Alliance Fleet: Medical Frigates." "Yes that shall work..."

- Conversation between Alliance Fleet Commander General Rahm Kota and Chief of State Mon Mothma, after the end of the Battle of Cato Neimoidia

The EF77 Nebulon-M Medical Frigate, known mainly as the Rebel Medical Frigate, is a modification of the EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate that turns the ship into a dedicated mobile hospital and medical ship. Due to the need to have such a mobile medical center in the Alliance Fleet General Rahm Kota Commander of the Fleet ordered the development of such ships. This came about after a conversation between Kota and Alliance Chief of State Mon Mothma after suffering forty percent losses during the Battle of Cato Neimoidia.

Characteristics
The EF77 Nebulon-M Medical Frigate was similar in appearance to the regular Escort Frigate just sporting dedicated medical rooms and suites along the bottom of the central spire. This allowed a single Medical Frigate to serve the needs of its attached fleet.

Due to them being at the frontlines alongside its attached fleet saw the need to have limited defenses in the form of several weapons and shields. While it doesn't have the weapons of the regular Escort Frigate or the Heavy Frigate it sported some of the more advanced shields of the fleet including two backup generators. A few ships also carried a few starfighters with its exterior docking fixtures for defensive purposes. However a few of the Medical Frigates did away entirely with weapons like the Benevolence to make room for more medical personal, but this is not advised. Especially after the loss of the Benevolence during the Battle of the Itani Nebula.

The Medical Frigates would also sport a small hanger for rescue shuttles and transports to unload their injured passengers. This hanger has immediate access to several medical suites to cut-down time transporting the injured through the ship. It is also the reason for the corridors to be wider then normal allowing easier access to the ship's medical suites and bacta tanks.

History
After the losses suffered by the Alliance during the Battle of Cato Neimoidia the Alliance High Command would look to preventing losses like this again. General Rahm Kota, Commander of the Fleet, would order the development of dedicated Medical Frigates for the Alliance Fleet.

The Alliance Engineers would answer this request with the EF77 Nebulon-M Medical Frigate, a modified form of the EF76 Nebulon-B Escort Frigate. Soon after this two newly acquired Escort Frigates would undergo reconstruction at the new Hast Shipyards. After a few months the the two new Medical Frigates where finished before being renamed the Benevolence and the Comfort during a commissioning ceremony attended by the entire Alliance High Command. These two ships didn't sport any weapons which was something the senior officers of the fleet protested. Soon after another pair of ships would take their place in the shipyard while a third a heavily damaged former Imperial Frigate that was brought in by an Alliance Scout Group would arrive at Port Hope where it would undergo a complete rebuilt into another Medical Frigate.

The Benevolence would assigned to the Alliance's First Fleet Division under the direct command of General Kota, while the Comfort went on a goodwill tour along several Outer Rim and Wild Space Planets. Both ships sported the old Republic Cross of Healing along either side of the ship as well as their IFF beacons modified to mention them as Medical Frigates. However this didn't deter the Imperial Navy for the Benevolence would end up being destroyed along with the majority of the First Fleet Division at the Battle of the Itani Nebula. The Comfort would be destroyed by the Imperial Escort Frigate Avenger during a relief mission to the world of Brei during a natural diaster on the world. The later tilted Diaster at Brei would see the Executive Officer and majority of the crew of the Avenger to desert from the Imperial Navy before becoming a Rebel Privateer.

Soon after these twin diasters the Alliance would commission three new Medical Frigates to the Fleet the Reprieve, Redemption, and Salvation which was named after the destroyed flagship. All three wouldn't carry the Cross of Healing and would be armed with a limited weapon array. They also carried a few defensive fighters in case they are needed. All this combined with a separate escort fleet would hopefully prevent any further losses to the Medical Frigates.

Over time these three Frigates would be all the Alliance Fleet had as they started to build up their forces by converting old Dreadnaught Class Heavy Cruisers into Alliance Class Assault Frigates and Nebulon-B Escort Frigates into Nebulon-B2 Heavy Frigates. During this built up one more Medical Frigate would be introduced the Mercy to the Fleet around the time of the Battle of Yavin. It would be during the following Siege of Yavin that the Medical Frigates proved themselves and would end up saving 92% of the injured.

During the Evacuation of Hoth the Redemption and Salvation would be deployed to a dead system not from the Hoth System. The various escape transports would arrive at this dead system where they unload the wounded onto the twin Medical Frigates. Soon after this the Star Destroyer Corrupter would arrive but the two Medical Frigates and their support medical transports where able to escape.

The following year the four Alliance Medical Frigates would start be split into different Alliance Task Forces with the Savlation assigned to the Defiance Task Force, the Mercy to the Independence Task Force, and the Redemption to the Home One Task Force. The Reprieve was assigned to an relief effort on Dac which had been ravaged by a series of Hurricanes. During the Battle of Endor all four Medical Frigates would be along the combined Alliance Fleet attacking the Death Star-II. The Redemption would be destroyed by the Superlaser of the Battlestation and the Mercy would be heavily damaged during the battle. The Mercy would be sent along with the other damaged ships from the Battle to Port Hope while the remaining two frigates would help in clean-up from the battle.

A few weeks later with her repairs finished the Mercy was sent to backup the devastated Bakura Relief Fleet where it assit the clean up from the battle there. During the following months the remaining Medical Frigates would be kept busy helping a few planets that needed the help. With the Alliance transforming into the New Republic the new Defense Fleet would order more Medical Frigates. Meanwhile the Salvation and Reprieve would continue service with the Defense Fleet while the Mercy would be handed over to the New Republic Relief Services along the brand new Medical Frigate Goodwill.

These Frigates like its cousins would continue to serve the New Republic Defense Fleet for many years and would be seen as the Angels of the Alliance.

Named Ships

 * Benevolence*
 * Comfort*
 * Reprieve 
 * Redemption*
 * Salvation
 * Mercy
 * Goodwill
 * Warder
 * Rescue
 * Haven
 * Daybreaker
 * Medica
 * Restoration 
 * Steadfast
 * Sanctuary 
 * = Destroyed

Variants
No real variants where created though there a few minor differences like the Haven and Mercy sporting extra facilities thanks to having several additions along the spine of the ship. Also the non-armed Benevolence and Comfort are considered a minor variant.

Behind the Scenes
Basically this is a fanon version of the Medical Frigate seen in the last two movies, the Redemption, and like everything I do I have taken some liberties with the info on it. However unlike the other stuff I have done this only minor, giving the Medical Frigate its own class-name, and a few minor stuff.

Appearances
Like my other stuff I plan on using this in the future, and it can be used by others just give some credit, even a just little bit, thanks.