Legion-class Carrier

Legion-class Escort Carrier

"Everyone move to the battle bridge! Things might get problematic soon.."

- Captain Kayne Slaier of the "Dynamic"

The  was a model of carrier produced by the Feliinyen Navy and was part of the Gen-3 Warship program which included the Feliinyen Venator Refit mk.1, Feliinyen Venator Refit mk.2, the Fury-class Escort Battlecruiser, the Eschann-class Battlecruiser, the Erantel-class Cruiser, the Charr-class Light Battlecruiser, the Vigilant-class Interdictor Cruiser, the Hunter-class Destroyer, and the Vandal-class Monitor.

Details
One of the early Gen-3 Warships produced by the Feliinyen Navy, this model of carrier was in essence just an incredibly well armored hangar with a bridge and a pair of thrusters on the back. It had similar appearance to the front end of a Venator-class Star Destroyer however was made from scratch to be a unique ship. It featured the most miniaturized starship components available which freed up an immense amounts of interior space. Being intended to be an armored transport/carrier, the ship featured a similar dorsal hangar to a Venator, but much more heavily armored and shielded and was, relative to it's size, the most heavily armored warship in the Feliinyen Navy, which when combined with its state-of-the-art shielding, allowed this ship to be able to withstand the combined firepower of 2 Executor-class Dreadnoughts for several hours. Being designed from the ground up to be a nearly impenetrable fortress, the Legion-class's dorsal hangar was outfitted with a specially coded shield that allowed only authorized ships to pass in and out of the shield, as well as having the physical doors to the hangar reinforced and placed on powerful servos that opened or closed them in less than 3 seconds. The external bridge was little more than an observation tower, given that it was one of the more exposed areas, it was only used within friendly lines and would be transfer it's bridge crew to the internal command center during any engagement. On the oposite side of the bridge, there were a trio of communication pyramids like those seen on the bridges of other Feliinyen warships.

Production
While the concept of the fortress carrier was long thought of, it was not until the acquisition of the Venator mk.1 and mk.2 that the Legion would be finalized, the first model was built along side the first Venator mk.2, using the removed forward section as a test bed for the new Legion-class. After being proven a useful and worthwhile warship, the Legion-class would enter mass production and see service as soon as 2 BBY.

Usage
As it was designed to be a battlefield carrier, it would often participate in large battles where it would come in, dropping off it's fighters and bombers and remaining in the battlefield, covering smaller Frigates and Corvettes from larger ships with itself.

The most famous example of these ships being used solely for their extreme durability was in 1 BBY, during the Battle of Roche, where a Feliinyen and Mandalorian fleet engaged a large Imprerial fleet under the command of Commander Moden Canady aboard his Star Destroyer, the Solicitude. The Feliinyen/Mandalorian Fleet was under the command of the Mandalorian Commander Shein Dawson and was composed of 1 Keldabe Mark Three-class Battleship, 4 Keldabe Mark Two-class Battleships,7 Van'Dal-class Cruisers, 14 Accel-class Light Frigates, and 5 Legion-class Carriers, the Feliinyen aspect of the fleet was mostly support for the Mandalorian fleet, however would end up being the most influencial part due to the Imperial fleet being composed of only 15 Imperial-class Star Destroyers and 6 Arquitens-class Light Cruisers, which massively outgunned the Mandalorian ships. For a while the battle went well, however one of the weakened Star Destroyers was used to ram the Keldabe Mark-III, destroying it and with that breaking the advantage the Mandalorian Fleet had, now on the defensive, the Keldabe's and Van'Dals began to slowly whittle away, picked off one by one by the Star Destroyers and unable to escape due to the appearance of an Interdictor cruiser. The captain of one of the Legion-carriers realized that it would be impossible for them to manage to take out the star destroyer in time, so her took command of the fleet and ordered the other ships to escape while the Legion carriers covered them, moving so their hulls were in the way of the Star Destroyers and the fleeing Mandalorian ships, after the remaining Mandalorian and Feliinyen ships were far away enough from the Interdictor to jump to hyperspace, the Legions were ordered to follow suit while the acting commander of the fleet used his ship to ram the Interdictor cruiser, disabling it while taking minor damage before escaping into hyperspace later. While the battle was ultimately a defeat, it served to cement the Legion-class carrier as a reliable and capable support ship in both offensive and defensive situations.

Obsolescence
The Legion-class would never be properly retired and would continue serving the Feliinyen Navy for decades to come, continuously being refitted and upgraded as the years passed. The ship would gain so much fame that it would actually be requested by the Mid-Rim Alliance and later New Republic Navy, to which the Feliinyen military donated the plans and schematics of these ships, along with a few of these ships as well.

Behind the scenes
This ship was created using the Lego Digital Designer.