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This is your captain, I am going to move Hunley in front of the damaged Independence to protect her, all hands, abandon ship.
—Admiral Frederick Hunley giving the order to abandon ship in the Third Battle of Earth

CSS Hunley was a Providence-class carrier/destroyer operated by the Confederate States Navy, the naval forces of the breakaway Confederate States of Earth, a confederation of 95 nations of the planet Earth, which was allied with the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Hunley was named in honour of Admiral Edward Hunley, a hero of the Royal Zarkanian Navy who led the Zarkanian Home Fleet to victory in the Battle of Zarkan Bay, she served as the flagship of Force B of the Confederate Grand Fleet, and was often flanked by an escort force of Recusant-class light destroyers and Gozanti-class cruisers.

In a twist of fate the commander of Force B was Admiral Frederick Hunley, himself a descendant of Edward Hunley, the ship's namesake, this only further helped Frederick Hunley bond with his ship.

She served in all three battles of Earth, as well as in numerous space battles during the Solar System War, however she was destroyed in the Third Battle of Earth of 18 BBY, Admiral Hunley moved her in front of the damaged Independence, a Lucrehulk-class battleship which served as the flagship of President Jane Zarkan, which was taking heavy fire from the Imperial fleet, Hunley was destroyed in the subsequent Imperial bombardment, with Admiral Hunley going down with his ship, buying Independence a bit more time, however Independence was still destroyed.

For the sacrifice of Hunley and her commander the ship was remembered with pride by the Confederacy, a song called The Hunley remembered her sacrifice, Frederick Hunley himslf was posthumously commended and his name was added to the Monument of Confederate Freedom.

She's my ship, my pride and joy, my baby. Sometimes a commander grows attached to his ship, he gets to know his ship and forms a bond with her. I cannot bear to leave the Hun, so I've decided to stay with her until the end, we'll be remembered as heroes when the Empire is driven from our planet and our nation and people are free.
—Frederick Hunley on his decision to go down with his ship
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