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I present to you a gift, a Subjugator-class heavy cruiser, this ship will hugely increase the power of your naval forces. I give her to you with my regards.
—Count Dooku to President Zarkan, presenting the Velociraptor to her
The CSS Velociraptor was a Subjugator-class heavy cruiser used by the Confederate States Navy during the First Battle of Earth and the Second Battle of Earth, she served as the flagship of the President of the Confederacy Jane Zarkan. She was named after the ancient reptile that existed on Earth tens of millions of years ago.
The Velociraptor was personally presented to Jane Zarkan by Count Dooku after the signing of the Confederate-Earth Treaty of Alliance, in which the CIS helped Confederate Earth build up her military forces in order to take on the Galactic Republic.
Velociraptor was delivered with a full crew of mixed B1 battle droids and OOM pilot battle droids, as well as B2 super battle droids and Droidekas for internal defence. The B1 battle droids could also be used for internal defence, unlike their almost physically identical OOM pilot battle droid cousins, who were used exclusively for manning gun positions and consoles. Jane Zarkan also bolstered the ship's crew with some of the organic naval crewmen under her command.
This ship will free the Confederacy from the tyranny of the East! Nothing can stop her!
—Jane Zarkan to the crowds who had come to see the new Velociraptor
Aside from serving as Jane's flagship, Velociraptor also served as flagship of the Confederate States, CSN and the CSN Grand Fleet, she also led Force A, which was commanded by Admiral of the Grand Fleet Catherine Ward, after the First Battle of Earth, Jane replaced Catherine with TX-29 as captain of the ship, TX-29 was promoted to High Admiral, the highest position in the navy, whilst Catherine was remained Admiral of the Grand Fleet, the second-highest the navy.
Mariners of the Confederacy, today is the day you can prove your loyalty and devotion to our cause, to freedom. We enter battle in the name of our people and the preservation of our liberty, the tyrant President Williams thinks he can crush our independence! I believe each and every one of you will prove both him and his Republic allies wrong! The Confederacy expects every man to do his duty. Our mother needs help from we, her children, in protecting her from the tyrant. All hands, Action Stations!
—Jane Zarkan to the Confederate States Navy fleet just prior to the First Battle of Earth
Fiercely proud of her flagship, Jane Zarkan referred to her ship as a female, using words like "her" and "she" when speaking about her ship. Velociraptor personally led the Confederate-Separatist charge against the Republic fleet during the First and Second Battles of Earth, much to the morale boost of her allies
Jane was greatly angered and distraught when the Republic fleet destroyed her flagship during the Second Battle of Earth, after Jane ordered the abandon ship command to be issued, Jane, TX-29 and Unit 46 fled for the Lucrehulk-class battleship Independence, she transferred her flag to the Independence and continued the battle from there, swearing revenge on the Republic Navy for destroying her former flagship, the Second Battle of Earth was a Separatist victory, after the Republic was beaten back and forced to flee.
You have destroyed my ship! My pride and joy! Damn you all!
—Jane Zarkan to the Republic fleet during the Second Battle of Earth
Legacy[]
After transferring her flag to the Independence and making the ship her new flagship, Jane Zarkan missed Velociraptor, she made the ship a "heroine" of Earth. Jane Zarkan had become highly attached to her ship, and mourned the loss of her beloved battlecruiser.
Admiral Robert Dringham, commander of CSN Force C, would rename his Providence-class destroyer CSS Velociraptor II, in honour of Jane's flagship.
Velociraptor would be remembered with pride by the people of Earth, the ship which took on a Republic invasion force twice.