ENV Nassau

Nassau was an Emrian battleship, of the Emrian navy, She was the lead ship of her class, which included her sister ship ENV Viseu. The ship was built at the Emrian New Trade dockyard in Puerto, Spain; She was laid down on the 6 September 1936 and was launched on 9 January 1943. She was one of the Emrian Republic's first modern battleships. Completed in October 1945, She was armed with a main battery of 9 28cm E/32 guns in 3 triple turrets. 
Nassau and Viseu generally operated together during the course of the First Conquest of The Emirian Republic, including sorties into the Atlantic, during her 2nd operation, she sank the light patrol boat D-11 after a short engagement on June 1946. Nassau also participated in Operation Liberté, in which she was damaged by an RAICN bombing raid, forcing her to leave her sister ship, ENV Viseu and battleship SRS Calais. After a short repair, Nassau participated in Operation Grandeur, in which she sank the battlecruiser RAICN Glory and the aircraft carrier RAICN Independence and her escorts RAICN Victorious and RAICN Reliant. 
In late 1947, she and Viseu conducted Operation Noble, in which she and several other battlecruisers attempted to rejoin and escort the damaged aircraft carrier ENV Vaugne after returning from an encounter with the battleship RAICN Futile, during their attempt to sortie and rejoin the ENV Vaugne, they were intercepted by an RAICN patrol, during the Battle of Cape Antonio, she sunk battlecruiser RAICN Force, though ultimately she was sank by heavy destroyer RAICN Khoms and her escorts. Only 113 men survived, out of a crew of 1,927. 
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