Megan Petersen

Dame Megan Petersen, Baroness Arngrim, was a Manticoran citizen and an officer of the Royal Manticoran Navy.
== Biography ==
She was engaged to fellow naval officer, Commander Jayson Stob.
Holding the rank of Commander in February 1922 PD, she had served as executive officer of HMS Nomad for some time. Her ship was ordered to expedite its return to the Manticore System so Petersen could take command of the destroyer HMS Arngrim. They arrived just in time to witness the destruction of Manticore's major space stations in Operation Oyster Bay. Arngrim was away from HMSS Vulcan for a builders' trial of her impeller nodes, so Petersen could assume command of her.
Later that year, Arngrim was assigned to Task Group 110.2 and sent to the Hypatia System. The task group witnessed the arrival of the Solarian Task Force 1030, and it became clear they were intent on destroying the secessionist system's orbital industry. Rear Admiral Jan Kotouč ordered Petersen to take her ship to the hyper limit to observe and report, and then proceeded to engage the Solarians in what became known as the Battle of Hypatia.
Witnessing the destruction of TG110.2 and the apparent death of her fiancé, she took Arngrim back into the system under stealth, using her missiles to disable SLNS Lepanto. She then contacted the enemy's new acting CO, Rear Admiral Thomas Yountz, and threatened to take his flagship out as well unless he retreated. She considered this a bluff, but it worked and the surviving SLN units fled into hyperspace without executing their orders.
Shortly thereafter, Petersen learned to her great relief that Commander Stob was among the sixty RMN survivors picked up in life pods, as was Rear Admiral Kotouč. Her ship transported both of them back to Manticore, taking a Hypatian freighter full of survivors as well as Lepantos salvaged data core with her.
Petersen later remained at Bassingford Medical Center, where her fiancé (who had lost both legs) underwent extensive regeneration therapy. It was at that time that she personally met Fleet Admiral Honor Harrington, who commended her for her performance and asked to be invited to her and Stob's wedding. ()
For her actions during the Battle of Hypatia, she was knighted and made a peer of the realm as Baroness Arngrim. ()
== Service Record ==
=== Promotions ===
* Commander
*Captain (SG)
=== Posts ===
* Executive Officer, HMS Nomad ( - 1922 PD )
* Commanding Officer, HMS Arngrim ( 1922 PD - 1923 PD)
*Staff Operations Officer Grand Fleet (1923 PD)
== References ==
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