UNSC Jutland

The UNSC Jutland (CVB-125) was a Punic-class supercarrier of the , and previously the . Commissioned in 2495, the Jutland would serve as the flagship for the CMA Navy's 11th Expeditionary Group. Serving throughout the Insurrection, the Jutland would finally be transferred to the UNSC after the Gravel's Ridge Incident, operating as a command ship throughout the latter stages of the war against the . 
Fighting the forces of the Covenant in the early stages of the , the Jutland would often find herself supporting large-scale ground campaigns rather than engaging in space combat, with the rare occasions in which she did resulting in victories against small Covenant flotillas. Withdrawn to the Inner Colonies in 2540, the Jutland would fight at the significant , participating in Operation: FLY SWATTER before being pulled back to act as a strategic redoubt for ground forces engaged in long, grueling sieges. There, the Jutland would meet her end at the Siege of the Greydowns, fighting against overwhelming Covenant forces before being destroyed.
==Operational History==
===Construction, 2486-2495===
The Jutland began its life as the CMA Jutland, laid down as a part of a series of six Punic-class supercarriers for the CMA Navy, following the launching of the CMA Punic and Hydra. Built above the planet of Steinhold at the Zeus Special Assembly Plant, the construction would be plagued by various delays. Due to the UNSC and ONI having found out about the construction of the Punics in the late 2480s, they would attempt to delay construction of all members of the class, by halting materials shipments and sabotaging construction efforts. This practice delayed the Jupiter's commissioning by three years, as the Jutland too also slowed down due to the interference of ONI.
Despite the Punic's rapid construction in a period of 6 years, it would take the Jutland over nine years to finally be introduced to the CMA Navy. These work had not only been delayed by ONI sabotage and surveillance, but also a general lack of funding for the project would cause shipment delays and cost overruns. Chief Engineer at the Zeus SAP, Angus Warrington, would comment on the construction:"The Punic would be finished on time and on budget, thanks to the fantastic efforts of Marián Cinege and her group. However, with her reassigned to the Minotaur project, my guys and I would step into the unenviable shoes of a team targeted by ONI, constantly under stress and under threat."
Jutland would be launched in 2490, to clear the slipway for the next planned Punic-class supercarrier, the Trafalgar. As work was started on the new supercarrier, the Jutland began to be fitted with all of the remaining equipment necessary. This part would progress consistently, as she was moved via a CMA super-bulk freighter to the Kingston System in 2493 for final fitting out procedures.
Commissioned to much fanfare in 2495, the Jutland would undergo trials around Kingston with several CMA destroyers and frigates, before being accepted into the fleet for full service in 2496.
===Early CMA Service, 2496-2503===
The Jutland would be brought into service, assigned to the CMA Navy's 11th Expeditionary Group. Containing five Diligence-class destroyers, one Hillsborough-class heavy destroyer, seven Lancer-class frigates and ten Scholte-class corvettes, the combat assets of the 11th EG were quite capable against any other contemporary force, especially with the sheer power provided by the presence of the Jutland. They were accompanied by two former-CAA Phoenix-class colony ships turned into combat support vessels, the White Stripes and Love Dies Young. 
Based around the CMA stronghold of the Cygnus System, the 11th EG would act as a planetary invasion fleet, using its formidable orbital assault capabilities inherent in the the Jutland, White Stripes and Love Dies Young to great effect in the first campaign fought by regular CMA forces against an organised, conventional Insurrectionist force on the planet of New California in June 2498. New California was an Outer Colony whose Colonial Militia, local government and even regular planetary CMA forces had declared independence from the United Earth Government.
Questions were raised at UNSC FLEETCOM on Reach whether or not the CMA was up to the task of fighting a rebel organisation, especially with their personnel mostly hailing from the Outer Colonies. Nevertheless, despite their misgivings, they made no attempt to halt the CMA and its assault on New California, in what was dubbed Operation: SCARLET. The 11th EG, carrying 25,000 men of the CMA's Colonial Military Force Kilo, would enter New California's system on the 12th of June, to no opposition. The invasion fleet set up their blockade, halting any merchant traffic to the surface and making final preparations for the invasion. 
Several hours before the invasion would begin, a Pelican dropship would be stolen from the Jutland, with several CMA deserters on board. They would warn the rebel forces on New California of the planned invasion site, completely oblivious as to the fact that the fleet changed their landing site after learning of the desertion. The invasion would begin smoothly, with Shortswords and Longswords clearing the way for the CMA infantry as they stormed the capital, Jefferson. By the end of the first week, the capital was in CMA hands, and most resistance had melted away to the countryside. The conventional war had been ended, with the 11th EG's task finished. Relieved by the 44th Garrison Flotilla on the 29th, they would journey back to Kingston.
The next two years would be quiet for the 11th EG, and the CMA's actions against the Insurrection as a whole. Despite the 11th EG having proved themselves to UNSC FLEETCOM, the CMA was mostly relegated to garrison duties and securing supply routes, as the UNSC did most of the fighting. This disillusioned many CMA soldiers and sailors, who wanted to see action, whether it be against or with the UNSC. As such, the 11th EG would see no action for the next five years, until 2503.
=== Gravel's Ridge Incident, 2503 ===
The 11th EG would be called for duty in September 2503, as the UNSC found themselves in an increasingly tough position. On the planet Gravel's Ridge, the local Insurrectionist group, the Secundus Revolutionary Front had declared itself independent of the UNSC a year prior, and as such the UNSC had dispatched a task force to quell the rebellion. Led by the UNSC cruiser Hertog, the force would be caught in a grueling campaign, with its fleet stuck in orbit blockading the planet, whilst also facing raids from local pirates. A planetary invasion was planned, but with only 3,500 men from the UNSC's 212th Marine Brigade, it was considered impractical against the 30,000 strong SRF militia.
Without resources on hand, the UNSC came to the CMA asking for assistance, which the CMA approved. Stocked with 20,000 men of the CMA's Colonial Military Force Delta, the 11th EG would head to the Secundus System, linking with the UNSC's 18th Fleet. Without the forces necessary to engage in a conventional ground campaign, the marines had remained on board the ships, waiting for further reinforcements. The Jutland and her squadron would coordinate the invasion, which would be launched on the 19th of October. As the combined UNSC-CMA force advanced on the surface, a rebel plot was brewing on the Jutland.
A small group of 250 personnel on the Jutland were in actuality Insurrectionist agents and turncoats. Having become disgruntled by the CMA's anti-rebel actions, they had organised themselves on board the ship, conducting weekly meetings in one of the ship's smaller starfighter repair bays that went unused. They had formulated a plan to halt the invasion of Gravel's Ridge, and use the Jutland against its erstwhile UNSC allies.
On the 23rd of October, the group collected weapons from the ship's armoury, killing the guards and seizing the smallarms. Then, they made their way to the bridge, killing anyone in their way. Seizing the command deck in a matter of moments, the group would then disperse, attempting to capture both the secondary engineering and weapons control stations as they held the bridge. Killing the captain, Manuel Jameson, and the remaining bridge crew, they would then take control of the ship and attempt to use it on the other UNSC ships surrounding it.
As this occurred, the attacks on the secondary stations went ahead. Whilst the weapons station would fall to the rebels, the engineering station would be held thanks to the intervention of a group of CMA soldiers. Their actions would halt the Insurrectionists on the bridge from moving the ship into a position where it could fire the MAC systems at UNSC ships. However, this didn't stop the rebels from using the Jutland's other weapons. A salvo from the Viper naval coilguns and several Archer missile pods were fired at the Hertog, severely damaging the vessel. As the other UNSC ships in the fleet demanded to know what was going on, the secondary communications system, which had gone unmolested by rebel attacks, informed the fleet of the situation.
All UNSC and CMA ships moved away from the Jutland, as the rebels attempted to arm its SHIVA nuclear weapons. However, as they were ready to fire the missiles, CMA security platoons stormed the bridge. In the fierce firefight that ensued, the rebels would be either killed or forced to surrender, and control of the ship was retaken by the CMA loyalists. The attack had caused the deaths of 178 loyalist CMA soldiers and sailors, as well as 231 killed UNSC sailors on the Hertog and 247 dead Insurrectionists. 
The Hertog would be withdrawn from the system, along with the 11th EG, which would be replaced by the UNSC's 36th System Defence Command. The Jutland, however, would stay behind, with the weapons temporarily disabled by UNSC technicians and the crew under watch from UNSC marine security crews. They would wait for two weeks, until the UNSC deployed one of its biggest assets to supervise the journey of the Jutland to Reach: The Vanguard-class battleship UNSC Arizona. Under careful watch of the battleship's SMAC systems, the two would journey together to the Epsilon Eridani System, where the crew would be disembarked and replaced by UNSC caretaker crews. 
The event would be a major news event across UEG-controlled space. The attack had seriously impacted the UNSC's impression of the CMA's naval forces, whom they had considered to be more loyal than their ground forces. The combined United Earth Government Military Council, made up of UEG, UNSC and CMA officials, met at Olympic Tower in New Alexandria to discuss the attack, and determined reparations.
After a month of debate and discussion, it was determined, much to the anger and detriment of the CMA's representatives on the UEGMC, that the Jutland would be transferred to the UNSC, along with the remaining loyalist crew, which would be augmented with other UNSC personnel. Despite the uproar this had amongst the CMA Navy, and especially CMA Command at Kingston, the decision had been made, and so the Jutland would be transferred officially to the UNSC on the 12th of January 2504 ending an average career with the CMA Navy.
=== UNSC Insurrection Service, 2504-2513 ===
The UNSC Navy would spend a significant amount of time modernising the Jutland to UNSC standards. Her original CMA armament was heavily modified, with the addition of two secondary Mark 15 Breakwater naval coilguns, and the replacement of her M48 Ares missile silos with over 100 M42 Archer missile pods. She would also be equipped with the UNSC's SHIVA nuclear missile systems over the CMA's older fission equipment, and her Scorpio missiles would be supplanted by M96 Howler missile pods. The Jutland would also receive a substantial bonus to her point defence guns, with the older M800 Ramparts being supplemented with M85 Scythes and M965 Fortress PDGs. 
She would also receive a large internal refit. Her standard MAC fire control system, the Mark 54 Electronic Weapons Systems Director Mount (EWSDM) FCS-12, would replaced with a newer, Office of Naval Intelligence-developed Mark 89 EWSDM FCS-15, which had been given to the Vanguard-class battleships and Punics already in UNSC service. Her large, expansive factory facilities were largely replaced with more compact smallarms and ammunition production facilities, with the leftover space converted into ground-force assembly areas. To assist in this, large docking points and new hangars would be built around the areas, to allow for greater ease of movement of equipment and heavy cargo between the Jutland and smaller, atmosphere-rated frigates. 
Finally, the Jutland would receive a makeover. Parading around in her white-and-red CMA ceremonial colours, she would instead be converted into a dark, grey drab scheme, with UNSC markings in navy blue along the port and starboard hull. She would re-enter service in March of 2505, assigned to the UNSC's Epsilon Eridani Fleet as the ground forces coordination flagship, alongside her sister, Trafalgar. 
The Jutland would serve with distinction with the UNSC Navy throughout the Insurrection, as she would lead exclusively-UNSC expeditions into rebel territory, to reinforce loyal colonies, or crush rebellions on others This work saw her often on deployment for most of the year, with only a small four week window for leave at Reach. From 2509-2512 she was permanently on station, supporting UNSC forces on Camber, Biko, Second Base and Cygnus II against Insurrectionist forces there. In 2513, she was selected to lead the UNSC task force that would retake Eridanus II from the United Rebel Front. Martialing a force of twenty five warships, including two Valiant-class supercruisers, they would arrive in system in August 2513, sweeping away URF space forces and landing on the planet. 
=== TREBUCHET & The Engagement of 19th May, 2513-2519 ===
The Jutland would be in station over Eridanus II for a year, constantly rotating through new marine units, airwings and escort fleets. She would then be reinforced in her blockade with the CMA's 19th Area Defence Squadron, which had been assigned to assist UNSC operations in Operation: TREBUCHET. Unfortunately for the Jutland, the leader of the formation was the first captain of the vessel, CMA Commodore Harriet Bachmann. Holding a grudge from the perceived theft of her old vessel, and operating under orders to 'harass' the Jutland in its operations, the CMA squadron would engage in a series of sabotaging operations, masked under the guise of 'negligence and incompetence'. 
From ramming UNSC transports and moving into the path of the Jutland to force it to suspend combat operations, the espionage would finally come to head on the 19th of May 2514, when a squadron of UNSC GA-TL Longswords launched from the supercarrier were shot down by the CMA squadron's flagship, the cruiser CMA Dirty Deeds. This confrontation would escalate further, as the CMA frigate All As One would fire a pod of M42 Archer missiles at the Jutland. Whilst the missiles did superficial damage, and faulty maintenance was claimed, the UNSC captain of the Jutland, Kyle Ashigara, was fed up, and ordered UNSC forces to surround the CMA squadron. As this occurred, another three squadrons of Longswords were launched, and loitered around the CMA battlegroup. 
When they were engaged by CMA Longswords and point defence weapons from the Dirty Deeds, Ashigara was done playing the games of Bachmann, and ordered a full salvo of Breakwaters to be fired across the bows of the CMA flagship. This did little to dissuade the CMA squadron, who had turned to face their UNSC adversaries. It was at this point when a UNSC frigate captain, perhaps panicked by the confrontation and incorrectly believing he had permission to engage, ordered his ship to fire its MAC at the All As One. 
This severely escalated the situation, as the two ships began to fire at one another as the All As One was severely damaged by the MAC round. At this point, Bachmann gave the order for her force to engage, and the Engagement of 19th May began. In short, sharp engagement, the Jutland easily swept aside the CMA squadron, with all of the CMA's ships heavily damaged yet not destroyed. In exchange for Ashigara's caution, he would lose two UNSC frigates. Upon informing UNSC FLEETCOM of the engagement, they dispatched a new task force to aid the Jutland, consisting of another twenty eight ships. The CMA would, in response, dispatch fifteen vessels. A tense standoff occurred when both fleets faced each other down, but both sides stood down and an official inquiry was launched by both the CMA and UNSC. 
It was found that Bachmann did in fact had Insurrectionist ties through her wife, and the squadron as a whole had been infiltrated by URF saboteurs and wreckers. Bachmann was given complete responsibility for the actions and the starting of hostilities. The CMA and UNSC high command both agreed that the engagement should not be reported or widely disseminated, and as such both forced the crews of the ships involved to secrecy, with threat of serious jail time and persecution by the Office of Naval Intelligence if they leaked any information. Despite the CMA's best efforts, however, they were unable to secure a trial for Captain Ashigara of the Jutland, who the UNSC had believed acted in self-defence. Given a promotion to Commodore and a position at the prestigious Luna OCS Academy, Ashigara himself would be found dead several months later, believed to be murdered by Insurrectionist assassins. 
The Jutland would retire from Eridanus II in June of 2514, rotating out in exchange with the supercarrier Trafalgar. She would arrive at Reach in mid-July, undergoing a brief refit before taking up the mantle as flagship of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet. During her service with the Epsilon Eridani Fleet, the Jutland's marine and ODST contingent would be deployed to Tribute several times to assist with anti-insurgency operations, along with a contingent of the carrier's Longswords and Shortswords. In 2519, however, the Jutland would be transferred out of the fleet to the Ectanus Fleet, based at Chi Rho. 
=== Late-Insurrection Service, 2519-2525 ===
The Jutland's service with the Ectanus Fleet at Chi Rho would be short-lived, only on station for four months before being dispatched by UNSC FLEETCOM to join the 1st Colonial Command Station, a UNSC Navy and Army organisation dedicated to the continual control and subjugation of the fiercely-Insurrectionist planets of Mamore, Gao and Venezia. The Jutland would see heavy action in what was dubbed the "Live Front", as seemingly the only remaining conventional campaign active in the Insurrection, with most military resistance having been wiped away. The Jutland would operate within the 14th Orbital Invasion Squadron, rotating between planets and systems between other Punic-class supercarriers.
Despite the reputation of the Live Front portraying it as the last bastion of brutal, conventional fighting, the Jutland saw little to no action for the four years it was stationed with the 1st CCS. In 2523, the Jutland would be moved back to Reach for a substantial refit, replaced by the UNSC Hydra. Anchored at the SinoViet drydock in geosynchronous orbit above Manassas, the Jutland would see much of its internal electrical systems and weaponry changed and upgraded, matching the specifications of another, new UNSC vessel being constructed in the same yard - the UNSC Nelson. The Jutland would remain above Manassas from May 2523 until January 2524, when she was released from the dock and handed over to the Epsilon Eridani Fleet once again, for service with the 2nd Carrier Squadron.
The Jutland's service in the UNSC Navy, and the CMA Navy for that matter, had been entirely unremarkable, thanks to a combination of Insurrectionist intervention, lengthy periods in refit, and a lack of enemies to fight. However, this would rapidly change in 2525, as the UNSC found itself in a conflict it would have much preferred to avoid.
==Legacy==
==Awards & Battle Honours==
===Awards=== 
*CMA Commendation Medal (Awarded 2499)
*Warspite Capital Ship Award (Awarded 2520)
*Meritorious Service Conduct Medal (Awarded 2524)
* Royal Navy Nelson Award (Awarded 2532)
*UNSC Unit Citation (Awarded 2539)
*Preston J. Cole Medallion (Awarded 2550)
=== Battle Honours ===
*New California (2498)
*Gravel's Ridge (2505)
*New Tegucigalpa (2508) 
=== Campaign Ribbons ===
* KALEIDESCOPE (2502-2507)
*Eridanus II (2513-2515)
*TREBUCHET (2513-2524)
* The Insurrection (2491-2525)
*Defence of the Outer Colonies (2531-2546)
*Defence of the Inner Colonies (2541-2552)
*Human-Covenant War (2525-2553)
==Notes==