Mercury II-class

The Mercury II is a class of highly modular planetary assault craft and light corvette in service with Trident Foundries and designed by Mr Crazy.
== Description ==
"It does feel a bit boxy... but I honestly think that works, because the whole ship is that way, so it isn't too bad" -Ship reviewer Saber-
The Mercury II is a smaller class of ship with less weaponry than other ships of its size; however it does make up for that in command-and-control facilities taking up nearly half the ship, allowing an Admiral in a Mercury II to effectively view and command an entire planetary system's worth of assets. Additionally, the vessel has a large aft hangar bay, typically loaded with a Delta-class or Aquarius-class dropship, enabling the vessel to assault planets, stations and large ships effectively. The main ship holds quarters for up to eight marines for assault and boarding operations.
== History ==
The Mercury II was originally conceived in July 2315, after Mr Crazy was trawling through an old Trident scrapyard. He noted the old Origins-class frigate within the debris, and thought about refitting the aged hull.
In August, Mr Crazy and Jake Lancia completed work to modernise the aged ship. The vessel had been completely overhauled with new power systems, shields, weapons and armour plating. In addition, the Isanth-VI fighter inside made way first for an NFD Aquarius-class dropship, then the Delta-class was custom-designed for it in September.
With the merger of Trident Industries and Nova Fleet Dynamics in late 2315, the Mercury-II was absorbed into Trinova Technologies' new armada.
In March 2316, the Freedom II-class Assault Corvette was created, based off a heavily modified Mercury II hull, removing the hangar bay and adding in numerous additional weapons and increased shields and armour plating to turn the vessel into an effective space combat ship.
In late 2316, several other ships based off modified Mercury II hulls were created, including the Sentinel- and Nightingale-classes.
== Usage ==
The Mercury II has, in addition to its standard role as planetary assault ship, been used in the following roles:
* Light attack ship
* Command ship
* Fleet support
Category:Ships
Category:Corvettes
Category:Trident Industries