Veneration-class battleship

The Veneration-class comprised twenty-five heavy battleships that served the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) in the late Interplanetary Era. 
From 2256 to 2287, the UNSC commissioned twenty-five Veneration-class battleships: Veneration, Empress, Peacekeeper, Meteor, Ascension, Ward, Nowak-Anders, T.S. Nguyen, Mazur, Aleksov, Wolfe, J. Alexander, Hayes-Singh, Saburov, K.P. Nguyen, Doyle-Tereshchenko, Liang, Gauthier, Barach-Garcia, Durand, Viraj Patel, Otto Braam, Solomon Yeung, Tobias Li, and Theodore de Lange. The first five Veneration battleships were named in keeping with previous tradition, but the remaining twenty were named for accomplished officers of the Interplanetary War, leading to the Veneration-class acquiring the nickname of the "War Hero" battleships. 
Twenty-two of the Veneration battleships were placed in reserve between 2291 and 2398. Starting in 2550 and ending in October 2552, the entire stock of Veneration heavy battleships were withdrawn from reserve, underwent varied modernization efforts, and reactivated for the defense of Sol. Several were renamed due to their original name being already in use in the fleet at the time of their reactivation. 
==History==
===Development and construction===
===Service===
*Interplanetary Era service
*2550 to 2552
*The Defense of Sol
==Design==
*Extra-heavy armor plate and reinforced internal frame
*"More missiles than some war-era battle groups combined" 
==Ships in class==
Ship Name 	Commission	Struck	Details
Veneration 	2256 	2292 	The UNSC Veneration was commissioned in 2256 and was decommissioned in 2292.
Empress 	2256 	2292 	The UNSC Empress was commissioned in 2256 and was placed in reserve in 2292. The battleship was reactivated, partially modernized, and recommissioned as the Solar Empress in October 2552 as part of Project: FUSILLADE.
Peacekeeper 	2259 	2294 	The UNSC Peacekeeper was commissioned in 2259 and was decommissioned in 2294.
Meteor 	2260 	2295 	The UNSC Meteor was commissioned in 2260 and was decommissioned in 2295.
Ascension 	2260 	2291 	The UNSC Ascension was commissioned in 2260 and was placed in reserve in 2291. The Ascension was reactivated, partially modernized, and recommissioned in October 2552 as part of Project: FUSILLADE.
Ward 	2265 	2314 	The UNSC Ward was commissioned in 2265 and was placed in reserve in 2314. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Matthias Ward in August 2552.
Nowak-Anders 	2266 	2315 	The UNSC Nowak-Anders was commissioned in 2266 and was placed in reserve in 2315. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Emil Nowak-Anders in August 2552.
T.S. Nguyen 	2266 	2312 	The UNSC T.S. Nguyen was commissioned in 2266 and was placed in reserve in 2312. The battleship was reactivated, partially modernized, and recommissioned as the Truong Son Nguyen in September 2552 as part of Project: FUSILLADE.
Mazur 	2267 	2315 	The UNSC Mazur was commissioned in 2267 and was placed in reserve in 2315. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Zuzanna Mazur in August 2552.
Aleksov 	2268 	2311 	The UNSC Aleksov was commissioned in 2268 and was placed in reserve in 2311. The battleship was reactivated, partially modernized, and recommissioned as the Slobodan Aleksov in September 2552 as part of Project: FUSILLADE.
Wolfe 	2268 	2315 	The UNSC Wolfe was commissioned in 2268 and was placed in reserve in 2315. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Edmund Wolfe in July 2552.
J. Alexander 	2269 	2327 	The UNSC J. Alexander was commissioned in 2269 and was placed in reserve in 2327. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the James Alexander in June 2552.
Hayes-Singh 	2271 	2344 	The UNSC Hayes-Singh was commissioned in 2271 and was placed in reserve in 2344. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Sarah Hayes-Singh in March 2552.
Saburov 	2272 	2330 	The UNSC Saburov was commissioned in 2272 and was placed in reserve in 2330. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Alexei Saburov in May 2552.
K.P. Nguyen 	2273 	2328 	The UNSC K.P. Nguyen was commissioned in 2273 and was placed in reserve in 2328. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Kim Phuc Nguyen in May 2552.
Doyle-Tereshchenko	2275 	2397 	The UNSC Doyle-Tereshchenko was commissioned in 2275 and was placed in reserve in 2397. The Doyle-Tereshchenko was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned in 2550.
Liang 	2275 	2341 	The UNSC Liang was commissioned in 2275 and was placed in reserve in 2341. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Alexander Liang in April 2552.
Gauthier 	2276 	2350 	The UNSC Gauthier was commissioned in 2276 and was placed in reserve in 2350. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Alphonse Joseph Gauthier in 2551.
Barach-Garcia 	2278 	2375 	The UNSC Barach-Garcia was commissioned in 2275 and was placed in reserve in 2375. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Ellen Barach-Garcia in 2551.
Durand 	2279 	2376 	The UNSC Durand was commissioned in 2279 and was placed in reserve in 2376. The battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the Henri Durand in 2551.
Viraj Patel 	2282 	2375 	The UNSC Viraj Patel was commissioned in 2282 and was placed in reserve in 2375. The Viraj Patel was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned in 2551.
Otto Braam 	2282 	2386 	The UNSC Otto Braam was commissioned in 2282 and was placed in reserve in 2386. The Otto Braam was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned in 2551.
Solomon Yeung 	2284 	2388 	The UNSC Solomon Yeung was commissioned in 2284 and was placed in reserve in 2388. The Solomon Yeung was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned in 2550.
Tobias Li 	2286 	2398 	The UNSC Tobias Li was commissioned in 2286 and was placed in reserve in 2398. The Tobias Li was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned in 2550.
Theodore de Lange 	2287 	2391 	The UNSC Theodore de Lange was commissioned in 2287 and was placed in reserve in 2391. The Theodore de Lange was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned in 2550.
===UNSC Veneration===
The UNSC Veneration was commissioned in 2256 and was decommissioned in 2292 under the terms of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Empress===
The UNSC Empress was commissioned in 2256 and was decommissioned and placed in reserve in 2292 under the terms of the Naval Compromise of 2290. Following the catastrophic loss at Reach in August 2552, the battleship was selected for rapid recommissioning as part of Project: FUSILLADE, upgraded to carry Archer missile pods and other systems, and returned to service in early October 2552 as the UNSC Solar Empress. 
===UNSC Peacekeeper===
The UNSC Peacekeeper was commissioned in 2259 and was decommissioned in 2294 under the terms of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Meteor===
The UNSC Meteor was commissioned in 2260 and was decommissioned in 2295 under the terms of the Naval Compromise of 2290. 
===UNSC Ascension===
The UNSC Ascension was commissioned in 2260 and was decommissioned and placed in reserve in 2291 under the terms of the Naval Compromise of 2290. Following the catastrophic loss at Reach in August 2552, the battleship was selected for rapid recommissioning as part of Project: FUSILLADE, upgraded to carry Archer missile pods and other systems, and returned to service in early October 2552. 
===UNSC Ward===
The UNSC Ward was commissioned in 2265 and was named for Fleet Admiral Matthias Ward, in honor of his leadership during the Fleet action of 2165 and the Europa Whirlwind. The battleship was decommissioned and placed in reserve in 2314. As UNSC losses mounted in 2552, the battleship was reactivated, modernized, and recommissioned as the UNSC Matthias Ward in late August 2552. 
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