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'''''Lawgiver''''' was a [[Moddra-class battlecruiser]] fielded by the [[Navy of the Syaran Republic]] from 1929-1935. Like the other ships in her class she was sometimes labeled as a battleship due to her armarment, though the [[Republic of Syara]] considered the class soley as battlecruisers.  
'''''Lawgiver''''' was a [[Moddra-class battlecruiser]] fielded by the [[Navy of the Syaran Republic]] from 1929-1935. Like the other ships in her class she was sometimes labeled as a battleship due to her armarment, though the [[Republic of Syara]] considered the class soley as battlecruisers.  


The ''Lawgiver'' saw extensive service as a commerce raider during the [[Sundering Sea Campaign]] and in the Nuandan Ocean, sinking 13 Common Axis aligned ships before being recalled to the [[Western Theater (Siduri War|Western Theater]] to take part in Operation Scylla. During the [[Battle of the Sabri Sea]] she fought as part of Kappa Cluster against the Cacertian South Fleet. At around 08:15 she was struck by three shells amidship that destroyed her bridge and superstructure and created a massive fire that engulfed the deck. She suffered several internal explosions, likely caused by the fire, that resulted in her sinking nearly two hours later. 1,031 of ''Lawgiver'''s crew survived, and was the only ship from Kappa Cluster to be lost during the battle.
The ''Lawgiver'' saw extensive service as a commerce raider during the [[Sundering Sea Campaign]] and in the Nuadan Ocean, sinking 13 Common Axis aligned ships before being recalled to the [[Western Theater (Siduri War|Western Theater]] to take part in Operation Scylla. During the [[Battle of the Sabri Sea]] she fought as part of Kappa Cluster against the Cacertian South Fleet. At around 08:15 she was struck by three shells amidship that destroyed her bridge and superstructure and created a massive fire that engulfed the deck. She suffered several internal explosions, likely caused by the fire, that resulted in her sinking nearly two hours later. 1,031 of ''Lawgiver'''s crew survived, and was the only ship from Kappa Cluster to be lost during the battle.


[[Category:Ships of Syara]]
[[Category:Ships of Syara]]

Revision as of 12:06, 22 January 2022

RSLawgiver.jpg
Lawgiver in 1931
History
SyaranRepublicNavy.jpgRepublic of Syara
Name: Lawgiver
Builder: Scitarian Ship Crafters
Launched: 1929
Status: Sunk 24 November, 1935
General characteristics
Type: Battlecruiser/Fast battleship
Displacement: 30,120 Tons Standard
Length: 219.61 m (720 ft 6 in)
Beam: 33.1 m (108 ft 7 in)
Propulsion: 4 steam turbines
Speed: 30 knots
Range: 16,700 kilometers
Complement: 1,550
Armament:
  • 4 x 356mm guns
  • 8 x 152mm guns
  • 18 x 37mm anti-aircraft guns
  • 32 13.2mm anti-aircraft guns

Lawgiver was a Moddra-class battlecruiser fielded by the Navy of the Syaran Republic from 1929-1935. Like the other ships in her class she was sometimes labeled as a battleship due to her armarment, though the Republic of Syara considered the class soley as battlecruisers.

The Lawgiver saw extensive service as a commerce raider during the Sundering Sea Campaign and in the Nuadan Ocean, sinking 13 Common Axis aligned ships before being recalled to the Western Theater to take part in Operation Scylla. During the Battle of the Sabri Sea she fought as part of Kappa Cluster against the Cacertian South Fleet. At around 08:15 she was struck by three shells amidship that destroyed her bridge and superstructure and created a massive fire that engulfed the deck. She suffered several internal explosions, likely caused by the fire, that resulted in her sinking nearly two hours later. 1,031 of Lawgiver's crew survived, and was the only ship from Kappa Cluster to be lost during the battle.