RS Forged in Fire
 Forged in Fire in 1929
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| History | |
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 Republic of Syara
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| Name: | Forged in Fire |
| Builder: | Ardiaei Constructs |
| Launched: | 1926 |
| Status: | Sunk 24 November, 1935 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Battleship |
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| Length: | 237.76 meters |
| Beam: | 32.82 meters |
| Draft: | 9.6 meters |
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| Speed: | 24 knots, later 31 |
| Range: | 8,480 kilometers at 16 knots |
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Forged in Fire was a Galania-class battleship of the Navy of the Syaran Republic. The third ship of her class to be launched and comissioned, the Forged in Fire entered service in 1926. Designed as a heavy warship capable of taking on other major capital ships fielded by the naval powers of Tyran, her design had been rendered outdated by the time she first took to the sea and along with the rest of her sisters was later supplamented by the Makedon-class battleships.
Following the outbreak of the Siduri War Forged in Fire took part in supporting operations off the coast of Mansuriyyah. She continued to serve in the Syaran National Fleet and was mobilized to take part in Operation Scylla to capture the Cacertian territory of Andria in late November 1935. During the Battle of the Sabri Sea she served as part of Gamma Cluster and engaged elements of the Cacertian 2nd Cruiser Division and 2nd Battle Squadron. Between 8:10 and 08:30 on 24 November she was struck several times by Cacertian shells from the battleships Daria Troise and Delfina Ballestra, which damagered her midship compartments and blew off her forward most turret. Sealing compartments kept the stricken battleship afloat, but amid a rapidly decaying situation for the Syarans she was scuttled at 09:00, the only Syaran battleship to be scuttled during the battle. This allowed most of her crew to escape, most of which were picked up by the Syarans.