Legión Maltesa Naval Ship Registry

[Legión Maltesa]

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Ship Designation: L\-MNS-Santa.Teresa

Ship Class: D3-2A "Sarissa" Light Battleship

Commissioned: October 820 A.S.

Entered Legion Service: June 828 A.S.

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One of the older generation "Sarissa"-class ships, the Santa Teresa has seen many commanders and affiliated groups within its eight years in service of Malta. Originally built in Valletta Shipyard in September 820 A.S., it was assigned under the command of Francesca Cinquetti, under the designation of "Venezia".

The "Sarissa"-class would see its first major action, like most other Maltese ships of its generation, in the defense of Tau-37 against a large Royal Navy battlegroup in 821 A.S., which ended in a victory for the Maltese defenders. For the next three years, Cinquetti continued to command the ship until her untimely death in 824 A.S., after a surprise Crayterian attack on Planet Malta led to her escape pod crash-landing into the planet.

Heavily damaged, the Venezia was towed back to Valletta Shipyard. Repairs to the ship lasted around three months, and soon after its redeployment, Giovanni Lombardi took the position of captain, where it would fly under the banner of the newly-formed Guardia Svizzera.

Under the command of Lombardi, the Venezia was tasked to solely defend planet Malta from hostile incursions, and within the next four years it has repelled numerous Coalition, Corsair, and Crayterian invasions while also participating in counterattacks against the latter two factions. As the Guardia Svizzera, once revered by most of the Maltese, faded into obscurity by 828 A.S., Giovanni Lombardi relinquished his control of the Venezia and subsequently went into retirement.

The Venezia would soon become an asset of the Legión Maltesa, under the command of De Luca, under the designation of "Santa Teresa". However, its goals have remained unchanged. Today, the Santa Teresa is stationed within the Maltese planetary defense fleet, ready to unleash its wrath to any intruder that tries to spread destruction to Malta.

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