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  Warships of the Magellanic Empire
The IMSC became an organ of the Magellanic Empire from its very inception in 2127T and was indeed instrumental in shaping the circumstances which lead to its creation.
The primary roles of the IMSC are to maintain communications between the worlds of the Empire and to explore new territory.
These are the smallest warships (100 tons to 200 tons), but one of the most vital.
www.downport.com /amv/GMC/Warship.htm   (1444 words)

  
  Spanish Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The flag of New Spain, one of the Viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire.
Between the incorporation of the Portuguese empire in 1580 (lost in 1640) and the loss of its American colonies in the 19th century, Spain maintained the largest empire in the world even though it suffered fluctuating military and economic fortunes from the 1640s.
The Castilian Empire was the result of a period of rapid colonial expansion into the New World, as well as the Philippines and colonies in Africa: Melilla was captured by Castile in 1497 and Oran in 1509.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spanish_Empire   (8524 words)

  
 British Empire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The British Empire was, at one time, referred to as "the empire on which the sun never sets" because the empire's span across the globe ensured that the sun was always shining on at least one of its numerous colonies.
The overseas British Empire (in the sense of British oceanic exploration and settlement outside of Europe and the British Isles) was rooted in the pioneering maritime policies of the English King Henry VII, who reigned from 1485 to 1509.
The empire thus took shape during the early 17th century, with the English settlement of the eastern colonies of North America, which would later become the original United States as well as Canada's Atlantic provinces, and the colonisation of the smaller islands of the Caribbean such as Jamaica and Barbados.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Empire   (7789 words)

  
 British Empire - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The overseas British Empire — in the sense of British oceanic exploration and settlement outside of Europe and the British Isles — was rooted in the pioneering maritime policies of King Henry VII, who reigned 1485–1509.
Formal empire in India, beginning with the Government of India Act of 1858, was a means of consolidation, reacting to the abortive Indian Mutiny, which was in itself a conservative reaction among Indian traditionalists to British policy in the subcontinent.
The last territorial expansion of the British Empire was the annexation of Rockall to the west of the Outer Hebrides in 1955.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/b/r/i/British_Empire_782f.html   (6195 words)

  
 Empire of the Hand - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki
The Empire of the Hand was a shadow Galactic Empire secretly established by Grand Admiral Thrawn before his departure from the Unknown Regions in 9 ABY.
Thrawn's empire was intended to establish the order and efficiency of Emperor Palpatine's New Order without the Emperor's megalomania, the Tarkin Doctrine, and the institutionalized xenophobia (minus that of the average Chiss and Imperial officers).
The Empire of the Hand was discovered by Luke and Mara Jade Skywalker when they were searching for the source of the clones and mysterious starfighters that had suddenly appeared.
starwars.wikia.com /wiki/Empire_of_the_Hand   (477 words)

  
 STAR WARS: Warships of the Empire
Warship manufacturing must be negligible at this date, due to the Deep Core's isolation and poverty of raw materials, but Palpatine's clone must be powerful enough to summon and command a representative segment of the Imperial Navy's remaining glory.
Smaller warships have advantages of mobility and number; despite their individual weakness, they are good for extending a naval presence to many places at once.
The inertial dampers of major warships are so precisely tuned to the hyperjump process that officers are able to stand on a bridge observation deck without feeling the slightest jolt during the externally-violent transition.
www.theforce.net /swtc/warships.html   (7618 words)

  
 Jedi Council Forums - How did the destruction of the first Death Star affect the Empire?
New warships were developed, such as the Imperial Escort Carrier and Lancer Frigate, which was a specific deterant against starfighter attacks.
What government would have opposed the Empire if they thought their planet could be destroyed in the blink of an eye.
I can't remember where I read it, but didn't the Empire put all their best and brightest officers on the Death Star, so when it was destroyed, and they lost a good deal of talented military leaders, they had to start promoting people into high positions who were rather pathetic, such as Admiral Ozzel.
boards.theforce.net /Message.aspx?topic=7610094   (1349 words)

  
 CS624: Outline of Game Project: Version 0.6
In this galaxy two empires, the Romulans and the Klingons are at war with each other.
Each warship starts with a certain amount of fuel, a certain number of photon torpedos it can shoot at other ships, and a certain number of times it can be hit until it dies.
Warships can replenish their supplies by docking with a starbase.
ebbets.poly.edu /wein/cs624/game.html   (971 words)

  
 STAR WARS: Warships of the Empire: Visual Identification
Provisional labels for classes of vessels not yet properly named in the official literature are designated with brackets.
In cases where one or more individual ships' names are known, but the true class name remains unknown, the first example ship is used as the basis of a provisional class name.
By universal naval convention, the true name of a warships class is given by the first ship built according to the design.
www.theforce.net /swtc/daggerid.html   (217 words)

  
 The Place of Nick: Warships of the Empire   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Through the subjigation of many star systems, the lifting of a supposedly supreme race, and the gathering of raw materials from any major system they could get their hands on, the empire was able to build a mighty force to be reckoned with.
The exact number of warships would be hard to come up with, and if you desired to include starfighers and freighters, good luck to you.
Then again, you consider the number of star destroyers actually present at the battle of endor, was quite small, compared to this, though it seemed large at the time.
www.prism.gatech.edu /~gte688z/ImperialFleet.html   (552 words)

  
 Rogue Squadron Missions 2   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Although occupied by the Empire, the inhabitants of Balmorra long for independence and free markets for their renowned weapons technology.
On this planet, you’ll be attacking the Imperial Enclave, an enormous facility that supports the Empire’s naval operations in that sector of the galaxy.
The Empire uses forced labor to mine this spice, and guards it heavily.
www.lucasarts.com /products/rogue/rogue_missions2.htm   (277 words)

  
 Powers and Perils - The Empire of Ced
Under his leadership the Empire sent monetary support and weapons to the forces of Silar of Rhozad and applied what pressure they could with their army.
The capital of the Empire is La'Ced (52,000).
This calendar, used by the Empire of the Ced, the Confederacy of Aratad, Xian, Iravoy and Nerid, dates from the foundation of the Empire of the Ced.
abroere.xs4all.nl /pnp/lands/Ced.htm   (1108 words)

  
 Traveller - Library Data: R
Ramshackle Empire: Common term used during the Long Night to refer to the Rule of Man, also known as the Second Imperium.
Rebin Empire: The Rebin Empire is a pocket empire consisting of the worlds Enrique (0212 Massilia), Naston (0213 Massilia), Shigi (0214 Massilia), Rebin (0312 Massilia), Ergo (0314 Massilia), Abarre (0315 Massilia) long since reabsorbed into the Imperium, but maintaining a distinctive local culture.
Despite these harsh conditions, the colony worlds hold the bulk of the "empire's" population, while the pleasant homeworld is artificially restricted to the estates of ruling nobles and their servants.
gateway.pocketempires.com /r.htm   (3749 words)

  
 The Fall of the Empire - The Creation of the Emperor's Hammer
Of course, the rule in the individual sectors had not changed significantly in the inner portions of the galaxy, but as Mon Calamari cruisers, Corellian Corvettes and the rest of the Republic fleet drove Star Destroyers from planet after planet, there was a growing sense that the "Imperial juggernaut" would face defeat.
Grand Admiral Ronin's flagship was the newly christened SSSD Sovereign, one the Empire's most deadly warships.
Rather than betray the Emperor and the Empire, Grand Admiral Stephan Ronin pulled his Strike Fleet from the Imperial Remnant’s control and declared his Task Force Independent of the corrupt leaders who betrayed Palpatine.
www.btinternet.com /~spellfire/eh_bo.html   (739 words)

  
 Romulan Star Empire
Neither their means of escape, or their technological capabilities during this period are known, as detailed records of this time are thin, but on reaching the planet the Federation calls 'Romulus' and its cousin 'Remus' (Romii), the colonists settled and created a new society; a society that took it far away from its Vulcan roots.
But a fleet of 150 Jem'Hadar warships were waiting for them, and the massive defeat cost the Romulan Empire dearly, as their intelligence and security agency and perhaps the most important arm of their government had been utterly decimated.
After the peace treaty with the Dominion was established the Romulan Star Empire was not destined to be simply interested observers for long, for they were indeed drawn into the conflict after Tal Shiar intelligence recovered evidence that the Dominion had long term plans to invade and conquer the Empire.
www.trekmania.net /diplomatic/romulan.htm   (1997 words)

  
 House Zhurterak   (Site not responding. Last check: )
A military house that was previously responsible for the development and construction of very large warships.
Both the sun and star are taken directly from the banner of the Empire.
The two houses would remain rivals, competing for the privilege to build the warships of the empire.
home.neb.rr.com /kleve/gaming/Primer/Houses/Zhurterak.htm   (307 words)

  
 GBN 82 - "British and Empire Warships of the Second World War is an ultimate book..."   (Site not responding. Last check: )
British and Empire Warships of the Second World War is an encyclopedia of all the navies of Great Britain and its former Empire.
British and Empire Warships of the Second World War is unique in the detail of documentation of this fleet.
This was followed in 1966 by what was then a definitive work, Warships of the British and Commonwealth Navies, which ran to three editions up to 1971.
fm.greenhillbooks.com /greenhill/gbn/82/british_and_empire_warships.htm   (483 words)

  
 House Zhurhpah
A founding house of the Empire, house Zhurhpah assumed the roll of the military.
The star is taken directly from the banner of the Human Confederation, and represents the houses ancestry.
When the interstellar assembly began negotiating the formation of what was to become the Empire, the only human representation was from the Alliance of Seven Suns.
home.neb.rr.com /kleve/gaming/Primer/Houses/Zhurhpah.htm   (610 words)

  
 Black Sea Fleet (BSF) Morskoyo Flota ( Naval Force) - Russian and Soviet Nuclear Forces
In 1833 Russia negotiated the Treaty of Unkiar-Skelessi with the Ottoman Empire.
Following the traditional Russian policy of resolving the "Eastern Question" by seeking to partition the Ottoman Empire and establish a protectorate over the Orthodox population of the Balkans, Russia fought a successful war with the Ottomans in 1828 and 1829.
It was only in 1870 that Russia denounced the treaty clauses barring her from having a naval presence on the Black Sea and began to rebuild a naval presence there.
www.fas.org /nuke/guide/russia/agency/mf-black.htm   (1816 words)

  
 [No title]
The House of Al'voc is small, they command a few warships in the empire.
They trace their ancestry back to a simple farmer who was banned from Qo'nos mainly because of a relative in power who banished them because of his own reasons.
Once a highly respected House on the Klingon Homeworld of Qo'noS, the House of Korrchu was dishonored and banned as current Lord Jorreth was revealed to be married to a Romulan underground activist, and having fathered a hybrid child.
www.iks-hegh-leng.fsnet.co.uk /houses.html   (750 words)

  
 [No title]
Now, we'd all grown up with epic tales of the Great Earth Empire and the Noah 2 colony ship sent to Arth, but few believed they were more than just children's stories.
Records found among the ruins revealed that the Humans on Earth once controlled a huge, interstellar empire that was closely allied with the neighboring Elowan, Thrynn, and Velox.
The coalition sucessfully repelled the first onslaught, but as fleet upon fleet of enemy warships arrived, the empire's defenses quickly buckled.
necrobones.com /starflt/files/sf2doc.txt   (2233 words)

  
 The Armchair Empire - PC Preview: Starfleet Bridge Commander
Arguably one of the best developers in the genre is Totally Games, who are responsible for the X-Wing series of Star Wars games among others.
Since Bridge Commander is going with the large starships as the game's weapon of choice that means the maneuverability won't be nearly as nimble as something like an X-Wing.
It will be interesting to see how they translate all of this to a title where the vessels are larger and far more cumbersome, not to mention finding out what the hell these Pattern Delta, Gamma, Omega, and such that they bark out on the TV shows actually look like.
www.armchairempire.com /Previews/PCGames/bridge_commander.htm   (520 words)

  
 Encyclopedia Galactica - Terminus
The growth of the independent traders was halted in 195 FE when General Bel Riose of the Galactic Empire launched his attack on the Foundation.
Cut off from the Foundation's technical expertise, the worlds of the Foundation trade empire were thrown onto their own resources.
At a stroke, the Foundation was reduced once again to the original Four Kingdoms, while the rest of its trade empire broke away and began to fragment.
www.asimovonline.com /oldsite/EG_Terminus.html   (5225 words)

  
 The Furies vs. the Empire? [Archive] - SpaceBattles.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Empire doesn't have a chance in hell, even with all it's superweapons...
Then the rumor mill goes into overdrive, and things are passed throught the Empire like wildfire by word of mouth.
Apparently even races over hundred thousand years old, and with the ability to build a solar collection cage around their star (from the resources of one system), aren't allowed to beat the almighty Empire...
kier.3dfrontier.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-9195   (685 words)

  
 The Story
While the Empire was occupied with finishing the Weave Alliance, the
The Empire became suspicious of the Scavengers and began to attack their
All have ended in dismal failure for the Empire, which is still
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 Bismarck Cologne Men German Update, Articles And Facts   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bismarck and the foundation of the german empire.
The project gutenberg ebook of bismarck and the foundation of the german empire, by james wycliffe headlam this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.
Bismarck and the foundation of the german empire, by james wycliffe headlam.
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 Star Wars Ships and Vehicles: Kuat Drive Yards
As a result of the millions of ships previously used by the Republic and Empire, many of the New Republic's larger worlds use KDY ships in their defense fleets.
Warships of the Empire lists more ships that were probably designed or manufactured by KDY.
Both the Empire and Alliance used these vessels, since the latter organization was able to capture them with relative ease.
swsv.swcombine.com /kdy/index.html   (1082 words)

  
 Dreams are breath unspent and happiness the road not taken.. - www.ezboard.com
But the cosmic view was the farthest from his thoughts as he watched the gray orb hanging in the distance over the hidden base with the Hoth System.
The Captain watched the TAC display as holographic projections of the fleet manifest grew as the warships of the Empire entered the formation exiting hyperspace from their own origin vector.
The New Republic's fleet and the Empire were pretty evenly matched but those were not the only forces making up this temporary coalition.
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 Real-time space strategy gameplay
A quick scan of the area confirms your suspicions so you order the fleet to move into near orbit and authorize each ship’s captain to exercise their own discretion in combat.
Returning your focus to empire management, you analyze the status of the local solar system.
Unfortunately, the Vasari use the gravity to slingshot their warships closer to your own fleet, snuffing hopes of retreat.
www.sinsofasolarempire.com /gameplay.html   (769 words)

  
 Trenches on the Web - Timeline: 1908-09 - The Bosnian Crisis
Under the Treaty of Berlin, the Dardanelles, controlled by Turkey, would not allow the passage of warships of any country to or from the Black Sea.
He acted on 3-Oct-1908 under the premise that Austria-Hungary was taking control of Bosnia-Herzogovina so that the people there could enjoy the benefits of the Empire as a reward for economic advancement since first being administered back in 1878.
He announced his plans for the free passage of Russian warships though the Turkish straits but was shot down by every other signatory to the treaty - especially Britain.
www.worldwar1.com /tlboscri.htm   (770 words)

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