CSS Valour

The CSS Valour was a Talos-class heavy battlecruiser in the service of the Cordelian military in CY 1913. It served as the flagship for Vice Admiral Lozé until its destruction at the Battle of Hisperia.

History
During the Interwar Years, Vice Admiral Lozé took the Valour as his flagship.

Kirmiian War
During the Kirmiian War, the Valour was damaged while defending a medical convoy transporting injured civilians and military personnel.

Signing of the Treaty of Ekoto
In CY 1893, the CSS Valour was the site of the signing of the Treaty of Ekoto, which ended the Kirmiian War and saw the Ekoto Federation added to the Kiros Alliance.

Battle of Hisperia and Destruction
When Hisperia was attacked in CY 1913, Admiral Lozé was part of the Cordelian fleet sent to liberate the planet. Under Admiral Valcourt, Vice Admiral Lozé was assigned to lead Battlegroup B. The battlegroup consisted of one Talos-Class heavy battlecruiser (the Valour), two Gull-Class battlecruisers, two Raider-Class corvettes, as well as several wings of starfighters.

Towards the end of the battle, enemy forces targeted the Valour as civilian ships flocked to it to escape the fighting. After sustaining significant damage to its primary and secondary thrusters, the ship began listing to port as it was pulled into Hisperia's gravity well. Admiral Lozé was able to bring the retrorockets online and stabilize the ship. However, the bridge of the Valour was soon targeted, which was destroyed, knocking out the ship's controls and killing Admiral Lozé and the command crew. The rest of the ship systematically exploded before the evacuation order was able to be given. While very few escape pods were launched, they did not clear the ship in enough time to escape the blast that resulted from the Valour 's reactor core exploding. None of the Valour 's crew survived the ship's destruction.