Alliance-Union
Norway
Norway
The Norway
Vital statistics
Designation ECS-5
Class Carrier
Registry
Captain Signy Mallory
Complement Odin (Quevedo), Thor (Almarshad), Fenris, Frey
Faction Mazianni, later Alliance
Appears

Norway, captained by Signy Mallory is a key starship in many of the Alliance-Union novels.

Norway is a troop carrier, she also has four "rider" ships. Riders are not jump capable but are small, agile, and heavily armed. They travel through jump docked with Norway.

History[]

Norway was one of the fifty ships in the original Earth Company Fleet which defected under Conrad Mazian to form the Mazianni Fleet. It was one of those fifteen to survive at most of Company Wars. By 2533, it was, like his crew, it had been rebuilt with parts of the destroyed carriers Brazil, Italia, Wasp and the jinxed Miriam B. That year, it helped to escort refugees from the destroyed Mariner Station to Pell Station. Later, it participated alongside the other five survivig Mazianni Carriers at a meeting at Point Omicron, to plan an attack against Viking. The Raid on Viking didn't go as planned: after losing a Carrier and a ridership, Mazian ordered a retreat. The Norway suffered serious damage in the fight, venting a section to space and losing three techs. After retreating to Pell Station, the damage was repaired, and the carrier participated in the Battle of Pell. However, after deducing Mazian's plans to carry the fight to Erath, Mallory didn't want to participate, and planned to defect. After talking with her crew, she obtained their support, leading the ship to break with the Mazianni. After the timely arrival of Union forces, Norway assisted them in the recapture of the station, but Signy refused to join Union. Instead, the carrier became the first warship of the newly created Merchanter's Alliance.

The Norway, however, didn't stand aside after the end of the war, patroling the Hinder Stars, though based on Pell, protecting them against the raids of the Mazianni ships. In 2534, Signy contracted the captain of the Lucy, a minor ship subordinated to the Dublin Again, to carry unspecified military cargo at Venture Station. The captain of the little ship distrusted Mallory, but was forced to accept the job. Once at Venture, the Lucy was boarded and captured by the Mazianni Crarier Australia, which had taken the station. In fact, the Lucy's trip was a trap for the Mazinani: their "military cargo", the bait, was nothing more than junk. The Norway promptly arrived, destroying the Australia.

The same year, the Norway surprised the Carrier India at Thule Station, destroying it too.

Known Crew[]

  • Signy Mallory - Captain
  • Graff - 1st Officer
  • Di Janz - Troop Commander, originally from a merchanter
  • Terschad - Alterday Bridge Crew, Helm
  • Tiho, bridge crew, armscomper
  • Joshua Halbraight Talley - Armscomper, Union liaison, formerly Major - Union rank
  • Mahler - trooper, originally from Russell
  • Kee - trooper, originally from a merchanter
  • Quevedo - Ridership Captain Odin
  • Almarshad - Ridership Captain Thor
  • Bihan - trooper officer

Trivia[]

  • During the events of Downbelow Station, The Norway was one of the main places shown in the history.

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