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| SS Spirit of the West | |
| Model: Arcturian Merchant Ship | |
| Crew: Jeff Grets | |
| Fate: Destroyed when Devastator rammed into it. |
SS Spirit of the West is a Merchantman, that was the leader of the convoy assigned the task of transporting weapons and ammunition to the frontier.
Battle at Procyon[]
Mission 10[]
SS Spirit of the West was transporting weapons and ammunition to the frontier, along with several other Cargo Ships, forming a convoy. The Arcturian Convoy were being escorted to the nearest current by Jim Hawkins of the RLS St. Roch and its accompanying fleet. The convoy came under attack from two waves of Pirates, who were trying to steal the weapons the convoy was carrying. The first Pirate attack consisted of the Carrack, Plunder and the Fast Attack Boat, Dashing Rogue, the second wave consisted of two Barques, Dalgren and Deceiver, two Assault Cutters, Relentless and The Rake and the Schooner, Skrop. Both Pirate attacks were unsuccessful in raiding the convoy, as they were sunk or captured by Jim Hawkins' fleet. However just before the convoy reached the current, two Ironclads appeared and attacked the convoy. These Ironclads were the Destroyer, Hunter and the Dreadnought, Devastator. Hunter attacked Hawkins' fleet, whilst Devastator ignored them and went straight for the Merchantmen. The Hunter was sunk in the fight against Hawkins' fleet, however this bought Devastator enough time to catch up to the convoy, when the Devastator was in range, it fired its weapons at the SS Spirit of the West. The SS Spirit of the West, only being armed with Arcturian Fire Launchers, could not defend itself effectively against the Devastator, and due to the SS Spirit of the West's slow speed, the Devastator easily caught up to it and rammed it. The resulting collision detonated the ammunition stored on the SS Spirit of the West, completely destroying it and immobilizing the Devastator. This allowed the RLS St. Roch to catch up to the Devastator and board it. While boarding the Devastator, Hawkins discovered the Ironclads were Procyon ships.