Valendown

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The flagship Valendown (801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE))
Affiliation:	Galactic Empire
Flag officer:	Admiral Wagenseil
Type:	Battleship
Purpose:	Flagship (Wagenseil Fleet)
Length:	790 metres(FFC5)
Width:	215 metres(FFC5)
Height:	210 metres(FFC5)
Armament:	8 forward cannons 10 port cannons 10 starboard cannons
Crew:	685(FFC5)
Status:	Active

The Valendown (Japanese: バレンダウン) was the Imperial flagship of Admiral Wagenseil.

Service history

The Valendown was first observed leading the Wagenseil Fleet, assigned to guard the side of the Iserlohn Corridor that led to the Imperial homeland. When the IRF under the command of Sub-lieutenant Julian Mintz moved out from Iserlohn Fortress in an apparent move to attack Imperial space, the Wagenseil Fleet engaged them at the Eleventh Battle of Iserlohn, starting on 12 February 801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE). Admiral Wagenseil attempted to execute a "parralel pursuit" attack in an attempt to close on Iserlohn without being fired on by the Thor Hammer, but was thwarted. The Thor Hammer fired on the Wagenseil Fleet, causing heavy losses. The Valendown survived, and Wagenseil retreated. (LOGH: 'A Challenge to Arms')

Gallery

Forward (801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE))

Stern (801 UC (3 NIC / 492 IC / 3601 CE))

Appendices

Appearances

Name variations

• Valendown (LD subtitles and original DVD subtitle)
• バレンダウン (LD subtitles and original DVD subtitle)
• Barendown (Japanese fan sources)

Background information

Valendown is a mistranslation of Barendown (also known as Barham Downs or Barham Down), the location of one of King Arthur's battles againt Mordred.

FFC drawing

Apocrypha

Fleet File Collection

The Valendown is included as a model in Fleet File Collection Vol.5.