7th Fleet

The 7th Fleet is the largest naval formation in the Trojan Imperial Fleet and was deployed throughout the Trojan-Covenant War and later to maintain peace in the Archipelagos Kingdom.

Formation
The 7th Fleet was formed in 109 BST after the exile of King Balwin II in order to strengthen the Trojan Naval presence in the Gondorian Sea due to the inadequacies of the Imperial 3rd Fleet during the War with the Iron Islands.

Although the 7th fleet was initially tailored to escort convoys through the contested waters of the Gondorian Sea it soon evolved into battlefleet during the Trojan-Covenant War and then into the largest fleet in the Imperial Navy.

Imperial-Gondorian Naval Rivalry
Although the Trojans and Gondorians had fought along aside each other in 112 BST, the subjugation of the Iron Islands and the dissolution of the Iron Fleet left a naval power vacuum in the Gondorian Sea. By 110 both powers were engaged in an expensive naval arms race which also led to the establishment of many oversea outposts culminating in the discovery of the Archipelago and the various Viking Tribes. During this period the 7th fleet rapidly increased in size eventually overtaking the ageing 3rd Fleet.

In 109 BST however, a series of minor clashes in the Gondorian Sea between the two powers culminated into the 1st Imperial-Gondorian War resulting in a humiliating defeat for the Empire with the war only lasting 4 days. During the war, the 7th Fleet was outmanoeuvred by the Gondorian Grand Fleet and forced to flee to the safety of Reach.

After the conflict, the 7th fleet was redeployed to Lannisport as per the terms of defeat and continued to expand subsequently building Lannisport into the largest naval shipyards in the Empire and the 7th Fleet's Home Base until the outbreak of the Trojan-Covenant War.

Trojan-Covenant War
The 7th fleet met the Covenant in battle more than any other fleet in the Trojan Navy and was led by Grand Admiral Hood throughout the war.

After the recovery of the Executor now the Flagship of the Fleet, the 7th fleet received the reputation of the 'Titans Bane' because they were the only fleet that ever destroyed a CAS Super Carrier.