Glorious Heritage

Infobox Fictional Spacecraft
name = "Glorious Heritage" Class


caption = A Glorious Heritage Class Heavy Cruiser
first = "Under the Night"
last = "The Heart Of The Journey"
armaments = AP Cannons Point defense lasers Smart missiles
Smart bullets Nova Bombs
defense = High tension armor Ablative armor Reactive armor Battle blades
fighters = Slip fighters
propulsion = Slipstream
power = Fusion reactorsThe "Glorious Heritage" (Ship Registration Code XMC) Heavy Cruiser is a fictional starship class in the television series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.

The "Glorious Heritage" Heavy Cruiser is the bright star of the High Guard fleet. As the most visible symbol of the reach and power of the Commonwealth, command of these vessels is reserved for the best and the brightest.cite episode| episodelink=List of Andromeda episodes|The Mathematics Of Tears| title=The Mathematics Of Tears| series=Andromeda] Capable of high-endurance, independent operations, XMCs are often called upon to perform disaster relief and refugee support operations due to their spacious interiors and ability to ferry large quantities of emergency supplies and additional personnel.cite episode| episodelink=List of Andromeda episodes|The Knight, Death and the Devil| title=The Knight, Death and the Devil| series=Andromeda] During peacetime, XMCs are most often tasked with independent intergalactic exploration, charting and documenting the star systems of the Local Cluster. They are also the preferred platform for first contact missions, given their formidable combat capabilities and their ability to operate without a battlegroup - often critical to assuring potential Commonwealth members that the High Guard comes in peace.

After the Fall of the Commonwealth, the "Andromeda Ascendant" was the only known surviving XMC cruiser. Later in the season 1 episode , the crew discovered the "Pax Magellanic", another Glorious Heritage starship and sister to the Andromeda Ascendant in the remnants of a destroyed planet. It was later revealed that the "Pax Magellanic" had actually destroyed the planet by ejecting her Slipstream drive into the atmosphere. The "Pax Magellanic" was later destroyed by the crew after trying to destroy "Andromeda". A large number of other ships were eventually recovered from a POW camp in the second season.

Vessels Of This Class

*"Andromeda Ascendant"
*"Pax Magellanic"
*"Million Voices"
*"Crimson Sunrise"

References