Canterbury

Location from The Expanse by James S.A. Corey

Pur'n'Kleen ice hauler running water from Saturn's rings to the Belt. Her destruction by a stealth ship while responding to a distress call from the Scopuli was the inciting incident of the entire series.

Also known as: Canterbury, The Cant, Cant

What They Know

• The Canterbury was destroyed by a stealth ship firing nuclear torpedoes while responding to a fake distress signal from the Scopuli
• Pur'n'Kleen Water Company operated the Canterbury on a Saturn-to-Ceres ice hauling route
• The distress signal was bait — Julie Mao's ship the Scopuli was placed as a lure to draw in a target whose destruction would provoke war
• Holden's broadcast accusing Mars of destroying the Canterbury nearly started a system-wide war, which was exactly what Protogen wanted
• Ade and Shed were among the crew killed — their deaths shaped Holden's crusade for transparency that defined his character

Connections

• home_of — holden
• home_of — naomi
• home_of — amos
• home_of — alex
• home_of — shed
• home_of — ade
• destroyed_at — canterbury
• captain_of — shed
• captain_of — ade

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