MCRN Donnager

Location from The Expanse by James S.A. Corey

Donnager-class battleship and flagship of the MCRN Jupiter fleet. Destroyed by her own crew rather than let her be captured by stealth ships during the incident that gave Holden's crew the Rocinante.

The Donnager was the pride of Mars — a statement that the Congressional Republic could project force anywhere in the system. She carried enough firepower to sterilize a small moon and enough crew to populate a town. Walking her corridors felt like being inside a city that existed solely to kill things. Her destruction was the first sign that the rules had changed. When unknown stealth ships engaged her, the Donnager fought hard but was overwhelmed by attackers using technology that shouldn't have existed. Rather than let the ship and its intelligence be captured, Captain Yao ordered self-destruct — a decision that embodied everything Mars believed about itself. The battle proved that someone was operating outside the Earth-Mars-Belt power structure, fielding warships that could challenge the best Mars had to offer. It was the opening move in a conspiracy that would unravel the entire solar system.

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A mountain of Martian steel, nearly five hundred meters long. The Donnager-class is the largest warship humanity has ever built — bristling with PDC turrets, torpedo bays, and railgun mounts. Interior spaces range from cramped crew berths to a CIC the size of a warehouse, all surfaces in MCRN grey-blue with status displays covering every bulkhead. Flight decks large enough to dock corvettes like the Tachi inside her hull.

Also known as: Donnager, MCRN Donnager

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