Austerlitz

The Austerlitz, registry PB3991, is the first battleship produced by the Tau'ri and is operated by the European Union. Austerlitz-class battleships are build by ArianeGroup near Clermont Ferrand, France. As of 2014, she serves as Flagship of the 2nd Fleet, stationed in the Pegasus Galaxy.

History
2009

The Austerlitz class was a proposed class of Tau'ri spaceship designed by Ariane during the period that Atlantis had returned to Earth. Construction was halted on the class due to financial issues.

2010

Work was resumed sometime after Atlantis returned to the Pegasus galaxy, though only a single hull of this class was laid down by the EU.

2011

EUS Austerlitz is a Tau'ri battleship, based on the 304-class battlecruiser design. Although built by the EU, she was heavily subsidized by the IOA. This program, including the new dock built near the Clermont Ferrand, France, new plasma beam weapons, T.H.O.R. missiles, and the F-302E/F fighter cost over 25 billion euro.

2012

The ship launched behind schedule, in late 2012 and immediately started to participate in the Tau'ri-Lucian Alliance war. The modified beam turrets, once again proven effective against Lucian Alliance motherships, so the Austerlitz together with the Hammond formed a backbone of the renewed offensive of the Tau'ri.

2013

In mid-2013, the Tau'ri reclaimed most of its formerly lost territories, and once again, started projecting its power across the Milky Way galaxy. This, together with the infighting between the different groups inside the Lucian Alliance, forced her to sue for peace with the Tau'ri. A new, Protected Planet Treaty was formed, guaranteeing protection for dozens of Human planets, across the Milky Way Galaxy.

2014+

With the establishment of The Fleet Command in 2014, the Tau'ri fleet underwent tremendous organization changes. The Austerlitz was chosen as the flagship of the General Caldwells 2nd Fleet and was ordered to the Pegasus Galaxy.

As a Flagship of the Tau'ri fleet in the Pegasus Galaxy, the Austerlitz mainly patrols the Neutral Zone. With the exception of few non-Allied Wraiths, the following years were largely uneventful for not only Austerlitz but also the Pegasus galaxy. In 2015 the second vessel of this class, the USS Agamemnon entered service.