As the Quarian Migrant Fleet finally settled in Federation space, the Admiralty Board was in a dire need for modernizing its Heavy Fleet, which primarily consisted of mostly outdated Frigates and cannon-armed Liveships dated back from the Morning War Era.

The Geneva, despite its dilapidated state, was still suitable for reactivation and can be refitted. Meeting these standards for the Federation in wartime proved to be difficult as they lacked the resources to spare for keeping these vessels in running conditions.įurthermore, the armor protection of the warship have to be compromised for higher cruising speed, making them unable to taking part in the line of battle, this is also the reason why these prototype vessels were passed in favour of the more simplified and better armored John A Warden Class.Īfter the Third Bug War, the Federation only have five out of the original 12 Geneva class in running conditions. Its high-performance Cherenkov fusion reactor in particular is notoriously unreliable due to its costly maintenace as well as the need for high-quality materials to keep them running. However the design suffered from numerous technical faults in combat condition. In service, the Geneva proved to be a technologically advanced warship of its era, being well-armed, with high mobility and extremely maneuverable for a large warship.

As the Skin-Eater Battlecruiser counterpart to the mass-produced John A Warden, the Geneva and its sister ships are bigger in size and mass, with thinner armor and less protection but having more main batteries armaments and superior maneuverability compared to the smaller heavy-weight John A Warden class. Launched in 2321 AD, the Geneva was designed to replace the aging Athena-class Armored Cruiser. The Torvak, formerly known as the TFS Geneva was the first of the limited production Geneva-class Battlecruisers built for the Federation Navy prior to the 2nd Bug War.

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