THS Approacher
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Production information
Manufacturer:	Adeptus Fabrica Qualitas
Class:	Century-class light cruiser
Operator(s):	Navy of Palaven Citadel Defense Fleet
Technical information
Length:	502m
Width:	83m
Height/depth:	74m
Max acceleration:	20 kilometers per second
Engine unit(s):	Element Zero Drive Core
Shielding:	Kinetic Barrier
Hull:	130cm of Arictium Ablative Heavy Armor
Sensor systems:	LIDAR Radar Spectroscope
Targetting system:	Spirius
Armament:	4 GARDIAN 66 cruise torpedoes 33 port side 33 starboard side 10 Scorpio-class defense guns 5 port side 5 starboard side 350 Peacemaker-class anti-ship missiles 175 port side 175 starboard side 8 Talon CIWS
Crew:	1,730
Skeleton crew:	90
Usage
Commissioned:	6 December 1990 CE
Destroyed:	19 July 2183 CE
Role(s):	Attacking enemy ships/orbital fire support (Turian Navy) Defending the Citadel (CDF)
Engagements:	Eden Prime War Battle of the Citadel
Fleet:	Fifth Fleet Citadel Defense Fleet
Commander(s):	Captain Pottius Stragius

THS Approacher was a Century-class light cruiser in the Navy of Palaven and Citadel Defense Fleet. The four hundred and ninth ship of her class to be built, the Approacher was originally assigned to the Fifth Fleet under Prefect Maxna Luccecius, serving with the Fifth Fleet for ninety years before being reassigned to the Citadel Defense Fleet, where it would spend the rest of its career. The Approacher spent most of its time in the CDF patrolling the Widow system, enforcing customs regulations, monitoring traffic and/or running blockade against criminal ships attempting to escape C-Sec. On 19 July 2183 CE, the Approacher took part in the Battle of the Citadel when a massive geth fleet, spearheaded by the Reaper Sovereign, launched a surprise attack on the Citadel with the aim of taking it. The Approacher managed to survive the initial attack, and quickly rushed to defend the Destiny Ascension as it attempted to get the Citadel Council to safety. The Approacher would eventually be struck amidships by four direct hits from the heavy cannons of a geth battleship that were meant for the Destiny Ascension, with the Approacher deliberately putting itself in the path of the shots in order to save the dreadnought. Despite this, the Approacher protected the Destiny Ascension long enough for Alliance reinforcements to arrive and destroy the remainder of the geth fleet. The sacrifice of the Approacher would be noted on the Heroes of the Citadel monument, along with the other CDF ships destroyed protecting the Citadel.