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| Ship commissioned = 1 August 1970
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The '''ARC ''Gracia de Régne'''''
Serving as a humanitarian aid escort and the official naval conveyance of King [[Sebastián II de Naranza|Sebastián II]] in peacetime, the ship
After many years of debate over the costs and use of the ship, the ''Gracia'' was decomissioned on 15th April 2022 after over 50 years of service. The ''Antora'' class of helicopter carrier, jointly built by Arsenale Corric and Gilda Varien shipyards, will replace her as the flagship of the Armada.
== Design & Development ==
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Costs wound up totalling $4.621 billion for the first hull alone, and the Armada Procurement Bureau cut the contract down to that single ship. ''Gracia de Régne'' would be commissioned on the first of August, 1970, after a year and two months of trials. King Benito Ares headed the ceremony to name the ship.
Named for the ‘Grace of the Crown,’ the ship automatically became the ship that the reigning monarch of
== Capabilities ==
The mission profile intended for the ''Gracia'' reflects her multirole capabilities.
[[File:Jeanne d’Arc (R 97) hangar 2.jpg|left|thumb|A since-decommissioned H-15 naval aviation helicopter within the ''Gracia''<nowiki/>'s hangar.]]
Her
Her Guacamayo TEA-04 CIWS turrets
The 100mm
The helicopter complement
The ''Gracia''
== Replacement ==
The Armada Procurement Bureau has proposed several times to design or commission a new class of warship to replace the ''Gracia'', citing her age and armament.
The vessel
Proposals for a replacement include a dedicated aircraft or helicopter carrier, or a class of guided missile cruisers.
In January of 2022, it was officially announced that the ship would be retired in mid-April and replaced by a helicopter carrier/amphibious transport dock combination built in the Varentine League in cooperation by Gilda Varien and Antora's Arsenale Corric shipyards.
== Operational History ==
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In October 1972 the ''Gracia'' was deployed on a humanitarian aid mission, carrying food and medical supplies to nations affected by the 1972 Gondwanan Earthquake.
The first instance of true combat that the ship faced came in
The king made the decision to travel aboard the ''Gracia'' to the naval base to discuss the matter with his son. The ship was met outside the harbor by the ARC ''Hernando de Numia'', an older ''Rége Felipé''-class frigate that Prince Astolfo had commandeered. The prince threatened to have the warship fire its missile battery upon the town if his father did not surrender.
The king ultimately decided to have the ''Gracia'' fire upon the ''Hernando de Numia''. The main guns of the cruiser disabled the smaller warship by destroying the bridge, and
This event has added some superstition to the ''Gracia de Régne''. The filicide of Prince Astolfo by the order of King Benito Ares and at the guns of the ''Gracia'' affords the ship a semi-cursed status by servicemembers of the Armada. It is said that one must be careful if serving aboard her, or else the ''Gracia'' will ask one to do terrible things in defense of the nation. There is no argument that while the Succession Crisis continued for several more weeks, the initial removal of Prince Astolfo took the legitimacy from the insurrection.
In 1987, when King Benito Ares abdicated the throne, the ''Gracia'' was his transport during the coastal portion of his farewell tours to the major towns and cities of the nation. It further transported then-Crown Prince Sebastián from the city of Porta Tranquila to Barreale at the mouth of the
The second combat deployment of the ''Gracia'' was during the hijacking of the CB ''Minimo'' in 1995. The ship deployed the helicopters tasked with intercepting the merchant vessel. It remained on-station for radar tracking and operational support, during which it dispatched a fleeing pirate vessel with long-range cannon fire.
The ship underwent a farewell cruise throughout April, visiting each major port on the Antoran coast and drawing crowds of up to 10,000. Her flags were officially removed in a decommissioning ceremony on 12th April and her hull number was removed from the naval registry on the 15th. She made her last voyage under her own power to the Porto Mañuel Reserve Yards later the same day, where she awaits either purchase or scrapping, as she has been deemed too expensive and large to keep in permenant reserve.
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