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The first instance of true combat that the ship faced came in 1979, during the Corric Succession Crisis. Former Crown Prince Astolfo threatened armed conflict if his father King Benito Ares did not reinstate his status, intending to do so with the garrison at Armada Port Francisco.
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
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 an Avia anti-ship missile sunk the frigate. The ''Gracia'' sustained a hit from the 50 mm gun aboard the ''Hernando de Numia'', but the more modern armor prevented significant damage. As a trial-by-fire against a significant surface combatant, the cruiser passed with flying colors.
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