The Carpathia is Nova class frigate, part of the 5th Fleet. Its construction began July 17, 2180 BCE, three years before the Siege of the Citadel. Named after the HMS Carpathia for her heroic actions with the HMS Titanic Disaster, being a troop ship for the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War 1 and her sinking in July 17, 1918 by the German U-boat U-55.