One of the largest fleets in both the People's Navy and its successor service, the Republican Navy, Capital Fleet had long been one of the most politically-sensitive commands in the Havenite military, as it controlled all naval assets in the Haven System itself and therefore could give its commanding officer the power to act against the government. In the aftermath of Saint-Just's death, both Theisman's Capital Fleet and Admiral Javier Giscard's Twelfth Fleet became the core of the naval forces loyal to Eloise Pritchart's provisional government. (HH10)