LM Érudition

The LM Érudition was a unique ocean patrol and research vessel of the Odentian Navy. Originally planned as the first in a class of large ocean patrol frigates, the program was cancelled in the midst of the Rust Recession, and the hull was laid up in Barré-Karrigan for several years. In 1991, an agreement was reached with international partners to turn the ship into an armed Arctic patrol ship.

In six years, the Érudition undertook ten different research expeditions. While travelling through an, the ship was hit by a on December 6, 1997. The Érudition's instruments recorded the first scientific measurement of a rogue wave in history; scientists aboard confirmed that the ship had been hit by an unusually large wave. The Érudition's captain, Eric Remand, reported that the ship had suffered serious damage in the collision, and would likely need to return to port. At 2:47 a.m. on December 7, the Érudition transmitted a distress signal; its {{wp|Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon station|emergency beacon)) was activated shortly thereafter. At 3:13 a.m., the ship ceased transmissions and was presumed lost. Although oil and debris were later found on the surface of the water, the ship's wreckage, nor any survivors, were ever located.