Rear Admiral Adelaide Lola, one of the first commanders of WarShip sub-Command, was the conscience of the Hegemony Navy with her unrelenting demands that her sailors meet standards of moral and ethical excellence as well as military skill. She died in 2332; in 2345, the first ship to bear her name launched. The Lola-class of destroyers was a direct answer to many of the issues the admiral raised and served with distinction for centuries as an escort and picket ship.
         The most obvious feature of the Lola-class is its impressive array of armaments and heavy armor. It mounts a variety of heavy naval lasers as well as naval autocannons. In addition to heavy weapons, the Lola Block I also carried a squadron of heavy fighters to enhance its escort and picket abilities. In an effort to make the Lola-class durable, Boeing Interstellar maximized the use of armor for a ship of this design. However, the extra armor drove the ship's mass above its design weight. Moreover, this extra mass forced the engineers to install the massive Rolls Le Fay drives; drives normally meant for a larger vessel. Unfortunately, these drives made space a premium, making living conditions tight for the crews earning them the nickname, "sardine cans". This problem would repeat itself with the Lola II and eventually the Lola III.
         In 2622, Blue Nose Clipperships-under license from Boeing Interstellar-began designing a new destroyer which would replace the Lola Block I. The designers envisioned this new class as the perfect replacement for the older models, with greater fuel capacity and enhanced performance. In the rush to bring the design to production, however, they overlooked numerous aspects, as long-term deployments revealed critical faults in the new fuel system design. Additional design flaws surfaced, and in 2660 the Star League Navy ordered the remaining vessels decommissioned and subsequently scrapped. However, at least four Lola IIs surfaced in the hands of the Taurian rebels during the Second Periphery Uprising, leaving some doubt as to the actual disposition of these vessels.