The Elysian Space Navy was a pickup fleet. It was composed of Havenite ships captured in 1913 PD by prisoners from the Hades, the Republic of Haven's planetary prison.[1]. The main aim of the Elysian Space Navy was evacuation of all the prisoners interested in escaping from Hades. It was also required to capture the transport ships in the first place, and fought one extensive engagement against a force organized by StateSec to recover Hades.

In Old Earth Greek mythology, the Elysian Fields were the portion of the Underworld (Hades) designated as the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the virtuous, thus the name was suggested for the fleet by one of the escaped prisoners, Jesus Ramirez