After a few last minute glitches the first of the Pentekonter class patrol boats 3501 Thucydides has entered trials. The ship is expected to be available for entry into service around the end of next january. Thucydides will not enter the patrol pool until the second ship in the class 3502 Alcibiades is completed and passed trials. Being the first ship of a new type Thucydides will underdo a Type Certification process and operational conversion. The DDS hope to have at least 6 ships operational by the summer of 2106.
The final two Terran Sea Block 1 ships 3207 North Sea and 3208 Barents Sea have completed their proving trials and have entered service, 3207 has been allocated to the patrol pool and 3208 has joined the 3rd Fleet.The first Block 2 ship 3209 Yellow Sea is now beginning trials, 3210 South China Sea and 3211 Java Sea will start trials before the end of the year.
Also entering trials is the first of the Marconi class EW ships. This is the third class based on the Standard Utility Platform (SUP). The DDS are hoping the ship can enter service before the end of the year though because of some teething problems with the EW/ECM equipment this might be delayed into early 2106. 7351 Marconi is desperately needed, both of the aging Moscow class EW ships are currently out of service with engine problems.
The DDS have announced that they plan to produce 7 SUP ships next year, two will be Provider transports, 2 Extender oilers and 3 Marconi.
