28.3.06

Fleet review announced

The DDS Fleet Review has been released, although the report remains secret a summary has been released to the media. The report looks at what kind of fleet the DDS want by 2110. Many of the details were as the leaked report last week but there are some surprises. One of the Pulsar cruisers will be withdrawn and also the Pentekonter patrol fleet will number 20 instead of 40. Instead an upgraded patrol boat called the Sparta class will also be built to fill in the gap. The details :
  • The Cruiser fleet will be reduced to 24 hulls, 12 each of the Pulsar and Quasar. 1 Pulsar will be withdrawn and put in storage, 2 Quasars will be sold
  • The Destroyer fleet will be increased to 23 hulls. 16 Panther, 6 Velocity and 1 Neptune.
  • The Frigate fleet will be 49 hulls. 22 Isometric, 26 Terran Sea (an increased order) and 1 Isometric-Prototype
  • The Long-range fleet will be 9 hulls. 6 Rhombus (converted Isometrics) and 3 Solaris. The 6 other Solaris will be either sold or made into training/research ships
  • The Patrol fleet will be 35 hulls. 20 Pentekonter and 15 Sparta, a more powerful version of the Pentekonter
  • The Transport and Training fleets are unchanged as now though a review of these will take place later this year