It was an incredibly busy week for the DDS fleet with no fewer than 6 new ships entering service, 1 returning from long-term repairs and 2 entering the withdrawn pool pending their sale. First of all the Pulsar cruiser 1007 Australasia became the second example of the class with the CIWS update. Isometric frigate 3117 Holocene returned to service following extensive repairs to the serious damage it suffered in the battle against the Tarbotians last year.
3211 Java Sea becomes the latest Terran Sea frigate to enter service and the second Block 2. Now half the class has been completed. Four Pentekonter patrol boats also entered service they being 3502 Alcibiades, 3503 Brasidas, 3504 Pericles and 3505 Demostenes. There will be a slight delay before the next batch are completed due to some errata being corrected in the class, the 5 built already will also receive modification.
For some time now the DDS have been needing a next generation EW/Elint platform to replace the limited Moscow class. 7351 Marconi is the first of the new Marconi class. These are based on the standard SUP design like the Provider and Extender. Eventually the DDS will have a fleet of 6 of these ships.
Two ships have also been withdrawn. The Cuba class transport 7103 Dominican Republic was withdrawn due to it requiring a replacement of it's reactor core. The work not being deemed economic as the ship is due for withdrawal later this year anyway. The DDS are hoping to sell the transport to a civil company. EW ship 7301 Moscow was also withdrawn following the arrival of Marconi. The Remedians are likely to purchase this ship and it's sister.
