22.5.06

DDS Fleet news round-up

Four more Pentekonter patrol ships have successfully ended their proving trials and will enter service later this week, they are 3606 Xerxes, 3607 Sappho, 3608 Sophocles and 3609 Hesiod. All four will be allocated to a patrol hub based at Saeou.

The Sparta class, the big brother to the Pentekonter, is to be renamed Rome class and the ships will be named after Ancient Roman figures. Details of the ship's specification are expected soon.

The DDS have begun to restore the old Isometric production rig based at Solaris. It will be used to build the Terran Sea ships for the Raegris thus not interfering with DDS production. Raegris Rhombus ships, being newbuild unlike the DDS ones, will also be built on this rig.