Initiative #25 : Ship Building Plan 2110/11

The Orchid in the last of her 25 daily initiatives has outlined a provisional ship building plan for April 2110 up to the end of March 2111. The plan is huge with 22 new ships to be built in the 12 months though controversially transport types will feature little in the plan to allow the DDS' shipyards to concentrate on combat ships. Three new ship classes will also make their debut. The plan :

• 2 Missileer 21B (completing the class)
• 1 Olympus 23A (first of class)
• 3 Panther 35A (completing the class)
• 2 Solaris 37C
• 2 Freedom 41B (first of class, built by Raegris)
• 4 Falcon 47A (built by Dinos)
• 2 Pangaea 62A (part-built by Clones)
• 3 Oceania 63A (part-built by commercial partner)
• 1 Tethys Ocean 65A (first of class)
• 1 Extender 73A
• 1 Marconi 81A (completing the class)

The plan entails building 3 carriers, 5 destroyers, 6 frigates/patrol ships, 6 amphibious warfare ships, 1 oiler and 1 electronic warfare ship.

Notable by it's absence in the plan is the resumed production of the Rome corvette. These have now been put back until late 2111. The SOT is also delayed until the completion of the Isometric ILU which will be completed by the end of 2110 though SOT production will not resume immediately due to budget pressures.