Starfleet Commander's Log, Stardate 20752.5
I have just returned from Vice Admiral Thunn sa'Asharr's retirement bash. For the record, this log has not been recorded under the influence of Saurian brandy.
No siree.
Rumours of my dancing with Vice Admiral's nephew may have substance to them, however.
In any event, Vice Admiral sa'Asharr has been a faithful servant of the Federation for many decades now, and a reliable steward of Starfleet's shipbuilding program. Replacing him was not easy, but I am confident that we have selected the right officer for the job.
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Candidates for Shipyards Ops:
[ ][SYO] Vice Admiral Valentina Sousa
Human Female, 52
Current posting: Returning from sabbatical
Vice Admiral Sousa was one the handful of candidates you beat out to become the commander of Starfleet. She has been politicking heavily to lay claim to Shipyard Ops, as if she doesn't get the assignment, she will most likely be forced into retirement. If selected, gain +20 Political Will and +5/year while she is in the job.
[ ][SYO] Rear Admiral Rinias ch'Vohlet
Andorian Male, 61
Current Posting: Director, San Francisco Fleet Yards
Rear Admiral ch'Vohlet is an Andorian who despite the march of years is in the peak of fitness, and whose Sol System posting sees him spend his leave time competing in various Earth marathons. But despite his aptitude for distance running, when pushed he can drive his shipyard crews at a sprint. If selected, can pay an extra 10% resource costs to have a ship available 2Q early. (Berth will still not be available until regular time)
[ ][SYO] Rear Admiral Gellond Choss
Tellarite Male, 55
Current Posting: Commander, Starbase 4, Tellar Prime
Rear Admiral Choss is fierce and argumentative even by the standards of the Tellarites. Before the posting back to his home system, Gellond was director at 40 Eridani A, and before that superintendent of the Excelsior berth at SFFY. He was infamous even among the Vulcans for his meticulous approach to construction. It paid dividends, however, with the construction of experimental designs as he constantly spotted flaws in the construction process and browbeat people into fixing them before they became a problem. If selected, reduce prototype time and cost penalties by half.
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Admiral Kahurangi sits down at the head of the table as a number of officers began to file in. Your newly selected Vice Admiral in charge of Shipyard Ops is there, with their Chief of Staff, the Directors of the Shipyards, the Planning Division Commodore, the Resource Chief Trinnarv Xursh, and a host of other key members of Starfleet's exploratory-industrial complex. An observer from the Federation Council is also present, a human man with a deceptively casual demeanour.
"Officers," you begin as the last of them takes their seats. "Welcome to the 2302 Shipyard Appropriations Meeting. I trust you will all join in me thanking the outgoing Vice Admiral Thunn sa'Asharr for his dutiful service, and in congratulating the new Vice Admiral on their appointment." A warm round of applause greets your words. "Now, we better get down to business right away because clearly, with every berth now open, this is going to be one of the more challenging, yet rewarding appropriations meetings that we have had in a while."
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[ ][BUILD] Submit a Build Plan
You may select up to ONE ship of 3m ton displacement, and up to FOUR ships of 1m ton displacement.
Active Starfleet Shipyards
San Francisco Fleet Yards - one (1) large 3mt Berth, two (2) small 1mt Berths
40 Eridani A Shipyards [Vulcan] - two (2) small 1mt Berths
Current Resource Stockpile
Bulk Industrial Resources: 555br
Special Industrial Resources: 380sr
Political Will: 50pp
Research Points: 35rp
Current Personnel Pool
Standard Starfleet: 13.25 Officer, 24.25 Enlisted, 13.25 Techs
Explorer Corps: 5 Officer, 7 Enlisted, 5 Techs
Available Non-obsolete Ship Classes
Explorers/Cruisers
Excelsior 2287-Now [511m, 2.3m t]
C6 S5 H4 L5 P5 D6
Cost [230br 150sr, 4 years], Crew [O-6, E-5, T-5]
Light Cruisers
Constellation 2284-2370 [310m 700k t]
C3 S2 H2 L2 P2 D3
Cost [70br, 40sr, 3 years], Crew [O-2, E-4, T-2]
Long-range Explorer
Oberth 2260-Now [120m 150k t]
C1 S5 H1 L2 P1 D0
Cost[15br, 60sr, 2 years], Crew [O-1, E-1, T-4]
Miranda 2280-Now [277m, 655k t]
C3 S1 H1 L2 P1 D2
Cost[60br, 40sr, 2 years], Crew [O-1, E-2, T-1]
Centaur 2290-Now [315m 800k t]
C3 S2 H2 L2 P2 D2
Cost[80br, 60sr, 2 years], Crew [O-1, E-2, T-2]
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"Very well, officers, you have your plan, now let's put this into action!"
