Mobile Ship Yards



MSY -  Mobile Ship Yard

These 35,000 meter giants are the true unsung heroes of the Union Fleet.

While they are virtually unarmed, they are one of the reason why the fleet is so efficient and able to fight full scale space battles far from Union space.

MSYs are slow but they are a most welcome sight to any damaged ship when they do arrive.

There is a MSY attached to each Battle group of the "Numbered Fleets ". A MSY is always accompanied by a fleet of Long Range tugs, Space born Octo bots , Fuel and supply tenders.

Within a Battle Group they called the "RETREP Group " (Retrofit  and Repair) and are under the Auspice of the Union Fleet Engineering Command "Tech Support Division".

The first MSYs were Orbital shipyards fitted with propulsion, but ever since the Cresent Class, these are purpose built and perhaps among the most complex combination of technology in the known Universe.

Technically a MSY can built a Battleship from  scratch ( this has been done during the Battle Of Abacor )

A MSY can provide repairs, retrofits and maintenance to every Union space ship (Including Lyrec Battle ships.

20-30,000 engineers and technicians work and live on a MSY.

They have only minimal weaponry but carry enough spare parts to rearm a  Battle group.

A desigated protector (Battle ship) is usually assigned to a MSY.

Also noted should be the MSY-Microscope, a special equipped MSY under the Command of the Science Corps not used for repairs but to examine Alien space born tecjnology.

An MSY does not carry the USS designation.


 * Max. Acceleration 150 km/sec -
 * Max Translight: 20,000 SOL
 * Max Range: 15,000 LY
 * Heavy Tripple Para Dim Shields
 * 2 x Sniper TLs Kilo Load
 * 50 x Point Defense Systems

Shown is the "Hamburg Class" (5000 -5060)

[Note]

It is said the Karthanian delegation who first saw a MSY actually fainted and it should come to no surprise to learn that the fleet has no problem to crew this ships since the Karthanians joined.