> "GeneK" ...

>> "Anim8rFSK" wrote...

>>> It's a little hard to make a case for 'field reports' because then there
>>> should be at least 12 ships. Maybe 13. :)
>>>
>>> Of course maybe they don't display "100%%"
>>>
>>> If they were building new ships, you wouldn't expect the 1701 to be
>>> there.
>>>
>>> It's interesting that there's a ship with a GAP in it's completeness.

>>
>> Or maybe these are the only ships within a range
>> that makes this base accessible to them and there's
>> other bases tracking other ships.
>>
>> Most shipyards in contemporary times both build
>> new ships and repair/refit existing ones.
>>
>> Maybe a new ship requires some last-minute fixes
>> after its launching? Or it's Tuesday, the photon
>> torpedoes just got delivered and they put back into
>> base for them?

>
>
> ... or they repair/refit by swapping out whole systems rather than parts.
> Maybe it's easier, cheaper, less time consuming or takes less people (thus
> the ship spends less time non-operational) to replace warp nacelles (for
> instance) "pre tuned" than send a crew over to tinker with the fitted ones
> once the ship arrives.
>
> --
>
> Qapla'
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