The Ganymede Dockyards are a space station in orbit over the Jovian moon of Ganymede where starships are constructed and repaired. Built and owned by House Codovan, it is the primary shipbuilding facility of The Rim and one of the two main sources of ship production in The Society.
Description[]
The Ganymede Dockyards are two hundred eleven kilometers long, consisting of dry docks, refineries, and assembly lines, with the exterior made of shiny, opalescent metal.[1] It orbits above the equatorial seas of Ganymede,
Unlike the dockyards of Venus, the Dockyards of Ganymede were not meant for war. As a result, the station's defenses are limited, and it relies on the ships it produces to protect it.[1] However it does have a defensive platform powered by at least three nuclear reactors.[2]
History[]
Pre-Saga[]
The first dock in the shipyards was constructed in 493 PCE.[3]
Golden Son[]
Nero au Augustus led a raid on the Ganymede Dockyards during the Martian Civil War to steal the ships as part of a strategy to force the Moon Lords to side with House Augustus. He was ambushed by a division of Legio XIII Dracones under the command of Cassius au Bellona, Fitchner au Barca, and the Hearth Knight.[4][2]
Morning Star[]
In the opening months of the Second Moon Lord Rebellion, Roque au Fabii snuck ahead of the Sword Armada and stole the Colossus from the Dockyards.[5]
After seizing control of the Colossus at the Battle of Ilium, Darrow O'lykos destroyed the Dockyards as a preventative measure against future attacks from the Rim. Over 150,000 civilians, predominantly Reds, Greens, Browns, and Oranges, were killed aboard the station,[6] while the rubble falling on the city of New Troy killed another ten million.[1]
Iron Gold[]
Following the Battle of Ilium, the ruins of the Ganymede Dockyards were salvaged and repurposed to construct new, faster warships for the Rim Dominion.[7]
Major Products[]
- moonBreakers
- Morning Star (formerly Colossus)
- Dustmaker (presumably)
- Destroyers
- Charybdis
- Dreadnoughts
- Dragon Song (presumably)
- Shadow Dragon (presumably)
- Whisper-class Corvettes
- Haulers
- Freighters