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'''Krester's Ship Construction''' was one of the largest shipbuilding companies of the [[Star League]].  At its height, it operated more than 30 shipyards, with 6 located outside the [[Terran Hegemony]], and was a major manufacturer for the [[Star League Defense Force]].<ref name=SL165>''The Star League'', p. 165</ref>
 
'''Krester's Ship Construction''' was one of the largest shipbuilding companies of the [[Star League]].  At its height, it operated more than 30 shipyards, with 6 located outside the [[Terran Hegemony]], and was a major manufacturer for the [[Star League Defense Force]].<ref name=SL165>''The Star League'', p. 165</ref>
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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The company was headquartered on Station Alpha, a satellite in orbit of [[Terra]].  Other major company facilities included [[Keid]], [[Thorin]], [[Terra Firma]] and [[Yorii]].  Though it was a primary supplier of the SLDF, the company also wished to do business with the other [[Great Houses]], which put it in conflict with the League.  During the designing of the [[Behemoth (DropShip)|Behemoth]] and [[Mammoth]] [[DropShips]], the company was assured that it could sell the designs to foreign markets.  However, when prototypes of both ships made their maiden flight in [[2658]], the government immediately put them on the advanced-technology blacklist, limiting their sale to the Hegemony and creating financial hardship on the company.  Two years later, both prototypes were stolen from their moorings above Keid. The Hegemony government, realizing the prototypes would be copied and sold anyways, relented and allowed Krester's to sell to foreigners.<ref name=SL165/>
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The company was headquartered on Station Alpha, a satellite in orbit of [[Terra]].  Other major company facilities included [[Keid]], [[Thorin]], [[Terra Firma]] and [[Yorii]].  Though it was a primary supplier of the SLDF, the company also wished to do business with the other [[Great Houses]], which put it in conflict with the League.  During the designing of the ''[[Behemoth (DropShip class)|Behemoth]]'' and ''[[Mammoth]]'' [[DropShips]], the company was assured that it could sell the designs to foreign markets.  However, when prototypes of both ships made their maiden flights in [[2658]], the government immediately put them on the advanced-technology blacklist, limiting their sale to the Hegemony and creating financial hardship for the company.  Two years later, both prototypes were stolen from their moorings above Keid. The Hegemony government, realizing the prototypes would be copied and sold anyway, relented and allowed Krester's to sell to foreigners.<ref name=SL165/>
  
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Whether Krester's was behind the theft of its own ships was never proven, and it continue to be a primary supplier for the SLDF.  Krester's would not survive the fall of the Star League, and many of its facilities, such as the orbital yards at Keid, were destroyed in the fighting.<ref name=SL165/>
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Whether Krester's was behind the theft of its own ships was never proven, and it continued to be a primary supplier for the SLDF.  Krester's would not survive the fall of the Star League, and many of its facilities, such as the orbital yards at Keid, were destroyed in the fighting.<ref name=SL165/> While the facility at Terra would be decommissioned, the shipyards at Keid, Terra Firma, Thorin and Yorii were all destroyed during the [[First Succession War]].<ref name="FSWp125">''First Succession War'', p. 125, "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"</ref>
  
 
==Leadership==
 
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The company was lead by the Kester family of Terra.
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The company was led by the Kester family of Terra.{{cn}}
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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| ''[[Aqueduct]]''-class<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 203</ref>
 
| ''[[Aqueduct]]''-class<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 203</ref>
 
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|''[[Texas]]''-class<ref name=TRO2750p144>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 144, "Texas WarShip Profile"</ref>
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>[[Interplanetary Drive - Combat Jumpships]]</u>
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| [[Rolls Royce Krakens]]
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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* ''[[First Succession War (sourcebook)]]''
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*''[[The Star League]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
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* ''[[The Star League]]''
  
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Krester's Ship Construction]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Krester's Ship Construction]]

Revision as of 22:38, 29 August 2023

Krester's Ship Construction
Kresters Ship Construction.jpg
Corporation Profile
LeadershipCEO
Product(s)DropShips
WarShips

Krester's Ship Construction was one of the largest shipbuilding companies of the Star League. At its height, it operated more than 30 shipyards, with 6 located outside the Terran Hegemony, and was a major manufacturer for the Star League Defense Force.[1]

Overview

The company was headquartered on Station Alpha, a satellite in orbit of Terra. Other major company facilities included Keid, Thorin, Terra Firma and Yorii. Though it was a primary supplier of the SLDF, the company also wished to do business with the other Great Houses, which put it in conflict with the League. During the designing of the Behemoth and Mammoth DropShips, the company was assured that it could sell the designs to foreign markets. However, when prototypes of both ships made their maiden flights in 2658, the government immediately put them on the advanced-technology blacklist, limiting their sale to the Hegemony and creating financial hardship for the company. Two years later, both prototypes were stolen from their moorings above Keid. The Hegemony government, realizing the prototypes would be copied and sold anyway, relented and allowed Krester's to sell to foreigners.[1]

Whether Krester's was behind the theft of its own ships was never proven, and it continued to be a primary supplier for the SLDF. Krester's would not survive the fall of the Star League, and many of its facilities, such as the orbital yards at Keid, were destroyed in the fighting.[1] While the facility at Terra would be decommissioned, the shipyards at Keid, Terra Firma, Thorin and Yorii were all destroyed during the First Succession War.[2]

Leadership

The company was led by the Kester family of Terra.[citation needed]

Manufacturing

Components produced by Krester:
Component Type
DropShips
Aqueduct-class[3] DropShip
Behemoth-class[1] DropShip
Mammoth-class[1] DropShip
WarShips
Kimagure-class WarShip
Texas-class[4] WarShip
Kearny-Fuchida Drive
KF Tiger I Texas[4]
Interplanetary Drive - Combat Jumpships
Rolls Royce Krakens Texas[4]
Armor - Warships
Panthex YM1 Texas[4]
Communications System
Pathfinder 43CD Texas[4]
Targeting-Tracking System
MORSAT Texas[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Star League, p. 165
  2. ↑ First Succession War, p. 125, "Shipbuilding Casualties of the First Succession War"
  3. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 203
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Technical Readout: 2750, p. 144, "Texas WarShip Profile"

Bibliography

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