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| affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
 
| affiliation = [[Federated Suns]]
 
| previous_names =  
 
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| headquarters = LaGrange Point 4 ([[New Syrtis]])<ref name=HB:HDp168>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 168: "New Syrtis Shipyards (NSySp)"</ref>
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| headquarters = [[New Syrtis]]
 
| leadership = [[CEO of New Syrtis Shipyards|CEO]]
 
| leadership = [[CEO of New Syrtis Shipyards|CEO]]
 
| products = {{Ubl|[[DropShip]]s|[[WarShip]]s}}
 
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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
One of the busiest shipbuilders in the [[Federated Suns]], the '''New Syrtis Shipyards''' have been producing DropShips since the [[twenty-fourth century]]. Though they are known for manufacturing DropShips, the New Syrtis Shipyards also offer extensive repair and refit facilities. In fact these yards were fixing several [[AFFS]] WarShips after the [[FedCom Civil War]]. Most of the current repair yards were laid down in the [[twenty-ninth century]], but between battle damage and repair/refit projects, the yards have maintained a near constant growth pattern. The Hasek family is a major investor in the shipyards, and they steer plenty of AFFS work towards the yards.<ref name=HB:HDp168/>
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One of the busiest shipbuilders in the [[Federated Suns]], the '''New Syrtis Shipyards''' have been producing DropShips since the [[twenty-fourth century]]. Though they are known for manufacturing DropShips, the New Syrtis Shipyards also offer extensive repair and refit facilities. In fact these yards were fixing several [[AFFS]] WarShips after the [[FedCom Civil War]]. Most of the current repair yards were laid down in the [[twenty-ninth century]], but between battle damage and repair/refit projects, the yards have maintained a near constant growth pattern. The Hasek family is a major investor in the shipyards, and they steer plenty of AFFS work towards the yards.<ref name="hbhd168"/>
  
In June [[3022]], the AFFS abruptly sealed off the New Syrtis Shipyards after a mysterious accident, maintaining DropShip and [[aerospace fighter]] coverage to discourage any unauthorized approach as a near-constant flow of coded communications bounced between the Shipyards and the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]], drawing the attention of the press as well as the other [[Great House]] intelligence agencies.<ref name=HD(TFS)p173>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 173 (PDF p. 175): "Other Major Companies in the Federated Suns - [New Syrtis Shipyards]"</ref> The Federated Suns government would issue their first official statement on what would be later called the "New Syrtis Incident" when the yards were reopened in [[3025]]—that an accident in one of the dry-docks had triggered a chain reaction between several chemical storage areas and a fusion reactor, triggering a massive explosion and requiring extensive repair and decontamination of the affected areas. While many accepted this, a number of conspiracy theorists were not convinced, supported by the public release of the investigation file in [[3065]]. With many sections still heavily blacked-out and marked as "Classified" and corroborating sensor logs being "accidentally" lost, the incident centered on a JumpShip dry-dock leased for four months to then-[[Interconnectedness Unlimited]] owned [[Golden Star Entertainment Group|Golden Star Lines]] certainly seemed to be more than a mere industrial accident, with a number of eyewitness accounts indicating that the dry-dock was not destroyed in an explosion but that it "disappeared" as if in a Jump accident. Some of the more [[Canon Rumor|wild theories]] hold that the incident was an attempted cover-up for the development of some kind of [[Super-Jump Drive|experimental]] [[Lucretia|super-JumpShip]].<ref name=JCIP2-85>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', pp. 85–86: "Interconnectedness Unlimited - Taking the Fall - The Prestige - Gamemaster's Section - Facts: Behind the Stage"</ref>
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In June [[3022]], the AFFS abruptly sealed off the New Syrtis Shipyards after a mysterious accident, maintaining DropShip and [[aerospace fighter]] coverage to discourage any unauthorized approach as a near-constant flow of coded communications bounced between the Shipyards and the [[New Avalon Institute of Science]], drawing the attention of the press as well as the other [[Great House]] intelligence agencies.<ref name=HDTFS-175>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 175: "Socioeconomics - Other Major Companies in the Federated Suns - New Syrtis Shipyards"</ref> The Federated Suns government would issue their first official statement on what would be later called the "New Syrtis Incident" when the yards were reopened in [[3025]]—that an accident in one of the dry-docks had triggered a chain reaction between several chemical storage areas and a fusion reactor, triggering a massive explosion and requiring extensive repair and decontamination of the affected areas. While many accepted this, a number of conspiracy theorists were not convinced, supported by the public release of the investigation file in [[3065]]. With many sections still heavily blacked-out and marked as "Classified" and corroborating sensor logs being "accidentally" lost, the incident centered on a JumpShip dry-dock leased for four months to then-[[Interconnectedness Unlimited]] owned [[Golden Star Entertainment Group|Golden Star Lines]] certainly seemed to be more than a mere industrial accident, with a number of eyewitness accounts indicating that the dry-dock was not destroyed in an explosion but that it "disappeared" as if in a Jump accident. Some of the more [[Canon Rumor|wild theories]] hold that the incident was an attempted cover-up for the development of some kind of [[Super-Jump Drive|experimental]] [[Lucretia|super-JumpShip]].<ref name=JCIP2-85>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', pp. 85–86: "Interconnectedness Unlimited - Taking the Fall - The Prestige - Gamemaster's Section - Facts: Behind the Stage"</ref>
  
After suffering several attacks during the [[Jihad]], including a crippling Taurian raid in October [[3076]],<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> the New Syrtis Shipyards lost their ability to produce WarShips. These attacks also eliminated the ability to repair WarShips, forcing the Shipyards to focus on DropShip production.<ref name=fra6>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 6</ref> By 3079, cleanup efforts continued, but were expected to take a long time. The Jihad attacks cost the shipyards dearly. At least 90% of their facilities and personnel were destroyed in a few short years. The remaining slips and repair yards were operating at a mere 20% of their pre-Jihad levels.<ref name=O:FSp4>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4: "State of the Industry at a Glance (Dec 3079)"</ref> In [[3079]], the New Syrtis Shipyards weren't producing new ships, but were repairing JumpShips. They were also working on repairing the [[Fox (Individual Fox-class WarShip)|FSS ''New Syrtis'']] to return it to service,<ref name=O:FSp9>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 9: "New Syrtis Shipyards"</ref> although two years later the repair program was still likely to take a number of years to complete. Despite the battered and reduced condition of the shipyards, they remain a critical asset for the Capellan March as the only shipyards within the March capable of servicing the surviving JumpShips and WarShips in the region.<ref name="J:FRp97">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 97: "Capellan March"</ref>
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After suffering several attacks during the [[Jihad]], including a crippling Taurian raid in October [[3076]],<ref name="JHS:Tp22">''Jihad Hot Spots: Terra'', p. 22: "Timeline of the Jihad"</ref><ref name="J:FRp56">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 56: "The Jihad In Review"</ref> the New Syrtis Shipyards lost their ability to produce WarShips. These attacks also eliminated the ability to repair WarShips, forcing the Shipyards to focus on DropShip production.<ref name=fra6>''Field Report: AFFS'', p. 6</ref> By 3079, cleanup efforts continued, but were expected to take a long time. The Jihad attacks cost the shipyards dearly. At least 90% of their facilities and personnel were destroyed in a few short years. The remaining slips and repair yards were operating at a mere 20% of their pre-Jihad levels.<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 4</ref> In [[3079]] the New Syrtis Shipyards weren't producing new ships, but were repairing JumpShips. They were also working on repairing the [[Fox (WarShip class)#Named Vessels|FSS ''New Syrtis'']] to return it to service,<ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 9</ref> although two years later the repair program was still likely to take a number of years to complete. Despite the battered and reduced condition of the shipyards, they remain a critical asset for the Capellan March as the only shipyards within the March capable of servicing the surviving JumpShips and WarShips in the region.<ref name="J:FRp97">''Jihad: Final Reckoning'', p. 97: "Capellan March"</ref>
  
 
==Manufacturing==
 
==Manufacturing==
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===New Syrtis===
 
===New Syrtis===
The New Syrtis facility actually orbits the L-4 Lagrange point.<ref name=HD(TFS)p173/><ref name=HB:HDp90>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 90: "New Syrtis"</ref>
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The New Syrtis facility actually orbits the L-4 Lagrange point.<ref name=HDTFS-175/><ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 90</ref>
  
 
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| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>DropShips</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>DropShips</u>
 
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|-
| ''[[Gazelle]]''<ref name=HB:HDp168/><ref name=TRO3057Rp18/><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 15: "JumpShip and DropShip Manufacturers"</ref>   
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| ''[[Gazelle]]''<ref name="hbhd168">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 168: "New Syrtis Shipyards Profile"</ref><ref name=DS&JSp17>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', p. 17</ref><ref name=TRO3057Rp18/>   
 
| [[DropShip]]
 
| [[DropShip]]
 
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|-
| ''[[Mammoth]]''<ref name=HB:HDp168/><ref name=OR90/>
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| ''[[Mammoth]]''<ref name="hbhd168"/><ref name=OR90/>
 
| DropShip
 
| DropShip
 
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|-
| ''[[Monarch]]''<ref name=HB:HDp168/><ref name=OR90/>
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| ''[[Monarch]]''<ref name="hbhd168"/><ref name=OR90/>
 
| DropShip
 
| DropShip
 
|-
 
|-
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>WarShip</u>
 
| colspan="2"  align="center " | <u>WarShip</u>
 
|-
 
|-
| ''[[Kirishima#Named Vessels|Covenant]]''<ref name=HB:HDp168/>
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| ''[[Kirishima#Named Vessels|Covenant]]''<ref name="hbhd168"/>
 
| [[WarShip]] (Capability lost as of [[3079]])<ref name=fra6/>
 
| [[WarShip]] (Capability lost as of [[3079]])<ref name=fra6/>
 
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