Kusari's Daumann Destroyer

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Today, nearly a year after the shipbuilding agreement between Daumann Heavy Construction and Kusari was signed, the first of many destroyers roll off the assembly line. This particular ship finds its birthplace that of Oder Shipyard, forged from the resources of the omegas.

Hull Number 001 left dry dock last week for first inspection, and was deemed space-worthy. With a reactor and engines installed, the ship was officially ready for departure. Daumann outfitted the ship with a temporary fire control system and solaris anti fighter cannons for the trip north.

The ship began its trip above New Berlin. From the Oder shipyards, Rheinland forces escorted the Daumann convoy into Frankfurt space. There Kusari forces stood by at Fulda border station.



From Frankfurt, the long journey to Kusari commenced, ending only at Yokohama Shipyard.



Here, the newly built destroyer was handed over to Kusari Naval Forces.

As for why the first ship in the class took so long to build, a Daumann spokesperson had this comment. "Building a ship takes time. This shipyard is one of the largest and most advanced in Sirus, but it still takes upwards of five months to fabricate a cruiser hull. This situation was exacerbated by the terms of the contract, which required Daumann to build all ships of this contract to Kusari specifications. The first few months of the project had to be dedicated to modifying our shipbuilding equipment to be compatible with Kusari standards. However, this has now changed. With the initial prototype of the series out of the way, we have conformation of our design and equipment, and may now push for full scale production."

With that, one has to wonder how many more of these are to roll off the assembly line. Unfortunately, Daumann refused comment, citing national security reasons. Whatever the number may be, this news comes as reassurance to the economy of Rheinland.

With liquid assets now starting to pour in from Kusari, Daumann is announcing a new wave of job openings. A Bundestag member comments on this as well. "One of the benefits from our mutually cooperative agreement with the Kusari Republic comes in the form of economic stimulation. This new shipbuilding helps us Rheinlanders just as much as it helps the Kusari Navy."

Whatever the situation, more ships are now under construction at both Alster and Oder. Representatives from Republican have declined comment on their ship building program. Past reports, however, indicate they will be delivering their first ship soon enough.

We will keep you posted on any new developments. For now, this was Kara Baumgartner, Rheinland National News.

The new destroyer flies under command of a KNF crew for the first time.