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Sender ID: LTJG Bartlett
Recipient ID: 46th Fleet Admiralty
Subject: Report - 10/07/829 | Status Update on Gunboat Procurement
Greetings Admiral,
I apologize for any possible delay in receiving this message. I'm excited to report upon my recent trip to Juneau Shipyard. After reviewing the current status of the reserve stock of gunboats at Juneau, I was able to find one in relative great condition: LNS-Cyclone. Upon review of the vessels history, it seems this one was in service during the war with Gallia and saw action in Leeds. It seems the vessel suffered a crippling shot to it's engines whereupon it was disabled and was towed back to Juneau for repairs. However, due to other ships being deemed higher priority for repairs, Cyclone never received the needed repairs until now. I've had the shipyard workers fit new engines to the vessel and had her rearmed as well. After this refit we've conducted several shakedown runs of the vessel and found the engines and weapons to be in working order. We did however find several small issues with the targeting computer, neural net links, and other small software related issues. We've had the LNS-Cyclone moved from Juneau to Norfolk to complete the necessary updates, which should be finished within the next day. With these updates complete, Cyclone will be ready for active duty. The crewmembers appear to work well together, but I'm eager to put them into action see see how well they perform under stress. We will await at Norfolk Shipyard for further assignment.
In service to the Republic
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Monty Bartlett
Lieutenant Junior Grade Liberty Navy 46th Fleet