Project: Yorktown - Communications

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Incoming Transmission

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Liberty Navy 46th Fleet
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Sender ID: Lieutenant Commander Luisa Chiavallati

Recipient ID: Fleet Admiral Martin Kemp-Smith CC: Admiralty, RDI

Subject: RE: Project: Yorktown

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Fleet Admiral,

I'm pleased to announce analysis of Yorktown have been completed and results are less than reassuring, but nothing that isn't manageable with our resources; below will be a rundown damage assessment and rundown of valuable information extracted from it.

• Her hull is extremely battered - one can assume they've been running on damage control and field repairs for a while now, utilising what limited resources they could procure to keep her afloat. Quite the resourceful bunch, I must say... but I digress from the subject of the report. It's a miracle she's still holding together with hull integrity around third-quarter of nominal values for Atlantis-class carriers - referring to these numbers as those of a vessel of comparable size. Several decks are depressurised and locked down, armor plating is either nonexistent or so damaged it can barely fulfill it's primary function. It is mostly intact around the reactor, the bridge and engine compartment.
  
• Her core is running at minimal capacity, it's output ranging from 10 to 13% and fluctuates over time, it's unclear at this point if these fluctuations are of any threat to further ship integrity but some voices are claiming it is not; and I'm inclined to believe these voices after personally evaluating it's state. But overall, it's output is only sufficient to properly support it's shield generators and engines. Anything beyond that and we're straining her even more.
  
• Yorktown's databanks turned out to be a treasure trove. From what we could extract and copy to a secure storage on Norfolk - it is a sizeable cache of Legion's historical references and thorough technological database on battleship, cruiser and fighter specifications, down to specifications of technologies used by now destroyed Insurgency but primarily - the Hellfire Legion. If of no further use, it should be a valuable insight if we decide to refurbish Yorktown for use as a fleet asset.
  

Normally, the verdict would be to scuttle the vessel and use refurbished components in construction of a new warship but for the moment it is more feasible to give her the extensive repairs and replace it's power core with it's analogue from Atlantis as they have similiar specifications. A tremendous undertaking no doubt, but one Liberty, I am sure, can shoulder. The decision how to proceed is yours, Fleet Admiral, but I would advise on outlined course of action, and will spearhead the efforts on your consent.

Needless to mention that for the time being, individuals should be filled in on specifics on a need-to-know basis.

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Luisa Chiavallati
Lieutenant Commander
Liberty Navy 46th Fleet