I see two things the US Navy might well look at for the future in Fenspace--but would need to look at right now, real time, in order to have the option.
1. USS Iowa. The old batleship is the only one that has not yet been turned into a museum, and is still navy property. Keep it as navy property, for several reasons.
A. It is a truely tough ship--tougher than anything else around, in pure armor. It can also carry a LOT of firepower.
B. If Ciara created a stir as a "Space Battleship," watch what a REAL battleship will do.
C. It is designed to have airithgt compartments, so life support and compartmentalization are easy, with less handwaving than a motorcar.
2. USS Enterprise.
A. The ship is nuclear powered, huge, and nicely compartmented. It's a true warship--and also designed to carry smaller craft.
B. The sheer name appeal will impress the treckies--and face it, almost everyone else at least respects the name "Enterprise."
Both ships are, in reality, slated for disposal in one form or another, so loosing them won't detract from the navy's current mission. And sooner or later, the USA will see more of a need to interact with fenspace, and to project power out there. Submarines are all well and good--but they don't have the sheer presence of a battleship or carrier. Battleships and Carriers say, "We're HERE!" like nothing else. Handwaved, the Iowa might be the next best thing to indestructible...
Also, Japan, if needed, has the next best ship for a presence out there--the battleship Mikasa. A Japanese space battleship would turn heads.
None of these ships could be hijacked by the Fen--nor should they be.
I had an idea for the Enterprise at some point, as the government tries to co-opt Saoirse Kelly into assisting them--and she carefully makes sure that the ship gets a diet of the most rebellion focussed episodes--the "Good guys" are ignoring orders for the sake of doing the right thing.
But--if someone else wants to use any of these ships, I am making no claim to them. I'd love to see what someone might do with them. If info on the reality of the ships is wanted, I know a LOT about the Iowa's, and a respectable amount about battleships generally; less about carriers.
I hope someone wants to do something with some of this.
1. USS Iowa. The old batleship is the only one that has not yet been turned into a museum, and is still navy property. Keep it as navy property, for several reasons.
A. It is a truely tough ship--tougher than anything else around, in pure armor. It can also carry a LOT of firepower.
B. If Ciara created a stir as a "Space Battleship," watch what a REAL battleship will do.
C. It is designed to have airithgt compartments, so life support and compartmentalization are easy, with less handwaving than a motorcar.
2. USS Enterprise.
A. The ship is nuclear powered, huge, and nicely compartmented. It's a true warship--and also designed to carry smaller craft.
B. The sheer name appeal will impress the treckies--and face it, almost everyone else at least respects the name "Enterprise."
Both ships are, in reality, slated for disposal in one form or another, so loosing them won't detract from the navy's current mission. And sooner or later, the USA will see more of a need to interact with fenspace, and to project power out there. Submarines are all well and good--but they don't have the sheer presence of a battleship or carrier. Battleships and Carriers say, "We're HERE!" like nothing else. Handwaved, the Iowa might be the next best thing to indestructible...
Also, Japan, if needed, has the next best ship for a presence out there--the battleship Mikasa. A Japanese space battleship would turn heads.
None of these ships could be hijacked by the Fen--nor should they be.
I had an idea for the Enterprise at some point, as the government tries to co-opt Saoirse Kelly into assisting them--and she carefully makes sure that the ship gets a diet of the most rebellion focussed episodes--the "Good guys" are ignoring orders for the sake of doing the right thing.
But--if someone else wants to use any of these ships, I am making no claim to them. I'd love to see what someone might do with them. If info on the reality of the ships is wanted, I know a LOT about the Iowa's, and a respectable amount about battleships generally; less about carriers.
I hope someone wants to do something with some of this.