Earlier this week Norfolk Shipyard was filled with onlookers as the Navy commissioned its newest dreadnought, the LNS Malrone. A state-of-the-art vessel and the lead ship of the newly-designed Sentinel-class dreadnoughts, the Malrone is expected to enter full combat service after a two-month shakedown cruise throughout Liberty. The Malrone is named after the late Fleet Admiral Jack Malrone, an extremely well respected leader within the Navy who mysteriously disappeared around last February, whilst on a dangerous mission in hostile territory. The Malrone is thought to be a replacement vessel for the LNS Cloverfield, an aging experimental craft that was lost last month during a Navy defensive operation in the Hudson sector. As for the Malrone's capabilities, Vice Admiral James Lambert had this to say:
"The Malrone is one of our newest craft, and she's based off of technical data we've gathered from combat trials on the Cloverfield and other vessels, and is specifically built with flexibility and defensive capability in mind. With a vessel as capable as the Malrone in our fleet, I have no doubts that our external and internal defense troubles will be easily handled."
Last minute maintenance checks are being made before the Malrone's shakedown cruise next week. It will last approximately two months, according to the Department of the Navy, before being re-fit and tasked with the rest of the First Fleet.
