Capital ship log - RNC Emden

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RNC Emden
Tirpitz-class battlecruiser
Hull number - TZ-44 (OS)

Launch date: 15/2/824 A.S.
Completion date: 31/10/824 A.S.
Commissioned: 1/1/825 A.S.
Manufacturer: Daumann Heavy Constructions

Brief ship history
825 A.S. - Vessel's commission and shakedown trials. Accepted for the Federal Military service.
825 A.S. - Serving as training vessel stationed in Frankfurt.
826 A.S. - After several capital ships were damaged, RNC Emden put on high threat/response duties in Frankfurt and New Berlin. Vessel was damaged multiple times and was repaired at Oder Shipyard regularly.
827 A.S. - Serving in the Imperialist forces when the coup happened, RNC Emden opened fire on Federalist forces while being severely damaged in return near Sektor-7. Ship was abandoned by its former crew and later salvaged by Federalist forces and used as a weapon platform and barracks/storage barge near Fort Sommerda.
828 A.S. - After Federal government was defeated and Rheinland civil war ended, with renewed access to the shipyard facilities, RNC Emden was fully reactivated as secondary MND asset based at Fort Sommerda.

Commanding officers
Barbora Shedivova (First in command, alive, MND secondary personel.)

Ship status
Primary reactor #1 [Operational]
Secondary reactor #2 [Operational]
Secondary reactor #3 [Operational]
Auxiliary reactor #4 [Operational]
Primary thrusters [Operational]
Auxiliary boosters [Operational]
Maneuvering thrusters [Operational]
Power relays [Operational]

Hangar bays [Operational]
Jump drive [Disabled]

Ship crew [650/650]
Flight deck crew [50/50]
Marines [120/120]

Ship configuration
[Heavy turrets, 3/3]
1x TL-12 "Battlecruiser Mortar" Cryogenic Antimatter Projector
2x Battlecruiser "Cerberus" Turret

[Primary turrets, 4/4]
4x Rheinland Battlecruiser Primary Turret

[Secondary turrets, 9/9]
6x Rheinland Battlecruiser Secondary Turret
2x Rheinland Battlecruiser Flak Turret

[Electronics]
1x Prototype "Spiegel-2" jump drive system
1x Prototype "Nebel-2" cloaking system
1x DHC "Weissager" high-powered active/passive sensor array

[Defenses]
1x Battlecruiser "DHC-04-M G" shield system
1x Battlecruiser "DHC Wotan-6" armor plating

Parts and materials log

Repair & Refit log
1/4/828 - Vessel fully reactivated and stationed at Fort Sommerda

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Captain Virginia Belle
Task Force Phoenix
Battlecruiser Roanoke
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Sender ID: Barbora Shedivova
Recipient ID: First ship log
Subject: Commission
Location: RNC Emden
Encryption: High
Priority: Low

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First ship log 1/4/828 entry,

made by acting commanding officer Barbora Shedivova. This is the first ship log entry of the RNC Emden, our new home. Ship appears in much better condition than my previous vessel, although her configuration seems outdated. Much of our current crewmen are survivors from various federal vessels. Given their uneven history and "patched-together" nature, it will take quite a lot of time to put this vessel at its peak efficiency. The major concern is our Jump drive, which hasn't been tested yet, so it remains offline until we are given proper access codes from our HQ.

The biggest change for us is our MND assignment. We are no longer "true" military officers as we were before, but my crewmen accepted it surprisingly well. I don't blame them, as we had our fair share of alien encounters and many of our former colleagues are still recovering from these encounters. MND techniques and training are the best option for us to survive another alien encounters intact - physically and mentally.

But it changes a little in our current situation. Without top notch crew and ship, we are hardly an intelligence vessel. Our orders remain practically unchanged - assist any allied ship within Rheinland space and follow orders given by our BDM superiors to the letter.

My crew will have to receive as many drills as possible.

Barbora Shedivova, RNC Emden's commanding officer.

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Captain Virginia Belle
Task Force Phoenix
Battlecruiser Roanoke
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Sender ID: Barbora Shedivova
Recipient ID: Ship log - 10/4/828
Subject: Ship inspection
Location: RNC Emden
Encryption: High
Priority: Low

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Ship log 10/4/828 entry,

made by acting commanding officer Barbora Shedivova. I took my vessel on a trip around the Rheinland space. It was first real practice for my newly assembled helm crew. It was also a good excuse to run some real drills. The results were unsatisfactory. My crew will have to receive more training and drills.

Aside from crew members, RNC Emden will have to receive proper drydocking in the near future. While the hull is sound and good as new, some armor plating shows dissimilar metal corrosion, caused by harsh conditions in Hohenfeld and Westerwald combined with some less that stellar repair job.
There are also some coolant leaks and excess vibrations when the Emden is at its full power. My chief engineer says, that these issues are not critical and ship threatening, but it might cause some trouble later.

One was or another, I'll have to sum up some maintenance request for the high command.

Other than that, our shakedown cruise was rather uneventful. The only excitement, aside from escorting few high-value vessels like APM Magnificient or OS&C Breezewood, was our brief sighting of suspicious gunboat moving through the Frankfurt. Sadly, I wasn't fast or thorough enough to record footage of said vessel. Maybe next time.

Barbora Shedivova, RNC Emden's commanding officer.

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Captain Virginia Belle
Task Force Phoenix
Battlecruiser Roanoke
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