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The '''C-137-KJM orbital shipyard''' is an old steel ship
== Appearance and Function ==
The first half of the shipyard fell partway through Spensa's time as a cadet and [[Skyward Flight]] was sent on a routine training exercise where they were to tag smaller chunks of debris as it fell from the atmosphere. During the exercise, however, one half of the orbital shipyard began to fall. During the battle with the [[Krell]], [[Nedd]]'s two brothers, [[Nightstorm_Flight|Nightstorm]] pilots [[Vent]] and [[Nightstorm_pilot_seven|seven]], are killed.{{book ref|sky1|25}}▼
It has previously been used to manufacture [[starfighter|starships]] and has added delver training facilities. The ship is metallic, rectangular,<!-- As Spensa describes half the shipyard as a cube, it seems reasonable to assume that the whole thing would resemble a rectangle--> and incredibly large. [[Spensa]] believes half the shipyard to be the size of a mountain, however, this may be exaggerated. The ship has, at some point, has broken into two halves leaving large gaping holes along it's side. It is likely that it does not have an AI computer system.{{book ref|sky1|25}}
The bottom of the ship is coated in hundreds of [[starfighter#Acclivity_ring|acclivity rings]] that keep it afloat. These rings begin running out of power in 83 {{Detritus date|63}} causing the shipyard to fall from the atmosphere as it could no longer correct its orbit. The loss of power in the acclivity rings is gradual, allowing the ship to fall at a steady pace instead of hurtling straight towards the ground.{{book ref|sky1|25}}
The inside of the ship contains cranes and other construction equipment. Working emergency lights can still be found throughout the vessel, though they often flicker indicating their gradual loss of power. A writing system unknown to the Defiant people can be found used throughout the ship. It uses circular patterns similar to those that can be found near the old machinery in the outer Defiant Caverns.{{book ref|sky1|26}}
== History ==
The origins of the shipyard are unknown and likely predate the arrival of the Defiants by centuries. At some point it was broken into two halves, though it is unknown when or how this occurred.{{book ref|sky1|25}}
▲The first half of the shipyard fell to the surface partway through Spensa's time as a cadet,
During the battle, [[Nedd]]'s brothers, [[Nightstorm_Flight|Nightstorm]] pilots [[Vent|six]] and [[Nightstorm_pilot_seven|seven]], picked up Krell tails and in a desperate attempt to lose them, flew into the shipyard.{{book ref|sky1|25}} Nedd and Spensa followed the Nightstorm pilots into the ship, to try and destroy their Krell tail and help them escape.{{book ref|sky1|26}} Unable to catch up to the Nightstorm pilots, Spensa and Nedd fled the ship just before it reached the planet surface. Nedd's brothers tragically died in the crash.{{book ref|sky1|26}}
As the DDF troops retreated, the Krell began firing on the ship's acclivity rings, as well as setting explosive charges on the top of the vessel in order to increase its descent. The Krell continued to fire upon the ship after it had crashed to ensure that the DDF would be unable to salvage anything useful from the wreckage.{{book ref|sky1|26}}
The second half the shipyard fell during the [[Second Battle of Alta]]. The [[DDF]], desperate to retrieve the acclivity rings, sent all pilots after the shipyard, believing that the Krell would try and destroy it. Instead, the Krell used the shipyard as a ploy and tried to attack [[Alta Base]] and destroy it with a [[lifebuster]].
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