Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20140806180925/@comment-24891101-20140912043337

Understood. Hopefully her modifications will prevent similar failures of launch and recovery systems, as well as reducing the risk of catastrophic munition detonation in the hangar. I've had similar thoughts about Eclipse, myself. You check with FLTYARCOM about that, I'll consult WARDEVCOM on differentiating the roles of the two carriers; their wings seems to have differing specialties, might effect the her refit. Why a PPC, though? She's also a carrier, I've never thought she'd need one, as long as she's with her escort group.

Ah yes, that one. Nomenclature on that vessel has been confusing, to say the least. I think she may be listed as Ice Trident, but I've heard of a couple different names, including Europa and Drake Passage. We'd better make sure she's not drawing provisions for multiple vessels. Striking her from the records? Why? Regardless of her doctrinal utility, she's still part of REMMAJFLTCOM, and, as such, a significant surface combatant, whose recent record, especially her actions in reference to the capsizing of Frozen Arc, merits her a definite place in the fleet, certainly under current doctrine. Whether she remains useful is an open question, but she's not going to be decommissioned in the near future, and she certainly won't be struck from the records. She exists, at any rate, and always will have.