CRV Alannis

Once the shipyard was completed, I began the process of building the new ship.  I started with a new corvette... small enough to become familiar with the process of building and piloting a larger craft, but large enough to be able to be put to good use defending mining fields and perhaps even battling marauding pirates.

I carefully measured out her central point from the shipyard, built a receptacle, and placed her core.

From here I measured out her dimensions with framework, and ensured she was aligned to the shipyard.

Once the frame for Alannis was aligned to the shipyard, she got locked off with clamps around the core, and around the X (port) and Y (stern) axis.  These three clamps will prevent her from drifting off or moving during the course of construction.

Once the clamps were in place it was time to build on the frame.  The Alannis would be a fast flying turreted vessel with basic radar jamming ability. Speed and agility would be one of her primary features, allowing her to dart about in battle while turrets punished enemy vessels and turrets. Large engines would feature in her design, and they would be built and mounted first.

I marked out their positions and began the process of building and attaching them to the frame.