Location Pleides Fleetyards

The only place called fleetyards, not shipyards, for its immense production capability. Capable of producing entire fleets in a single cycle. The hart of ULP production, build in secrecy during the formation of the United League of Planets and through the start of the First Antarean War, this is the reason why the USN has always been confident in its abilities. Although easily the largest shipyard in existence, it is still very well hidden deep within the nebula. This has always been its strongest defense, noone knew of it. Not sporting much defense, all ULP tacticians agree that an attack would be suicide. Simply by the number of vessel always at the fleetyards undergoing maintenance, retrofit or construction, it's suppose to be well defended.

After the end of the conflict it was clear to command that the fleetyards would no longer be needed, and were far too expensive to keep up to date. But now with new danger looming they are once again churning at full power to supply the United Space Navy with their much needed hardware. At great monetary expenses though.

Since it's tough to get so much material to the fleetyards, given how far it is and how few companies can know about it, the fleetyards only builds and maintains the hull and superstructure of a ship. The finished skeletal ship is then transported to whatever shipyard will fit it with all its systems.

The navy of the United League is being too cocky with the fleetyards, some going so far as calling the USN unbeatable with such a facility. The new Antarean Empire has its eyes set upon this place, with the emperor himself directly involved.