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Dry Docks at Bozo Completed
Navy yard now host to five refitting facilities
Eveari, Ananto
September 18, 4412


2 fixed Drydocks have been completed at Bozo Complex, heralding final phase of base construction

This month, the two permanent dry dock facilities that Republican builders have focused on since February have been completed.  These two dry docks which sit next to one another, are each 1200 feet in length, have a depth of 50 feet, and can service all modern naval vessels, including aircraft carriers.  Project manager Felicia Gardner said  of the tandem construction:  "We have two because one can serve as a refitting dock, while the other can be used in building or scrapping a ship as necessary.  It is important that we have flexibility, and that we can service all ships which come to us."

In addition to the fixed dry docks, Republican engineers have also completed three mobile, floating Dry docks for service in the Bozo River.  These dry docks are each 650 feet long, and can service Frigates, submarines and other smaller warships and craft.  They can be towed into the mouth of the river and then pushed to shore, where compressed air will be utilized to bring the floating dry dock to the surface, much the same way that submarines surface.  These additional dry dock facilities will ensure that the Base can speedily refit and repair smaller ships and have them on their way without closing off the larger berths.

The final stages of the facility construction will be to build an airstrip, facilities and barracks capable of handling fighters and helicopters.  This construction will continue over the fall.  Meanwhile, a permanent bridge is being built over the Bozo River, which will be capable of handling a four lane, limited access highway, as well as an underdeck which may someday accommodate a double track railroad, should one ever be extended.  The highway from Eveari is nearly completed, and is expected to connect to the Bridge as soon as construction on the Bridge is completed in the new year.  The Governor of Ananto has announced that Bozoville will be incorporated into a permanent service town for the Base, and steps are already being taken to transition what is essentially a NSP camp into a permanent town.  Construction on Bozoville will continue long after the base is completed and populated.