Shipbuilding

The state of Umbrian shipbuilding at the onset of the war was woefully unsuitable for the large scale production of warships. The Republic's shipbuilders utilized a decentralized network of small to medium sized yards to produce commercial vessels and the frigates and destroyers which made up the bulk of the URN at the start of the conflict. Only a few specialized facilities existed to produce larger ship classes, and these were quickly overwhelmed with new demand.