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| | The Empire Ship |
 | | The Empire Ship - several kilometers long at its long axis and massing many tens of millions of tonnes - would serve as a capital ship (in case the nearby hostile polities or fleets), orbital culture platform, memetic base, factory, gift-shop, embassy, and more. |
 | | Lesser important polities may get a visit from a smaller ship like a corvette, or perhaps a linelayer corps of engineers might establish a stargate in their system, if they are strategically or economically important enough to qualify. |
 | | The development of the Triumvirate Civilization Ship (or CPNC Ship) was quite a blow for the Dominion. |
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