Saratoga
N-808-B-305 Gudersnipe School Ship Saratoga, Glorious Heritage-Class Light Destroyer.
The Saratoga was the last ship off the line of the Glorious Heratige-Class production run. Though 350 were initially ordered, the run was stopped at 305, making the N-808-B-305 the very last. Scheduled for destruction or use in munitions tests, the 305 hull was taken to Utopia Gregaria and eventually lost.
Some years later, the incomplete hull was found and assigned to Hunter Jusenkyou
The Saratoga should not be confused with the Saratoga-B-class of light destroyers produced by the Gailen Fleet Revision.
Notable Elements
The Saratoga was the very last N-808-B ever built, with production stopped while the ship was only about half-complete and not properly equipped for combat(only the frame, and several non-combat blue systems were complete). Various attempts were made over the years to finish her, but when the ship was finally assigned to Hunter Jusenkyou, she was still only about 70% complete and missing several key-components.
Decades had passed and the correct parts were no longer available, so the newly-assigned crew was forced to scavenge components from all over the shipyard to complete her.
Among the changes made, the only shield generator the crew could find was one designed for a ship three times the Saratoga's size. The crew fitted the generator and re-calibrated it for the Saratoga. The shield, while less power-efficient, proved to be far more effective in combat.
Name
In the short story Against the Wind from The Road to War when Hunter is first told he will recieve a "Glorious Heritage-class" light destroyer, he comments that "I think I'll call her the Saratoga." Astute readers may notice that this is the name of Ryo's father's flagship in the Antelope Books.
