SeaStar-class

The Benthic Adventure is the first ship of the SeaStar-class, built by Franklin Shipping and Electric, in operation. She can carry equipment and provisions for extended offshore drilling tours and functions as a mobile oil platform, extending the drill head through the sea bay in the center of the ship. In addition to prospecting and drilling capabilities, the Benthic Adventure also houses first-phase oil refinery equipment and can preprocess newly pumped oil before piping it to oil tankers for return to mainland oil refineries. While a revolutionary vessel, the Benthic Adventure has been plagued by development problems, stemming from numerous competing design teams and a short construction schedule. This said, the vessel had been operating at 95 percent efficiency until her seizure by the People's Republic of China.

Structural/Powerplant

Dual steel hulled construction. Two diesel-electric motors driving two shafts with a total 150,000 SHP.

Weapons

None

Countermeasures

None

Sensors

Commerical short range radar and sidescanning sonar.