The dry-dock upgrade opens access to a third-rate admiral's flagship and a broader range of specialized naval construction. Later infrastructure options include second rates, bomb ketches, rocket ships, and eventually steamships. The immediate goal is a local force of roughly six third rates, but each hull carries a substantial cash cost. Dockyard investment, technological unlocks, construction time, and state finance must all come together before stronger ships become usable sea power.
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Using dockyard upgrades to field third rates
A dry dock unlocks third-rate flagships and turns shipyard investment into a route toward a stronger battle fleet.