A dry dock is the first piece of infrastructure needed to expand the campaign navy. The shipbuilding discussion then identifies third rates as a particularly effective price point within the game. They offer enough fighting power for expected tasks without directing every available resource toward the largest possible hulls. Useful fleet strength comes from balancing ship capability, numbers, cost, and the yards able to support them.
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Third rates and affordable fleet power
Campaign rebuilding links dry-dock capacity and third-rate ships to the practical problem of buying enough naval power for the work ahead.