Jack of Harts

The port of Mobile, in Alabama, had been a rich and profitable port for centuries when the Second Great Depression began. It had a long history in the shipbuilding industry, and had been one of the major yards during World War II a century before. But it had only a minor and short history as a military port compared to others. Naval Station Mobile had been closed over half a century before, and there were no reserve naval forces in the area. In an America that had been cutting back on military spending for decades, Mobile had no effective history as a major naval military port. The Second Great Depression caught them woefully unprepared for the day when ships from other States would defend them from attacks. Not that there had been many attacks in the Gulf of Mexico they needed to prepare against, of course.

Kings Bay was the primary Terrestrial Georgian military space base throughout the Great Space Race, The War, and the Post-War Era that followed. They built other facilities at their various colonies, such as Luna, that became far busier than Kings Bay. But Kings Bay has remained their official headquarters, and every single one of their boats has been officially sworn into service at Kings Bay. Many of these swearing in ceremonies were performed after The War ended, along with a ceremony for all boats that were built elsewhere and never made the trip to Earth. Due to the mass production of new boats during The War, that was the largest addition to the “on patrol” list that Kings Bay ever made. It was purely coincidental that this ceremony took place while certain other Family interests of the New England Federation were in turmoil, of course.

The Georgian Navy shares much more in common with the United States Scout Service than it does with the various battle line fleets out there. Submariners looking to continue their squirrelly ways in the new era of space exploration formed the Scout Service as well. The main difference was that Georgian submariners were accustomed to having access to weapons that could end any conflict in the world. That is why their boat designs have always carried heavy weapons. They proved during the Hyades Campaign that they could hide nearly as well as the Scout Service boats, and often worked in tandem with them on deep strike missions against Chinese colonies and convoys. Scout Service boats often acted as their eyes and ears, locating targets and guiding torpedoes launched from beyond targeting range all the way in. It was a partnership made in heaven, or hell, depending on your point of view.