On another note, there's currently 8 salvagable escort vessels in the Ares system (4 Sword Frigates, 3 Iconoclast Raiders, and a Cobra destroyer) and 1 hulked lunar class cruiser.  (the Everest)   Now, whether the Commodore will actually let you start picking the ships over is another question...<br/><br/>(you do need a salvage vessel to actually rip components off destroyed ships, though.  I'd say the services of a salvage vessel are an extremely rare acquisition, though you'd need to make an upkeep test on it each time you salvaged a ship.  Orbital repairs are also going to be kind of difficult until Attica Station gets back up and running again, though you could always buy another spacedock.  That would be a near unique acquisition, however, and likely burn 7-10 profit factor to get up and running.  A single spacedock can accommodate 1 Cruiser and 4 escorts, or 6 escorts.  The Imperial fleet currently has 2 cruisers and 5 escorts in need of repairs.  (with most of them needing serious drydock work to ever get back to combat functionality again)