Expedition: Diplomacy
Its clever engineering, the tortoise was essentially a giant hollow space with thick armor encasing it meant to transport very large quantities of soldiers and equipment from place to place; in a way, the concept had not changed at all since large-scale shipbuilding
United Rat Directorate lore bible
The directive aimed to develop slipspace travel into a safe, stable, and reproducible method of transport and to drive innovation within shipbuilding and materials engineering sectors.
My Sword, My Clan 34 - My Own Damnation
The damage was not severe in terms of physical repairs, the major tear of what had once been the navigation room slowly being redeveloped by rzepka's wishes as he oversaw the main part of the shipbuilding.
New World, Part one: The bow is drawn
Others had subscriptions too; usually commercial shipbuilders and power-plant makers, knowing where the navy was going in its engineering work was a key way to gain lucrative government contracts.