IMO, the pace to look is the 'Lightning' class of cruisers.

They date back to the 3rd Frontier War (maybe even before?) & so have been in service for more than a century, retained even thou they were (are?) TL14.

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On Sunday, January 10, 2021, 05:09:15 PM MST, Kurt Feltenberger <xxxxxx@thepaw.org> wrote:


In a similar vein as annual maintenance, what about more extensive
refits, rebuilds, and remanufactring of the ship?  Just how long do the
components last, or can they last, before the entire system needs to be
scrapped and replaced?  How long is the hull viable? Most players that
get a ship, by the rules, get one that is 40+ years old.  How long could
it be expected to last as a viable ship before it's no longer physically
safe to use?

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Kurt Feltenberger
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