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Hankou (left)

Hankou is a Chinese defense and marine manufacturing corporation specializing in brown water shipbuilding and maritime economic development. Headquartered in Wuhan, its campus is built atop Hankou Airfield, a key Chinese base used against the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The company pioneered 3D ShipPrinting, creating vessels and bases to enable Chinese subsurface mineral exploitation.

Anchorage (right)

A joint venture between the Copland Group and Nabeshima Industries, Anchorage started as a marine construction company specializing in heavy weather and conflict-affected coastal areas. Primarily contracted by the USN, Anchorage became the go-to for USN needs in the South China Sea as activity there increased throughout the early 2040s.