City of Launceston

The City of Launceston is one of the centres of industry and commerce on the Mainland,

Geography

Lying at the northern coast of the Free Lands, also known as the Icy Shore, Launceston is one of the few large cities in the area.

Government

SDF-Garrison

Both SDF-Army and SDF-Navy have garrisions in Launceston, the former with the II. and III. Squadrons of the 2nd Dragan-Regiment and a military training area closeby, the latter with Naval Station Launceston and the vessels stationed there, namely of the 4th Patrol Gunboat Squadron and the 21st Fast Gunboat Squadron, as well as a few other units and duty stations.

Economy

One of the main economic factors of Launceston is the over-abundance of livestock, mainly cattle and especially sheep, around it, the latter of which made it a centre of wool manufacturing rather early on. Nowadays, most of the clothes-making industry is taken up by Bicíní Industries, which have their main facilities in Launceston. Barriall Cobblers has its main facilities in Launceston as well, with further facilities in the Town of Súdaire, the Town of Tanners, fifteen kilometres away from Launceston. Due to the abundance of livestock, and milk produced from it, the Icy Shore is also famous for its Milk Spirits, called Spiorad na Bainne in Selkie.

Launceston's Small Fisherman Harbour in Winter. Most of the Boats are in Winter Storage.

Other then that, Launceston is also famous for its fish and fishermen, which have to pause during winter.

Launceston is also home to the Launceston Aircraft Factories, which produced the LAF-3 Rualacha Torpedo Bomber in the 20s and a number of other planes under the Naval Armament Program of 1920, but left the military sector around the time of the introduction of jet-powered aircraft like the Sciathán Fabhcún. By now, LAF mostly focuses on small civilian utility aircraft.

Infrastructure

Launceston has a small regional airport, the Launceston Regional Airport, which is specifically designed to handle turboprop planes,

Launceston boasts a total of three harbours, the Old Harbour, the Small Fisherman Harbour and the Freight Harbour. Usually, when cruise liners arrive or depart, they do so at the Old Harbour, as Launceston is pretty popular for arctic cruises. At the Freight Harbour, SDY maintains a small yard for building and maintaining vessels.

Education

Binn Boarding School Complex

Near Launceston, on the Cliffs, is the Binn Boarding School Complex, the northern competitor of the Iris Boarding School Complex near Fortham.

The school has its own Sensha-Do Team, the Seabhac.

University of Launceston

The UoLa is known for its studies of is Marine Biology and Arctic Studies with ideal access to the Northern Islands, but are also known for veterinary medicine of marine animals. The Caorthann-class Polar Research Vessel Caorthann is at home in Launceston, when she is not on arctic cruises.

Swimmer Team

One of the points of sportive pride is the Swimmer Team, the Murúch,

Amy Ramallae of the Tribe of Monaghan is one of its members.

Culture

Traditionally, Launceston is one of the centres of the Tribe of Galway,

Launceston is famous for its seafood and sheep dishes, a remarkable variation on the usual Selkie-Cuisine.

Another famous cultural export is the Selkie-Rock Band Mórbhileog and Bicíní Industries.