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==== Ship Maintenance Bay ====

~~Nothing~~ in the maintenance bay ~~will~~ drop if your ~~ship~~ is destroyed, they will ~~simply~~ be ~~destroyed along with~~ your ~~ship~~. ~~This makes it very useful for denying suicide gankers their profit~~ by putting ~~the~~ costly modules on ships inside the maintenance bay~~. Keep in mind that you would still lose those ships and modules~~, ~~but they wouldn't be a contributing factor when suicide gankers calculate the profit of ganking you~~. Ships in the maintenance bay cannot have anything in their cargohold except ammunition, so modules must be fitted to the ships (but need not be online).

Ships in the maintenance bay can drop as loot if your Orca is destroyed, just like anything else. If your Orca is cargo scanned, they will be able to see what ships are in your maintenance bay as well. However, the cargo scan will not show any modules fitted to ships in the maintenance bay. You can take advantage of this by putting your more costly modules on ships inside the maintenance bay, thus hiding them from scans. Ships in the maintenance bay cannot have anything in their cargohold except charges (ammunition, scripts etc.), so modules must be fitted to the ships (but need not be online). Before the Rhea release in December 2014, ships stored in the maintenance bay could not drop and were simply destroyed if the Orca was destroyed. This is no longer the case.

~~===== Rhea Update (December 9, 2014) =====~~

The ship maintenance bay can hold 400,000 m3 worth of assembled ships which is enough to hold ships as large as a battlecruiser-hull, or a selection of cruiser-hull or smaller. You could fill out the maintenance bay with some extra ships for exploration, low level missioning (or even high level missioning with a Tengu), mining ships (for lyavite or just in general). For those with the skills to fly several ships, it is also ideal for moving multiple logistics or strategic cruisers as well as a command ship. Keep in mind, though, that carrying several more valuable ships in the bay can make your Orca an attractive suicide gank target.

As of December 9th, 2014, when the Rhea update goes live, '''assembled ships in Ship Maintenance Bays can drop as loot in wrecks'''<ref>See [http://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-rhea patch notes for Rhea]</ref>. That means if your Orca is destroyed, some of the ships in the bay can appear in the wreck. Standard loot drop probability mechanics will apply, so which ships, if any, that drop will be random. This means the ships in your SMB will begin to factor in to the value of suicide ganking your Orca. Plan accordingly.

The ship maintenance bay is 400,000 m3 worth of assembled ships which is enough to hold ships as large as a battlecruiser-hull, or a selection of cruiser-hull or smaller. You could fill out the maintenance bay with some extra ships for exploration, low level missioning (or even high level missioning with a Tengu), mining ships (for lyavite or just in general). For those with the skills to fly several ships, it is also ideal for moving multiple logistics or strategic cruisers as well as a command ship.

Below is a list of ships and how much room they take up:

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 ==== Ship Maintenance Bay ====
-Nothing in the maintenance bay will drop if your ship is destroyed, they will simply be destroyed along with your ship. This makes it very useful for denying suicide gankers their profit by putting the costly modules on ships inside the maintenance bay. Keep in mind that you would still lose those ships and modules, but they wouldn't be a contributing factor when suicide gankers calculate the profit of ganking you. Ships in the maintenance bay cannot have anything in their cargohold except ammunition, so modules must be fitted to the ships (but need not be online).
+Ships in the maintenance bay can drop as loot if your Orca is destroyed, just like anything else. If your Orca is cargo scanned, they will be able to see what ships are in your maintenance bay as well. However, the cargo scan will not show any modules fitted to ships in the maintenance bay. You can take advantage of this by putting your more costly modules on ships inside the maintenance bay, thus hiding them from scans. Ships in the maintenance bay cannot have anything in their cargohold except charges (ammunition, scripts etc.), so modules must be fitted to the ships (but need not be online). Before the Rhea release in December 2014, ships stored in the maintenance bay could not drop and were simply destroyed if the Orca was destroyed. This is no longer the case.
-===== Rhea Update (December 9, 2014) =====
+The ship maintenance bay can hold 400,000 m3 worth of assembled ships which is enough to hold ships as large as a battlecruiser-hull, or a selection of cruiser-hull or smaller. You could fill out the maintenance bay with some extra ships for exploration, low level missioning (or even high level missioning with a Tengu), mining ships (for lyavite or just in general). For those with the skills to fly several ships, it is also ideal for moving multiple logistics or strategic cruisers as well as a command ship. Keep in mind, though, that carrying several more valuable ships in the bay can make your Orca an attractive suicide gank target.
-As of December 9th, 2014, when the Rhea update goes live, '''assembled ships in Ship Maintenance Bays can drop as loot in wrecks'''<ref>See [http://community.eveonline.com/news/patch-notes/patch-notes-for-rhea patch notes for Rhea]</ref>. That means if your Orca is destroyed, some of the ships in the bay can appear in the wreck. Standard loot drop probability mechanics will apply, so which ships, if any, that drop will be random. This means the ships in your SMB will begin to factor in to the value of suicide ganking your Orca. Plan accordingly.
-The ship maintenance bay is 400,000 m3 worth of assembled ships which is enough to hold ships as large as a battlecruiser-hull, or a selection of cruiser-hull or smaller. You could fill out the maintenance bay with some extra ships for exploration, low level missioning (or even high level missioning with a Tengu), mining ships (for lyavite or just in general). For those with the skills to fly several ships, it is also ideal for moving multiple logistics or strategic cruisers as well as a command ship.
 Below is a list of ships and how much room they take up: