Mothballed Fleet
The "Mothballed Fleet" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Mothballed Fleet

Our scientists above … have finally succeeded in lowering the energy barrier that covered the …. When it disappeared, we discovered a mothballed battle fleet slowly drifting in low orbit above an otherwise insignificant rock. It appears to be the remnants of some kind of naval reserve fleet established by the … thousands of years ago, during the zenith of their ancient empire. With the passage of time, the … must have lost the knowledge to lower the barrier themselves, or these ships would surely have been used to bolster their own fleets.
The command below will trigger the "Mothballed Fleet" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
- Send in crews to man those ships.