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SCP-1260 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-1260
Expected annual
$49.9M
One-time setup
$391.9M
Annual recurring
$49.3M
Personnel
200
First-year one-time capital is approximately $392M driven primarily by purchase/refit of three oceangoing vessels and associated one-time reserves; annual recurring costs are roughly $49.3M driven by ship operations, fuel, satellite tasking, and monitoring/command center staffing.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $391.9M
Facilities $246.8M
[#1, #7, #8] Purchase/retrofit of three oceangoing patrol vessels (SCPS Cassandra, Melampus, Polyeidos) and one heavy tug purchase plus initial command/monitoring center IT/hardware/facility setup. Estimate sums midpoints of hull refit range, tug purchase, and command-center setup.
Salvage Decommissioning Speculative $100.0M
[#19] Speculative one-time budget for decommissioning/salvage/neutralization attempts if policy changes; highly variable and shown as a contingency.
Contingency Reserve $27.5M
[#18] One-time recommended contingency/reserve fund for unforeseen containment escalations (reserve capital rather than commercial insurance).
Equipment $10.8M
[#5, #6, #16] Initial procurement and installation of GPS beacons/locator hardware, long-range sensor suites and unmanned systems (USVs/UAVs/deployable buoys), and initial secure data storage/archive hardware.
Coordination Assets Reserve $5.5M
[#21] One-time reserve for additional assets earmarked for coordination with SCP-2467 containment and other anomalous contingencies.
Initial Research And Lab Setup $900K
[#13, #14, #15] Initial research equipment, forensic/artifact preservation lab work and initial R&D into fog mitigation / passive sensor hardening.
Training Initial $300K
[#9] Initial personnel training ramp-up, simulation exercises, memetic training and certifications.
Legal Cover Setup $125K
[#11] Initial legal/diplomatic cover entity setup, documentation and false-entity upkeep to operate covert vessels.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $49.3M/yr
Staff Wages $15.0M/yr
[#2, #8] Annual crew salaries and benefits for three ships (allocated portion of item #2) plus monitoring/command-center staffing costs (item #8).
Facilities Maintenance $13.8M/yr
[#2, #6] Annual ship O&M/overhaul portion from vessel operating estimates (item #2) plus operations/maintenance for long-range sensor suites and unmanned systems (item #6).
Logistics And Transport $13.0M/yr
[#3, #7] Fuel and transit costs for three patrol ships (item #3) plus charter/standby tug/salvage capability (item #7) where applicable.
Research And Monitoring $4.1M/yr
[#4, #13, #14, #15, #16] Satellite surveillance and commercial tasking (item #4), ongoing scientific research/computing (item #13), ongoing forensic catalog/storage (item #14), continued fog-mitigation experimentation budget (item #15), and data archival/storage maintenance (item #16).
Supplies And Consumables $1.9M/yr
[#5, #20] Beacon replacement/spare units and consumables/provisioning for three vessels (food, small craft fuel, medical, PPE, batteries) per year.
Cover Story And Legal $1.3M/yr
[#10, #11, #12, #17, #21] Recurring legal/diplomatic retainers, vessel registration/cover identity upkeep (item #11), diversion/interdiction baseline budgeting and liaison/compensation (item #10), amnestic/witness management contingency (item #12), environmental compliance (item #17), and recurring coordination overhead (item #21).
Personnel Training $175K/yr
[#9] Ongoing annual training, drills, and certification refreshers for ship crews, diversion teams, drone operators, and analysts.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $49.3M/yr
94.0% probability / year
Normal, uneventful year with routine patrols, maintenance, and monitoring; no major incidents or asset losses.
normal_patrols routine_maintenance standard_satellite_tasking
🚨 Minor Incident $51.8M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
One or more moderate incidents (increased civilian sightings/diversions, equipment failures, short-term emergency repairs, limited amnestic operations) that raise operational tempo and incidental costs.
civilian_sightings equipment_failure increased_diversions
🚨 Major Breach $99.3M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$50.0M vs baseline
Major containment incident such as forced relocation, significant interaction with SCP-2467, or loss/damage of an assigned vessel requiring salvage, replacement, and large-scale emergency response.
forced_relocation ship_loss interaction_with_SCP-2467
👥 Personnel 200 total
Role Count Notes
Ship Crew (Officers / Engineers / Deckhands / Sensor Techs) 150 [#2] Aggregate on-board operational crew across three ships (rotational staffing covering officers, engineers, deckhands, and sensor technicians).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 30 [#2, #10] Dedicated security/diversion teams and boarding/interdiction specialists distributed across vessels and rapid-response teams.
Monitoring Center / Analysts (Watch Officers / IT / Maritime Liaisons) 20 [#8, #4] 24/7 monitoring/command center staff including satellite/AIS analysts, watch officers, IT/sysadmin, and legal/diplomatic liaisons.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items and ranges but many cost drivers have wide ranges (platform choice, charter vs. purchase, incident frequency) and speculative items (salvage) are highly uncertain; hence medium confidence.
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