The Rorqual was conceived and designed by Outer Ring Excavations in response to a growing need for capital industry platforms with the ability to support and sustain large-scale mining operations in uninhabited areas of space.

To that end, the Rorqual's primary strength lies in its ability to grind raw ores into particles of smaller size than possible before, while still maintaining their distinctive molecular structure. This means the vessel is able to carry vast amounts of ore in compressed form.

Additionally, the Rorqual is able to fit a capital tractor beam unit, capable of pulling in cargo containers from far greater distances and at far greater speeds than smaller beams can. It also possesses a sizeable drone bay, jump drive capability and the capacity to fit a clone vat bay. This combination of elements makes the Rorqual the ideal nexus to build deep space mining operations around.

Due to its specialization towards industrial operations, its ship maintenance bay is able to accommodate only industrial ships, mining barges and their tech 2 variants.

• Capital Industrial Ships I
  • Advanced Spaceship Command V
    • Spaceship Command V
  • Industrial Command Ships III
    • Spaceship Command V
    • ORE Industrial III
      • Spaceship Command III
    • Mining Director I
      • Leadership I
      • Mining Foreman V
        • Leadership I
  • Capital Ships II
    • Advanced Spaceship Command V
      • Spaceship Command V
        • Industry II
• Capital Ships II
  • Advanced Spaceship Command V
    • Spaceship Command V
• Jump Drive Operation I
  • Navigation V
  • Warp Drive Operation V
    • Navigation I
  • Science V

Capital industrial Ships bonuses (per skill level):

• 5% bonus to Mining Foreman Burst effect strength and duration
• 3% bonus to Shield Command Burst effect strength and duration
• 5% reduction in fuel consumption for Industrial Core
• 10% bonus to Drone hitpoints, damage and ore mining yield
• 10% reduction in Drone ice harvesting cycle time

Role bonuses:

• 400% bonus to Remote Shield Booster optimal range
• 90% reduction to effective distance traveled for jump fatigue
  • Can fit Industrial Core
  • Can fit Clone Vat Bay
  • Can operate 'Excavator' Drones
  • Can fit three Command Burst modules
  • Can fit one Pulse Activated Nexus Invulnerability Core module
• 50%bonus to Command and Mining Foreman Burst area of effect range
• 5x penalty to Entosis Link cycle time
• 900% bonus to Survey scanner range
• 200% bonus to Cargo Scanners range

Looking for further fitting advice? Head to https://wiki.pleaseignore.com/military:reimbursement:rorqual After Sep 2021, SRP for rorquals is on pause.

Max Tank with Mediocre Krab

[Rorqual, Max Tank Rorq]
Damage Control II
Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System
Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System
Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System

Capital Capacitor Booster II
Capital Capacitor Booster II
CONCORD Capital Shield Booster
Pith X-Type Shield Boost Amplifier
Pith X-Type Shield Boost Amplifier
Pithum C-Type Multispectrum Shield Hardener
Pithum C-Type Multispectrum Shield Hardener

Industrial Core I
<del>Cynosural Field Generator I</del>
Pulse Activated Nexus Invulnerability Core
Mining Foreman Burst II
Mining Foreman Burst II
Mining Foreman Burst II
Capital Murky Compact Remote Shield Booster

Capital Drone Mining Augmentor I
Capital Drone Mining Augmentor II
Capital Drone Mining Augmentor II

'Excavator' Mining Drone x5
Mining Drone II x10
Praetor II x10
Vespa EC-600 x10
Hornet EC-300 x10
Acolyte II x10
Infiltrator II x10

Navy Cap Booster 3200 x112
Mining Laser Field Enhancement Charge x600
Mining Laser Optimization Charge x600
Mining Equipment Preservation Charge x600
Heavy Water x74577
Liquid Ozone x900

Make sure all of the batteries and charges are listed in your fit if you import it.

Notes:

If you can run T2 Drones and Industrial Core, do so. Otherwise you should fly Faction drones and Industrial Core I. You should always have 2 'Wetu' Mobile Depots and have them deployed next to you whenever you are mining. I would recommend sticking to this fit until your Rorqual has been fully paid off.

See the Rorqual Mining Primer for mandatory survival training in TEST Alliance.