# Battleship Frigate Escape Bay - salvaging frigate **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [March 26, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959 "2020-03-26T15:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grimone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/grimone/32/191507_2.png) [@Grimone](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Grimone)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/1 "2020-03-26T15:18:09Z")
Putting a salvaging frigate in my L4 mission battleship, eject to it and salvage when done clearing a room seems like a great idea. With the huge exception that someone can simply board my battleship while i am salvaging. this basically kills this idea. which sucks, because it seems like a great option. any way around it? i guess i can low range dscan, and thats about it. but any other ideas are appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/2 "2020-03-26T15:36:42Z")
Target the empty ship. ---
**Author:** ![Shipwreck\_Jones](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/shipwreck_jones/32/274382_2.png) [@Shipwreck\_Jones](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Shipwreck_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/3 "2020-03-26T18:48:47Z")
Well, if you use an MTU, you’ll be able to stay right next to the BS, and can hop right back in if someone shows up. Of course, I haven’t played with the mechanic, so I don’t know if you can “dock” or “undock” your frig from your BS, or if it only ejects like a capsule when the BS is destroyed. Does anyone know? > [@Ramona\_McCandless](#): > > Target the empty ship. Wait, what does that do? Does that prevent the ship from being boarded? ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/4 "2020-03-26T19:34:02Z")
> [@Shipwreck\_Jones](#): > > Wait, what does that do? Does that prevent the ship from being boarded? Yes. 5 char minimum post ---
**Author:** ![Salt\_Foambreaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/salt_foambreaker/32/280119_2.png) [@Salt\_Foambreaker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Salt_Foambreaker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/5 "2020-03-26T20:00:16Z")
I didn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![Salt\_Foambreaker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/salt_foambreaker/32/280119_2.png) [@Salt\_Foambreaker](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Salt_Foambreaker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/6 "2020-03-26T20:01:55Z")
> [@Grimone](#): > > Putting a salvaging frigate in my L4 mission battleship, eject to it and salvage when done clearing a room seems like a great idea. I finally found a reason why I don’t like the Frigate Bay. This used to be a player profession. ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/7 "2020-03-26T20:04:35Z")
Yes, actually it used to be my profession. But where there’s a ninje, there’s a whinge as they say. However, how far do you think a bumped heron might go? Or better yet, the BS Of course, I hope these new users also have their Salvaging Permits. Hate that Heron to get ganked now. ---
**Author:** ![Wanda\_Fayne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/wanda_fayne/32/377654_2.png) [@Wanda\_Fayne](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Wanda_Fayne)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/8 "2020-03-26T20:07:58Z")
> [@Shipwreck\_Jones](#): > > > [@Shipwreck\_Jones](#): > > > > Wait, what does that do? Does that prevent the ship from being boarded? > > Yes. Addendum, you can always board your own ship despite this mechanic, as long as you dont have weapons timer ---
**Author:** ![Rixa\_Pirata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rixa_pirata/32/246006_2.png) [@Rixa\_Pirata](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rixa_Pirata)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/9 "2020-03-26T21:20:38Z")
Are you not able to use salvage drones? I pop out 5 of them after every L4, EC, or whatever and clear the field pretty fast. It can be a little tedious to target every salvage and direct each drone, but it’s still pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/10 "2020-03-26T21:46:17Z")
> [@Rixa\_Pirata](#): > > It can be a little tedious to target every salvage and direct each drone Why on earth would you do that? Release and hit salvage, leave them to it. ---
**Author:** ![Rixa\_Pirata](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rixa_pirata/32/246006_2.png) [@Rixa\_Pirata](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rixa_Pirata)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/11 "2020-03-27T03:18:43Z")
Because they only target the nearest wreck and all gangbang the same one if left to their own devices. If you target 5 of them manually, you clear the field of wrecks a whole lot faster. Nothing else to do while waiting, so that’s what I do. I would love it if they would change it so the drones won’t all target the same wreck unless told to, but it is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Cord\_Binchiette](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cord_binchiette/32/129336_2.png) [@Cord\_Binchiette](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cord_Binchiette)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 4:36am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/12 "2020-03-27T04:36:42Z")
Just orbit your MTU. Your salvage drones will start to select different individual wrecks because you’ll be closer to different wrecks when orbiting. ---
**Author:** ![Cypherous](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/cypherous/32/499883_2.png) [@Cypherous](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Cypherous)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/13 "2020-03-27T06:59:48Z")
If only there were a class of ship that allowed you to fit tractor beams and salvagers to do it manually We could call them marauders maybe ---
**Author:** ![Anderson\_Geten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anderson_geten/32/390041_2.png) [@Anderson\_Geten](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anderson_Geten)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 7:38am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/14 "2020-03-27T07:38:35Z")
> [@Ramona\_McCandless](#): > > Release and hit salvage, leave them to it. If they are 5 drones on the same target and it’s salvaged, 4 of them will have moved to the target and made the salvage cycle for nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Nana\_Skalski](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/nana_skalski/32/489985_2.png) [@Nana\_Skalski](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Nana_Skalski)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/15 "2020-03-27T08:13:21Z")
The targeting trick will not work. One player ganks frigate and capsule, another boards blingy faction bs just after that. ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/16 "2020-03-27T09:48:04Z")
You really are daft ---
**Author:** ![Ramona\_McCandless](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ramona_mccandless/32/468438_2.png) [@Ramona\_McCandless](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ramona_McCandless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/17 "2020-03-27T09:49:06Z")
And? What? ---
**Author:** ![Anderson\_Geten](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/anderson_geten/32/390041_2.png) [@Anderson\_Geten](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Anderson_Geten)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/18 "2020-03-27T10:15:06Z")
> [@Ramona\_McCandless](#): > > And? > > What? that’s an answer to > [@Ramona\_McCandless](#): > > Why on earth would you do that? If you are on the grid with the mtu, it’s really much faster to make 5 rows of wrecks, and put each drone on a different wreck. ---
**Author:** ![Rexxar\_Santaro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/rexxar_santaro/32/420075_2.png) [@Rexxar\_Santaro](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Rexxar_Santaro)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/19 "2020-03-27T11:01:57Z")
It’s a bad idea. Two main reasons: - it’s ineffective; - someone can steal your BS even in h-sec l4 mission sites. How? It’s risky at ungated mission sites. Everybody in an Astero, at least, can probe your BS very fast and easy and warp there at 0 while cloaked. And who is faster - wins. ---
**Author:** ![Kezrai\_Charzai](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/kezrai_charzai/32/394578_2.png) [@Kezrai\_Charzai](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Kezrai_Charzai)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959/20 "2020-03-27T11:53:20Z")
Fly a Typhoon and name it ‘Wrecked Battleship’ or ‘Space Debris’ and no one will even notice it. (PS: don’t let the salvage drones get too close to it, though) [Next page](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/battleship-frigate-escape-bay-salvaging-frigate/227959.md?page=2)