The Legion fleet initially consisted of hired pirate and mercenary ships, but then 8311 decided that the Legion needed its own ships. To this end, he formed the Legion Shipyards, hired various technicians and designers from companies such as KDY, and purchased shipyards at Fondor and Kuat. Initially, Legion Shipyards reproduced ships of third-party designs, such as Venator-class star destroyers and Interceptor IV frigates. When Imperials began investigating the LS shipyards at Kuat and Fondor, 8311 had secret shipyards constructed in remote locations all over the galaxy where Legion Shipyards could manufucture starships for the Legion in peace.