[News] Subject: Release of August 2025 Collection

Marylebone Shipyards — Official Notice

Date: August 2025

Subject: Release of August 2025 Collection

To all personnel, partners, and interested parties,

Marylebone Shipyards is pleased to announce the completion and release of the first official collection from our design works.

The August 2025 Collection comprises four newly developed patches, each designed in-house to meet the high standards of quality and craftsmanship associated with the Marylebone Shipyards name. The selection and design process was undertaken with particular attention to detail, ensuring each patch reflects our commitment to excellence. All items have undergone careful review to ensure fidelity to specification and the quality standards upheld by this yard.

This release marks the commencement of our ongoing series of limited-run productions. The selection reflects both historic and thematic inspirations, rendered with precision in materials and manufacture.

Issued by:
Office of Design & Production
Marylebone Shipyards

Contents of the August 2025 Collection:

1. The CHOAM Company Flag Patch

The CHOAM (Combined Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles) Company flag from Dune. CHOAM (Combine Honnete Ober Advancer Mercantiles) was a vast interstellar monopoly controlling nearly all commerce in the Imperium, trading in everything from raw materials and luxury goods to illicit technologies and addictive substances. Dependent on the Spacing Guild for transport, CHOAM’s reach extended to almost every product moved between worlds. Most noble Houses relied heavily on its profits, especially those tied to the spice melange. Political influence often hinged on holding CHOAM directorships, which shifted with Landsraad voting alliances. These positions were key to both immense wealth and power within the empire.

‘They’re sending a new flag up on the tall ship,’ the watcher said. ‘The flag is yellow … with a black and red circle in the center.’
‘There’s a subtle piece of business,’ Paul said. ‘The CHOAM Company flag.’
‘It’s the same as the flag at the other ships,’ the Fedaykin guard said.
‘I don’t understand,’ Stilgar said.
‘A subtle piece of business indeed,’ Gurney said

2. The Zheleznogorsk Town Flag Patch

Zheleznogorsk, formerly known as Krasnoyarsk-26, is a closed town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, notable for its significant nuclear industry. Established in 1950 to produce weapons-grade plutonium, it later became home to the eastern office of OKB-1 (later NPO PM) under M. F. Reshetnev in 1959. The town’s defense infrastructure included underground nuclear facilities carved into granite mountains and space research enterprises. Until 1992, it was absent from official maps and identified only by code names such as Soctown, Iron City, the Nine, and Atom Town. The flag depicts a golden bear splitting open an atomic nucleus.

3. The Akatsuki Symbol Patch

The Akatsuki, meaning “Dawn” or “Daybreak,” was a group of rogue ninja operating outside the hidden village system, taking various forms over decades under different leaders. Originally founded by Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan, it later came under Nagato’s control with Obito as his secret backer. Publicly, their goal was to achieve world peace by capturing all nine Tailed Beasts, though Obito’s true aim was to execute Madara’s “Eye of the Moon Plan,” using the Ten-Tails to cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi and trap the world in a genjutsu. Comprising S-class criminals such as Itachi, Kisame, Deidara, and Sasori, the Akatsuki operated from hidden bases and were considered among the most dangerous forces in the Naruto universe. Initially minor players, they became central antagonists in Part II, capturing Gaara and progressively seizing the Tailed Beasts.

4. The Åland Maritime Museum Pirate Flag Patch

The Åland Maritime Museum houses a 200-year-old Barbary Corsairs Jolly Roger, one of only two known authentic pirate skull flags in the world, originally brought from the North African Mediterranean coast. Once dark and made of cotton, it has faded over time and weather. The skull-and-crossbones design, popularized in the Caribbean in the 1700s, often featured additional symbols like weapons, skeletons, or hourglasses to inspire fear. Pirates used black flags to signal mercy if a target surrendered and red flags to indicate “no quarter,” meaning no mercy would be given. Typically, pirates approached under false flags, raising the black flag first to demand surrender, then switching to the red flag if resistance continued, signaling a violent attack.

The original flag displayed at the Åland Maritime Museum in Finland.

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