(I try to learn the game by playing on Nergal : there is no other way cause the wiki and tutorial are a little poor. Maybe also because English is not my native language).

Do I understand correctly that there is a max on starbases and so there is a max on ships (where a starbase is created by a colonyship).
If this is true:
- I can start all over again (glad it's a training server)
- There is definitely a written game manual necessary

As a side note : imho a written manual would attract more people to start