You might also want to check my site Starforce, since it says who built the Goldeneye starbase...
As for the Vesuvius, I did build one of them, or had a hand in one of them at any rate. There were a few others involved at some point during the 1st (or 2nd?) version's creation so I'm not entirely sure who did what. This is why it's best to keep the readme files intact and included with every ship since you never know when you might need the info.