Well if someone else (waits for Annatar lol 
) can confirm that it cannot be done! I would appreciate it (in a sense..
would have preffered if it were possible)!
So I decided of another way!
Idea: Each vessel to be researched will have 4 tech levels!
level 1 : Initial duplication....Clone is still full of defaults and thus only posseses 20% strength compared to its final version!
level 2: Basic repairs and augmentations have led our engineers to enhance this ships performances. ship statistics grow to 40% of basic value
level 3: (depending on ships speciality) Our egineers have manage to correctly duplicate this vessels armement/scouting/salvaging instruments however, for this operation to take part, engine parts were taken out. (80% weapon damage, speed back down to 25%).
level 4: Succesfull clone is ready to be released onto the battlefield! 100% statistics!
Then you get the ability to spawn the vessel at special "duplication centers" (decided not to use frigate and cap factory!) each specialised in a specific field.
The ability to spawn (which will cost ressources will have a chance to fail..meaning the replicator-machine made a fatal mistake which destroyed the ship!!)!
How does this sound????
But I really would prefer the other way round...chance of missing straigt into technology! 
