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| MASS: 98 NPV: 211 Classification: Large Agricultural Ship (AGH) Crew: 80; 8 Officers, 72 Ratings Crew Factor: 2 Hull Integrity: 12 (3/3/3/3) Armor: 0 Main Drive Thrust: 2 (3.675 TW) Drive Auto-Detection Range: 2.557 AU ∆V (Combat): 15.248 km/sec ∆V (Cruise): 304.961 km/sec Thrust Points: 30 (947 tons propellant) Propellant Tanks: 2 Thrust Points per Tank: 15 FTL: Yes (Short Jump - 3.3 parsec range) Auxiliary Systems: 6-MASS Hangar Bay; 10-MASS Cargo Bay; 36-MASS Agricultural Facility; 0.6 G Spin Habitat for 80 Combat Systems: None Weapons: None |
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| The Ceres
Class of agricultural ships were first constructed in 2160 to support
colonization efforts for fledgling EU-sponsored colonies. They
were originally of French design, but since then numerous construction
licenses have been granted and the original blueprints improved upon
over the last two hundred years as new technologies were developed and
lessons were learned in generating foodstuffs in space. The
modern Ceres class ships
retain their forebears’ fragile hull and sluggish drive systems, as
well as remaining utterly defenseless without an armed escort, but can
produce sufficient raw and semi-processed food to support 3600 people
indefinitely (provided composting and other sources of replenishment
such as water, and air are made available). Livestock as well as
crops can be raised on a Ceres
class ship, as the large spin habitat wheel can provide about 0.6 G
artificial gravity without rotating so fast as to create disabling
coriolis forces for the animals to experience. Both livestock and
crops can be processed on board, and the resulting foodstuffs prepared
for shipment to the colony using the ship’s own Landers. The Ceres class ships are very expensive to operate and maintain, and as a result only the best financed colonial efforts can afford one. Having a Ceres class ship in orbit on the other hand can mean the difference between eventual success and miserable starvation at the hands of a blight, bad weather, or unforeseen incompatibility with the biosphere. There are six Ceres class ships or similar variants in Sagittarius supporting colonial efforts on marginal worlds. Two of these Ceres class ships are owned by the SDC, and remain on standby in orbit around Fury to provide emergency assistance anywhere in Sagittarius in the event of a famine. Ships of the class
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