SS Agata

SS Agata Y-501 is an early Y-500 experimental freighter constructed in 2090-95. The crew hull was based off of an Akula class submarine shell, with warp engine nacelles married to it. Lessons learned from it would lead to changes used in the whole of the Y-class line. Commanded by CPT Gabriel Tremblay, a private captain. Like many of the freighter crews of the day, the crew of the SS Agata was all related by blood or marriage to the Captain.
=== Notable Events: ===
* 2088 Construction Contracted through French Space Agency, using hull of Akula class K-2010 Agáta repurposed
* 2094 Agáta Boosted to Orbit, final fitting done at Luna Orbital Dock
* 2095 Load & Launch to head for Vega IX
* 2113 Cargo Drop over Vega IX
* 2131 Refit and Reload Titan
* 2132 Load & Launch to head for Vega IX
* 2150 Cargo Drop over Vega IX
* 2160 Reported Enemy Contact, Lost in Action
== History ==
The first colony ships of the late 2060s Discovery class could carry 200 colonists and their needed supplies and equipment. They were truly pioneering craft in their time period, some capable of as much as warp 1.3. Constructed in space, they would enter an atmosphere only once, the ship then disassembled for housing and the warp core would become the power station for the colony.
The Y-500 and the DY-500 were pioneering as well. The DY-Series that followed the loss of the first of the DY-100 on launch in 1996 were constructed on Earth, at first using salvaged submarine hulls. Early DY-100s were used in the colonization of Luna and several larger asteroids of the Sol system. Later models would have expanded mission profiles and different variations on the design. The primary hulls would be constructed in shipyards on Earth, then launched using boosters to gain orbit where they would be finished. The facilities in orbit would add the mission modules and warp nacelles as well as to serve as loading facilities for the supplies, crew, and passengers. These would be known by the NAR registry, which predates the Earth Cargo Authority. Those in operation after 2100 would all carry the ECS Registry which proves inspection and licensed operations. 
The warp 2 capable J-class and later Y-class ships were intended to be constructed in space, and remain in space. Docking with stations in microgravity situations at most, the class was intended for heavy cargo hauling, with detachable cargo modules. Cargo modules would have their own reentry systems capable of being dropped safely from orbit to be picked up on the ground. 
The Agáta was a bridge between the DY and Y class. Both the J-class and the Y-class were on the drawing table for thirty years of development before they officially launched. The main portion of the hull is an Akula Class submarine shell, married to the warp engine housing built for testing, but diverted to the Agáta construction. Because of the times, a lot of corners were cut and safety protocols ignored. The Vega Concern who purchased the the Agáta, paid a premium to up the launch date from 2100 to 2195, which was already later than they were pushing for to launch.
== OOC Information ==
This is Historical Information for reference concerning Dr. Delancey
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