USG Ishimura

## *Ishimura*

The Ishimura sitting dead in orbit around Aegis VII

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The *Ishimura* was the first *Planet Cracker*-class ship and was produced by the Concordance Extraction Corporation.

## Appearance

The *Ishimura* was a massive ship, she was built so large so that she could rip entire planets apart for their mineral deposits. She had a large aft section that contained the engineering deck, hydroponics, and ore storage bays. The longer section contained more of the day to day operations, such as the crew deck, mining deck, and bridge.

## History

### Construction

The *Ishimura* was first constructed in 2446 and was praised as the solution to many of mankind's problems. She was created with the intention of dismantling planets and moons, but was also equipped with the ability to capture and smelt asteroids they came across. This was her primary function, although she had also been fitted to perform medical research tasks.

### Aegis VII

By the time the *Ishimura* had travelled to Aegis VII she was 62 years old. She had attained the record for planet cracks, having done 34 such missions. By this time she had been refitted with updated technology and continued to be the biggest achievement the CEC had accomplished. The *Ishimura* had been originally sent to Aegis VII in order to retrieve an artifact discovered by one of the CEC's illegal mining colonies and bring it to Earth. Upon retrieving the artifact, all information associated with it, and the corpses, the *Ishimura* began her 35th planet cracking mission in order to hide the evidence.

During the planet crack, the *Ishimura* lost contact with the colony and when they did re-establish contact the colony was in the process of being slaughtered. Any survivors were killed when they were shot down by the *Ishimura* for violating the captains's no-fly issue. Two shuttles ultimately made it back to the *Ishimura,* both crashing, one into the hull and the other in the hangar.

### Pandemic

Colin Barrow, who had crashed into the hangar had unwittingly brought an infector aboard the *Ishimura.* This single mistake allowed the infector, Colin's wife, and himself (now infected) to escape into the *Ishimura*'s ventilation. The infector then travelled to the morgue where the corpses which had previously been brought on board were infected and reanimated. In order to keep the ship operational, many crew members were required to continue their work and were subsequently caught, killed, and turned. This cycle continued until only a handful of crewmen were left. These unlucky souls could not use the escape pods, as they had previously been jettisoned.

In a last ditch effort, Dr. Kyne attempted to destabilize the *Ishimura* and send it crashing into Aegis VII. He was unsuccessful in his plan to cause her to crash but did succeed in preventing others from escaping with the infection. In a separate incident, the chief security officer launched a distress beacon, and unwittingly caused others to investigate, leading the USG *Kellion* to the *Ishimura*'s location.

### USG Kellion

The *Kellion* arrived to assist the *Ishimura* but was already too late by this point. The *Kellion* was hit by debris and collided with the *Ishimura*'s flight deck. At this point Isaac Clark and the other members of the *Kellion* attempted to continue their mission and resolve the communications blackout

Isaac finally decided to do away with the artifact, returning it to the planet's surface.

### Aftermath

The *Ishimura* was thrown out of orbit and into deep space when Aegis VII was destroyed. She drifted aimlessly in space, sustaining additional damage from asteroids as she drifted.

Eventually while attempting to use a ShockRing, a group of miners known as the Magpies accidentally caught the *Ishimura* in the ring's event horizon. When the Magpies boarded the *Ishimura* they found it was badly damaged, under quarantine, and covered in a necromorph sludge as a result of the destroyed artifact.