Triumph

The ***Triumph*** was a civilian orbital ferry that made an unauthorized transit through Edric's Gate with the Avalon Expedition Fleet during its jump to CDC-41-Gamma.

## History

### Jump to CDC-41-Gamma

After Foreman Richard Sedgewick, the leader of the Aiden's Prospect Agricultural Commune, became convinced that the Avalon Expedition was harbouring a secret colony from the population of the Tantalus Cluster on the other side of Edric's Gate, he pooled his commune's resources together in order to purchase the *Triumph*. From there, the vessel underwent makeshift modifications in order to prepare it for an unauthorised and dangerous jump through Edric's Gate. The *Triumph* ultimately housed a little over fifty people, mostly families, as well as the agricultural commune's fifty heads of cattle, despite not having been designed for operations outside planetary orbits and carrying no facilities for the safe transport of animals.

The *Triumph* followed the Avalon Expedition Fleet as it departed in 0304 PCU, but like the majority of vessels passing through the Gate, upon arrival in CDC-41-Gamma, the *Triumph* collided with a Lauralyn Conduit, sending it across the nebula.

During its two-month journey to establish contact with the *Avalon* and the rest of the fleet, the *Triumph's* carbon dioxide scrubbers - already in bad condition when the ship was bought - continued to deteriorate, forcing Bridget Volkova to fashion makeshift repairs out of irrigation equipment stored in the ship's cargo bay. After two months in the nebula, thirty-nine of the commune's fifty cattle had died.

### *Triumph* hostage incident

Upon establishing contact with the *Avalon* and her flotilla, the Foreman Sedgewick immediately demanded that the *Avalon* begin transferring relief supplies to his vessel. Lieutenant Jasper Ravi demurred and instead chose to send repair teams to assess the condition of the vessel. At this, Sedgewick turned to violence, taking the engineering teams - including Midshipman Arin Bankole - hostage. The incident was resolved when Mathias Croft and Tamara 'Meds' Melari of the *Guinevere* boarded the vessel via its waste disposal channels and managed to convince the hostage takers to stand down. Foreman Sedgewick was taken into custody and transferred to the CMC garrison aboard the *Avalon*.

After the hostage incident was resolved, the *Triumph* joined the Avalon Expedition Fleet, with Bridget Volkova instated as its captain. The crew and passengers of the vessel were reassigned to agricultural duties, such as to the planet in the recently-scouted pulsar system, where more skilled personnel were required. What remained of the ship's cattle were euthanised owing to their poor health after months in microgravity and the likelihood that they were carrying disease.

### Redfield's coup attempt

When Vice Admiral Winston Redfield attempted to seize control of the Avalon Expedition Fleet, the *Triumph* refused to follow his instructions and powered down its reactor. After Redfield stood down and agreed to return leadership to Elizabeth Ancelet, the *Triumph* joined the fleet in relocating to the pulsar system.

### Rigging The Return Gate

After a group of Advari Lightships were reported heading towards the Avalon Expedition Fleet, Captain Volkova offered up the *Triumph's* reactor to blow up the Return Gate. In return, Captain Felix LaBelle offered to carry the *Triumph's* crew through the return gate aboard the *Kestrel*.

## Crew

* Captain Bridget Volkova
* Foreman Richard Sedgewick (formerly)
* c. 50 crew

## Appearances

* *Centrum Broadcast Radio: 45th of Solstice, 304 PCU (mentioned)*
* *The Promised Land*
* *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
* *Observer Effect*
* *Forlorn Hope*

## References

1. ↑ *Forlorn Hope*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "*Centrum Broadcast Radio: 45th of Solstice, 304 PCU*"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "*The Promised Land*"
4. ↑ "*Inclement Weather*"
5. ↑ *Theirs Not to Reason Why*
6. ↑ *Contact, Wait Out*