Kuiper Flotilla

The Kuiper Flotilla is a loose collection of voidships, lost, adrift, and eternally wandering the fringes of the Protium Shore at the edge of the Great Constellation. The humans aboard are some of the last of their kind, refugees from a fallen civilisation with nowhere to go, no world to claim upon which they could build anew. Little by little, year by year, their motley fleet decays just a little bit more as systems age and wear out, many of which now beyond the point of refurbishment or replacement with the facilities they still possess.
They maintain a tenuous relationship with the dragons of the Great Constellation, who mostly see the flotilla as a collection of drifters and vagabonds. Some trade does occur, but for many their reputation is forever tainted by a perceived connection to the Kuiper Corsairs, not helped by the fact that some of the flotilla's voidship-of-the-line escorts have been confirmed to have defected to the latter.

Leadership

The flotilla is effectively split into two halves between the civilian vessels and their military escort, with each half having their own separate leadership structures.
The civilian leadership takes the form of a parlimentary republic composed of representatives from all of the voidships in the flotilla and led by a First Minister aboard the Star of Rigel. The current First Minister is the long serving Nathan Gyles.
The military escort leadership takes the form of a traditional naval heirarchy, and is largely unchanged from its origin as the Royal Solar Navy's Kuiper Fleet. By tradition, the First Space Lord commands the Flotilla's escorts from aboard the venerable Third Rate, Victory. The current First Space Lord is the relatively young Emma Vance.

Vessels Of The Flotilla

The Kuiper Flotilla is comprised of a varied assortment of voidships from various parts of their fallen civilisation. The majority of the rated voidships, and the original core escort of the flotilla, originated from the Royal Solar Navy's Kuiper Fleet. The remainder are from other sources that joined the flotilla on its long exodus, primarily the Marine Etoile.

Voidships-Of-The-Line

Zeroth Rate Dreadnaughts

Sometimes referred to as Dreadnaughts, Zeroth Rates are the largest voidships-of-the-line still in service to the Kuiper Flotilla. Commissioned as prestige vessels and flagships for their navies of origin, their size and firepower puts them outside of the common rating system into a rating of their own.

Gloire

Tiwaz

Warspite

First Rates

The largest voidships-of-the-line under the common rating system. Despite her namesake, Dreadnaught is too small to be classed as a Zeroth Rate Dreadnaught and instead joins the ranks of the First Rates.

Dreadnaught

Duke of Pallas

Duke of Mercury

Lynx

Mikasa

Prince of Mars

Thunraz

Vanguard

Second Rates

Artemise

Auguste

Frawjaz

Indefatigable

Indestructible II

Inflexible

Lion

Revenge

Panthere

Vindictive

Third Rates

These are the smallest voidships-of-the-line that are classified under the common rating system.

Ariane

Armide

Centurion

Couronne

Defiance

Gloriouse

Leopard

Reserve

Resolution

Restoration

Sophie

Superb

Surtr

Tigre

Tenace

Triomphant

Vanagandr

Victory

Vithar

Auxiliaries

These are large, Zeroth Rate sized voidships that, whilst being exclusively naval in origin, serve purposes other than being floating cannon batteries, such as carrying interceptor swarms or being tenders for torpedo armed voidboats.

Ark Royal

Eagle

Sovereign

Wodanaz

Defections

These vessels have mutinied and are no longer affiliated with the flotilla. Some are confirmed to have defected to the Kuiper Corsairs, however the fate of others is still unknown.

Alcide

Arrogant

Centaure

Conqueror

Constitution

Defense

Duke of Eris

Enterprise

Irate

Magnanime

Nonsuch

Pegase

Prince of Neptune

Rubis

Solitaire

Syn

Union

Civilan Voidships

Colony Arks

The largest of all the civilian voidships, these colossal vessels were originally constructed as generational arks with the intent of founding new colonies on distant worlds. Now, after the catastrophic collapse of their civilisation, these five voidships contain the vast majority of their species' remaining population, doomed to wander the stars along the edge of the Protium Shore.

Star of Arcturus

Star of Barnard

Star of Formalhaut

Star of Rigel

Star of Vega

Star Liners

These voidships are smaller than the colossal colony arks, but far more numerous. Originally built as interstellar passenger transports and luxury cruise liners, these vessels now fulfill a similar purpose in housing and transporting the remaining civilian population. Unlike the colony arks, they are not self-sufficient and rely on constant resupply.

Alexander Erebus

Autumn Hourglass

Cato Vaelis

Cool Gee Mytharae

Daeni Ink Ivy

Eldrin Symphony

Fairy Elaqitan

Galaxy Wolf Horizon

Kali Zurith

Keon Valerick

Line Malkora Ayun

Lou Mornvahl

Mochi Yonder

Nnie Solaris

Nul Legend

Rashk Eshor

Seth Mystimon

Tiller Duck

Tonarus Arcathia

Colliers

These transports are a mix of highly specialised freighters carrying the flotilla's precious Stellarite reserves and tankers outfitted with Antitrit scoops.

Her Wilhelm DarHeran

Jacob Sunrise

Qurilion Araea

Spyglass Astra

Twi Hallowed

Miners And Refineries

These voidships were designed for deep space asteroid mining and refining of raw minerals into usable resources. Such is the need of the flotilla, they will strip away any asteroid field bare just for traces of useful metals.

Chonolith

Laccolith

Lopolith

Menatith Dlynaeth

Phacolith

Plutonic Tuff

Small Rouge One

Spirit of Haumea

Spirit of Sedna

Hauliers

A mixed collection of voidships of various sizes dedicated to the additional storage of supplies and its distribution across the flotilla.

Absinthe

Asmo

Baron of Ethnis

Chris Eee Cee Cee

Cow of Mirateia

Dimitris Lyra

Grumble Pigskin

Haly Moonlight

Han Hula Istralar

Imagica Crux

Janetraptor

J. F. Posthumus

Little Raider Dankar

Mad Toxin

Mikaro Crab

Owen Nonvyrox

Pretz Reptospace

Spiraloid Helixbrane

Tyrdal Aransha

Agriponics

These are voidships which were formerly bulk cargo haulers, but whose holds have been wholly converted for agricultural goods production.

Demon Grey

Dragon Raccoon

Kwyn Marie Wellspring

Leijona

Panda

Rin Talos

Solomon Jack

Sunny Woven

Veritable Fare

The last desperate hope for a species on the verge of its own extinction myriad parsecs from home. Their time has come, they only delay the inevitable, and yet against all odds they cling to a hope that is tenuous and fleeting.

Civilian Leadership

First Minister

Nathan Gyles

Deputy Minister

Martha Penelope

Shadow Minister

Victor Victorsen

Military Leadership

First Space Lord

Emma Vance

Second Space Lord

Andres Piscine

Rated Strength

As per the common rating system.

3 Zeroth Rates

8 First Rates

10 Second Rates

19 Third Rates

4 Auxiliaries

Interceptors

I-21-E "Bodkin"

I-22-D "Bolt"

I-24-A "Quarrel"

I-32-C "Broadhead"

I-33-A "Shrikehead"

T-21-E "Fletcher" (trainer)

X-1-A* "Trilobate" (prototype)