A ship designed by Takeyu Nayacesen meant to help bring food to planets that need it, or to serve starter colonies.

The Hydra was a ship that Takeyu Nayacesen came up with several months before the Battle of Yamatai in YE 33. It was originally going to serve as a long range transport craft for crates and supplies, with its large cargo holds and moderate crew count, however, this changed when the Battle occurred. Instead, Takeyu changed the entire format of the ship, angering his designers as they were almost ready to lay down the skeleton of the ship. Takeyu contended that his final design was actually considered better than the one he had originally thought of.

The new ship that he created was an agricultural vessel, designed to replace current day vessels, and it was first produced in YE 34.

The Hydra is an endeavor by YSS Eucharis Chief Engineer Takeyu Nayacesen and his company, Nayacesen Industrials.

The Hydra is ideal in short-term emergency supply situations, and in long-term food provision operations.

The Hydra looks like a flat metal plate with engines on the rear. It has domes that cover some of the ships top parts along with two large hanger bays on the sides for shuttles. Its bridge is located ‘under’ the ship, while crew quarters are spread out.

Statistics and performance information can be found below:

Crew: 250 operators are recommended, 180 are required. Passengers: 100 Maximum Capacity: 400 Emergency Capacity: In the event of an emergency, the ship can hold over 4000 people, however, this would require these individuals to also inhabit the hypodroponics labs and cargoholds and would make the ship rather cramped and stress the ship's life support systems.

Length: 840 meters (2756 feet) Width: 120 meters (394 feet) Height: 340 meters at its highest, 140 meters normal (1115 feet) Decks: 6 (4 meters each)

The Hydra is capable of atmospheric flight.

• Atmospheric: Mach 2
• Sublight Engines: .25 c

• Combined Field System/Continuum Distortion Drive:
  • Minimum: Resting motionless
  • Cruising Speed: 4,100c
  • Maximum Speed: 20,500c
• Hyperspace Drive: 354,000c

There are four Geshrinari Airlock located two to the front and two to the bottom rear.

The ship has four Geshrinari Armory, two located fore, and two aft.

The Hydra uses the Geshrinari Large Bridge for bridge control.

Has a single Captain’s Cabin that is located toward the rear where the crew quarters are.

The Hydra uses a number of Geshrinari Cargo Bay for equipment and food storage.

The Hydra uses multiple Geshrinari Standard Computer Rooms for it’s computers. Two such rooms that are located with each hydroponics lab to help control the labs and ensure that the food is being grown properly.

There are multiple Geshrinari Standard Crew Quarters located throughout the ship, most are bundled around the rear section of the ship on each deck.

There are multiple Geshrinari Common Bath rooms located near the crew quarters.

There are multiple Geshrinari Common Toilet rooms located near the crew quarters but also spread throughout the ship.

There are multiple Geshrinari Ship's Laundry rooms located on each deck where crew quarters are located.

There are two Geshrinari Standard Engineering rooms located aft of the ship that are used to help run the ship. There is a third Engineering section located forward of the ship that is used as the primary power source for the ship's hydroponics labs.

Although the ship isn’t a passenger carrier, it does have the Geshrinari Passenger Quarters so that it can ferry passengers from one point to another, or in the event the ship is taking on specialized personnel.

The Hydra has several Geshrinari Fabrication Area rooms that are used for fabricating equipment the ship uses.

The Hydra uses the Nayacesen Industrials version standard hydroponics lab setup for growing food.

The Hydra uses the Geshrinari Maintenance Tunnels for its conduits.

The ship has dozens of combined Geshrinari Damage Control Station and Geshrinari Emergency Supply Station rooms that are located throughout the ships, with the majority located near high-risk areas such as engineering and the hydroponics labs.

There are two Geshrinari Expanded Medical Bay rooms; one is located in the aft, and another in the fore.

There are a number of Geshrinari Galley rooms; two for each crew area and another located forward near the ships bridge. There are also Geshrinari Dining Room areas attached to the galleys.

The Hydra use’s the Geshrinari Corridors for passageways.

There are several Geshrinari Fitness Center and Geshrinari Lounge rooms located in the ship.

The Hydra uses an oversized version of the Geshrinari Standard Shuttle Bay.

The Hydra has a Geshrinari Vehicle Bay that is located along the ships underbelly.

There is a Geshrinari Wardroom that is located behind the ships bridge for use by senior personnel. There is a second one located toward the rear where the majority of the ship’s crew quarters are.

The Hydra has eight weapon emplacements, with four of these placements on the top of the ship and four on the bottom. Ge-V1-W3301 - Defensive LASER are typically mounted in these weapons emplacements.

The Hydra uses a Geshrinari Shipyards designed armor hull. The hull is composed .5 meters of overlapping durandium plating. The frame of the ship is Durandium Alloy. All windows on the Hydra are made of Transparent Durandium.

Ships sold to the Star Army of Yamatai come equipped with a Kessaku Systems Compact Integrated Electronics System (CIES) computer and sensors. Ships sold to organizations outside of the Star Army of Yamatai are equipped with the Ge-Y2-E3300 - Hogosha Quantum Computer System.

Uses the Ge-Y2-E3301 - Standard Starship Sensors.

Uses the Ge-Y2-E3302 - Communications Suite.

The Hydra’s primary defense is a Geshrinari Combined Field System.

• Geshrinari Blast Shutters - which seal major sections of the ship.
• The Hydra is equipped with the Ge-Y1-E3104 - Automatic Fire Suppression System.
• Chemical extinguishers - These are present for manual use on electrical and metal fires.
• Ge-X3300 Escape pods - the Hydra carries four Ge-X3300 - Type 33 Escape Pod, two located in the forward bottom area, one located rear and another located middle bottom.

There are several Geshrinari Life Support Room’s located around the ship, with each hydroponics lab having its own dedicated support system.

The system primary used is the Ge-Y1-V3100 - Life Support System.

The Hydra is equipped with a Ge-Y1-E3103 - Intercom System.

The ship uses a Geshrinari Aether Generator as the main reactor, powering all of the ships onboard systems.

Along with the Aether is a Geshrinari Fusion Generator that is used to provide additional power to systems, and which is also used to power the ships weapons, shields, and mining equipment.

The Hydra uses a Geshrinari Combined Field System for primary propulsion.

The Hydra uses a Geshrinari Hyperspace Fold Drive for long distance travel.

The Hydra uses two Geshrinari Continuum Distortion Drives mounted in parallel for STL and atmospheric travel.

The Hydra uses Geshrinari Maneuvering Thrusters clusters for keeping steady during mining operations but also for use in docking and station keeping.