Background: This ship is part of the Horizon-class of multi-role auxiliaries, though she was given a 'T' (tender) designation. The duties of the Spiral are rather unique. Currently she acts in support of all mining activity in the Smugger's Belt, and should thus fall under the jurisdiction of the District Mining Office. However, she also serves as a mobile assay station (under CSA Finance), a sort of rescue platform (District Spaceguard), and a survey station (CSA Sciences). The proper term for her role is 'mining activity support vessel', designed to aid subcontracted and Cygnian national miners in a beltwide mining operation. While dedicated vessels would be better suited to this, there are currently not enough resources to build all the requisite ships. Therefore, the Spiral must serve all of the miners currently operating in the Smuggler's Belt. Just as the Orion is in a 'niche' role, so too is the Spiral, and it has been some time since the ship and crew have enjoyed downtime together. With the commissioning of the Alexandria Belle, this may allow the ship to receive some well-earned dock time.
Features:
| Length | 125 meters |
| Draft | 56 meters |
| Beam | 38 meters |
| Mass | 145 kilotons (unloaded) |
| Crew | 16 |
| Propulsion | 2 low-velocity plasma recombustion engines, various RCS thrusters |
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