Ships · Book 1 opening
The First Three
Vanguard. Defiant. Hope.
UENS Vanguard, UENS Defiant, and UENS Hope are introduced together at Prometheus Station in the opening of The Exodus Rush.
CV-001
UENS Vanguard
The largest of the three ships in the commissioning formation, positioned at its center. Captain Elizabeth Shaw accepts command in the sample scene. Thomas watches with an engineer’s eye, knowing this is his ship.
CV-002
UENS Defiant
Commissioned alongside Vanguard and Hope as one of the First Three. The Defiant Stand is the Book 1.5 companion associated with this ship.
About The Defiant StandCV-003
UENS Hope
The third ship named in the commissioning formation. Its later missions and the people aboard belong to the novels; this reference stops at the opening.
People at the commissioning
Choose a dossier to reveal details from Book 1, Chapter 1 only. Each starts closed; no later-book history is included.
Captain Elizabeth Shaw · reveal Book 1 opening details
Command of UENS Vanguard
Shaw steps forward when Admiral Chen calls her name and accepts command of UENS Vanguard. Thomas recognizes her from the Academy’s history modules as the shuttle pilot who rescued three hundred survivors from dying stations during the invasion.
Find Vanguard in the formationThomas · reveal Book 1 opening details
An engineer’s view
Thomas studies the ships’ hull plating, drive nacelles, and Cascade Reactors. He identifies Vanguard as his ship and joins the applause after Shaw accepts command.
See the ship Thomas watchesAdmiral Chen · reveal Book 1 opening details
Presenting the First Three
Chen addresses the assembled officers, introduces the ships, and calls Shaw forward to receive command of Vanguard.
Read Chen’s address in the sampleReading reference for all three dossiers: The Exodus Rush, Chapter 1, “Commissioning Day,” the commissioning sample. These are opening-scene roles, not a current personnel roster.
The moment they receive their colors
The sample follows Admiral Chen’s address and Shaw’s acceptance of command. Read it for the shared moment behind the three names.
Reading reference: The Exodus Rush, Chapter 1, “Commissioning Day.” Designations and Vanguard’s command appear in the sample.