Class: Steward Class Starship
Operators: The American Union
Manufacturer: Union Launch Alliance, Stellar Defense
Type: Gunship

Length: 22 meters
Diameter:

Crew: 2

Propulsion: ULA Mark 16 Small Fusion Drive
Maximum Acceleration: 8.0g
Range: 1 week before resupply

Sensors:
JPL Block 12 Optical/Thermal Sensor Systems
JPL Block 6 Small Ship Radar

Armament:
x1 UG-301 2.5mm point defense coilgun

Support Craft:
None

The Steward is a large shuttle craft that started development in 2310 as a joint project between the Union Launch Alliance and Stellar Defense to replace a number of smaller shuttle craft within ISOC's inventory with a single design. The design was creating with an eye for short range combat and interdiction/customs duty. As such it carries a small close in weapon system and enough space to (uncomfortably) carry up to 12 marines to board and secure ships. By using off the shelf technology the ship design was completed in a relatively small amount of time, and the first ships were completed in 2316. Small numbers of the craft would be deployed around Jupiter for customs duty and interceptions.

By 2320 larger numbers of the Steward were being deployed throughout the Human Sphere.

Four gold-tinted radiators mounted on top of the ship's RCS thruster modules provide heat dissipation for the ship's systems.

Located on four 'wings' that jut out from the main body of the craft, the ship's large RCS thruster assembly makes precise movements easy allowing for complex docking maneuvers to be undertaken

The ship's crew module houses 3 small decks, with a heavily armored top deck that houses the two pilot's seat. The middle deck includes sleeping space, and a small work area. The bottom deck houses the craft's airlock. The rather small amount of available space means when carrying additional passengers fold out acceleration beds are used and individuals need to cram themselves in rather tightly.

The Steward is armed with a single UG-301 coilgun for close in defense, with the weapon system's sensors cut down and re-arranged to better fit within the ship's weapon mount.