Constitution (ship)

The ISS Constitution was a Legacy Fleet carrier that fought during the first Swarm attack 75 years prior to the events in book 1, and was old even then.

Technology & Combat Characteristics
At the time of its construction it was the most technologically advanced starship of the IDF along with her sister ships of the legacy fleet. Like her sister ships, she is armed to the teeth with Rail Cannons, missiles, and RPOs. Also like all carriers of today she has space fighters on board and the fighters she carried are the V-Wing X-25

Length: ~700 meters  Crew: ~2,000   Maximum q-jump distance: ~0.5 lightyears

History
Following the Khorsky Incident, command of the ship was given to Captain Timothy Granger as a way for the admiralty to punish Granger without risk of the events that transpired being exposed. However, Granger takes a liking to the old ship, nicknamed the "Old Bird," and does not want to give her up.

At the start of book 1, the Constitution is about to be transformed into a museum, but a new Swarm attack interrupts the process. Because it is the only active ship not using the new "smart armor," it is not devastated by the Swarm's weapons the way the rest of the fleet is.

After nearly being destroyed, the ship is evacuated, but Granger hides, and with everyone gone, pilots the ruined ship into an artificial singularity. The sheer mass of the Constitution entering the singularity is enough to cause massive power feedback on the remaining Swarm ships, and they explode, but the Constitution disappears. Seconds later, it reappears, careening through the atmosphere. Proctor, in her escape pod, manages to reboard the Old bird, finds Granger seated asleep in a chair in Afterburners—the Old Bird’s unofficial pub—and steers the ship to skid across the Great Salt Lake, coming to rest on the main boulevard of South Salt Lake City, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.

Crew of the Constitution

 * Captain Timothy Granger
 * Commander Proctor