The research vessel Curiosity in a deep-space hangar, searchlights lit — UEA *Curiosity* · Kappa-5 outpost hangar, before launch

Vessel file · UEA registry

MARK 3 ZODIAC CLASSThe
Curiosity

Ninety-five metres of medium-range research hull, twenty-five years old at launch, with a laboratory where her forward magazine would have been if she had ever had one. Three decks. Six people. Eight thousand light years. Every room below is drawn from the novels.

PLAN VIEW · DECK TWO · COMMAND 95 M × 38 M · BOW TO PORT

Compartment views

The command deck of the Curiosity, looking forward — Command deck · Deck Two. Captain's chair centre, Ops/Comm to port, science mirrored to starboard.

The docking bay of the Curiosity with the two-man shuttle pod — Docking bay · Deck One. The two-man pod on its clamps, ladder to the deck above.

The mess and lounge of the Curiosity — Mess & lounge · Deck Two, aft. The only soft room aboard.

The medical bay of the Curiosity — Medical bay · Deck Three, aft. Refurbished immediately before launch.

Master schematic

Detailed top-down schematic of the Curiosity — Yard schematic, all compartments overlaid on a single sheet.

Longitudinal section

Painted cutaway of the Curiosity showing all three decks — Cut along the centreline, bow to port. Habitation above, command amidships, hold and drive below.

Reference views

Orthographic side, plan and front views of the Curiosity — Side, plan and bow elevations. The deck plans above are traced from the plan view.

95 MLENGTH

03DECKS

25 YRSAGE AT LAUNCH

00WEAPONS

ALCTOROIDAL WARP DRIVE