Agave-class picket ship

The Agave-class picket ship is a tactical/operational reconnaissance ship produced under the New Republic's New Class modernization program. Taskforce commanders send these ships out ahead of the main battlegroup to either scout quietly, or in force.

Agave-class pickets are equipped with Class 1 hyperdrives, powerful sensors, a good stealth package, and shotgun hypertransceivers which allow them to report information back to the battlegroup with a minimal risk of detection. In the event that they are detected, these ships will pull out and jump into the safety of hyperspace. Agave-class picket ships only have fair sublight speed, but are capable of dealing with enemy patrols with their 2 turbolaser cannons and 4 laser cannons. These ships carry a crew of 28, along with 8 gunners and room for 5 additional passengers. They carry enough consumables for 3 months of operation.

Following New Class practice, the basic hull and systems of the Agave-class picket ship was reused in for the Warrior-class gunship.

Behind the Scenes
The only official image of the Agave-class picket ship is found in the RPG sourcebook Cracken's Threat Dossier. Like the pictures of other New Class ships, this picture contradicts information from the Black Fleet Crisis novels, on which Cracken's Threat Dossier is based. The Warrior and Agave classes look nothing alike, even though they are supposed to be built on the same hull. Because of this, the picture has been labeled as erroneous and dismissed as non-Canon by many fans.

The rpg statistics of the Agave gave it a Class 3 hyperdrive, even though its description clearly states that the ship's hyperdrive is a Class 1.

External Link

 * Black Fleet Crisis FAQ by Michael P. Kube-McDowell