Drastic

Type: Torpedo gun boat
Displacement: 203 Imperial tons
Length: 50.3 m (165 ft)
Beam: 5.8 m (19 ft)
Draught: 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Propulsion: 2 x Pearmoss turbines. 8 x screws. 10,000 ihp (7,457 kW)
Speed: 36.5 knots (67.6 km/h; 42.0 mph)
Complement: 58 officers and men.
Armament: 1 x 3-inch (76.2 mm) gun. 3 × 37 mm (1.5 in) guns. 2 × 360 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes.

Built and launched at the Royal Arsenal in Takshendal in 2171, Drastic was originally intended as a littoral patrol ship, and served as such until 2178 when she was reassigned as a training ship. After a collision in 2182 she was towed back to Takshendal and laid up until 2184 when despite her size, she was refitted as a torpedo gun boat. Her engines and boilers were replaced and her torpedo tubes reduced from six to two. She was recommissioned into the Northern Fleet as a despatch ship in 2185. In 2188 her commanding officer is Captain Maurice Wickfountain.