USS Iliad - Shuttles
The Iliad has a full complement of shuttle craft. There are 10 standard personnel shuttles (01 to 10), 10 cargo shuttles (11-20) and a further 6 special purpose craft (21-26).
As one might imagine, all shuttles on USS Iliad are named after characters referred on in Homer's Iliad. To continue the classical feel, the shuttle craft are named after characters associated with the Gods, the cargo shuttles after Greeks and the other craft after Trojans.
Shuttle Crafts - Personnel
| Name | Significance | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Artemis [Diana] | Daughter of Zeus and Leto | Shuttlecraft 01 |
| Hephaestus | Son of Zeus and Hera | Shuttlecraft 02 |
| Hera [Juno] | Daughter of Cronus and wife of Zeus; queen of the Gods | Shuttlecraft 03 |
| Hermes [Mercury] | Son of Zeus | Shuttlecraft 04 |
| Iris | Messenger of the gods. | Shuttlecraft 05 |
| Paeeon | Physician to the gods | Shuttlecraft 06 |
| Poseidon [Neptune] | Son of Cronus; king of the sea | Shuttlecraft 07 |
| Thetis | A sea nymph, wedded to a mortal, Peleus; mother of Achilles | Shuttlecraft 08 |
| Zeus | Son of Cronus [Saturn]; king of the gods and ruler of the sky; arbiter of human destiny | Shuttlecraft 09 |
| Xanthus | God of the river Scamander | Shuttlecraft 10 |
Shuttle Crafts - cargo
| Name | Significance | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | Temperamental Greek soldier, the son of Peleus and a sea nymph named Thetis | Shuttlecraft 11 |
| Agamemnon | Commander-in-chief of the Greek armies | Shuttlecraft 12 |
| Odysseus | King of Ithaca and brilliant strategist | Shuttlecraft 13 |
| Ajax | Hulking giant, second only to Achilles in battlefield prowess | Shuttlecraft 14 |
| Phoenix | One of the Myrmidons led by Achilles, who urges Achilles to re-enter battle | Shuttlecraft 15 |
| Diomedes | Provides 80 ships to the Fleet | Shuttlecraft 16 |
| Patroclus, | son of Menoetius, was Achilles' best friend | Shuttlecraft 17 |
| Chryseis | Captive of Agamemnon | Shuttlecraft 18 |
| Nestor | Wise old king who advises Agamemnon | Shuttlecraft 19 |
| Calchas | Soothsayer who explains an important event | Shuttlecraft 20 |
Shuttle Crafts - misc
| Name | Significance | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | Temperamental Greek soldier, the son of Peleus and a sea nymph named Thetis | Shuttlecraft 21 |
| Hector | Commander-in-chief of the Greek armies | Shuttlecraft 22 |
| Priam | King of the Trojans | Shuttlecraft 23 |
| Ajax | Hulking giant, second only to Achilles in battlefield prowess | Shuttlecraft 24 |
| Cassandra | Sister of Paris | Shuttlecraft 25 |
| Aeneas | Cousin of Hector, and his principal lieutenant | Shuttlecraft 26 |