[b]Ship Name:[/b][i]Demeter[/i]
[b]Description:[/b] The Demeter was designed and constructed by the Hero-United Corporation in 2268 in conjunction with the United States Federal Government Department of Emerging Agriculture. The primary mission of the Demeter is to firmly establish agriculture, and supply food for the colony indefinitly. Additional mission goals are to locate, catalogue and domesticate any native wildlife fit for consumption or work labor and report findings back to Earth. 

[b]Population:[/b]
403 Ships Officers including Officers (Captain, Commander and other ships systems specialists)
250 Security Specialists
1289 Engineers specializing in Robotics and AI units.
3823 Permanent Colonists, many born and raised while under way. 
4252 Agricultural Scientists, Professors,Technicians and students.(Agronomists,Chemists,Aquaculturalists,Botanists,Microbiologists etc.) Many personnel carry multiple degrees, or have completed programs while in transit. 

[b]Description:[/b] The [i]Demeter[/i] is designed to land on a planet and break apart compartmentally for habitation, storage and production of food. Every section of the ship is multi-purposed for permanent colonization. The ships modules provide habitation, storage, scientific, maintenance, control and command functions. Nearly 80% of the modules are dedicated to the fleet of Android laborers that will provide the backbone of the agrarian settlement. 

In addition the ship holds 3 short range scout vessels, [i]Anemoi[/i] designed to carry out any preliminary surveying of candidate planets. Due to the nature of the Demeter, surveying a planets habitability is of utmost importance as the ship cannot leave the surface once landed.

The Anemoi are 6 person vessels outfitted with heavy atmospheric shielding and the most sophisticated scanning technology available (some of it developed in transit to Delta Pavonis system). Some short range defensive weapons are also on board, mainly for dettering any lesser species from attacking the ship (i.e. aggressive animals)

In addition the Demeter holds over 275 unmanned probes,[i]Muse 1-275[/i] used for long range reconnaissance. Once planet side, these probes will provide a steady stream of information in a web of surveillance. Atmospheric weather, temperature, even local system anomalies will be monitored through use of geo-synchronous and other variable orbiting sattelites. 

Robotics Division: 
1230 Task and Labor Units (TaLu) originally designed by the Hero-United corporation in 2263 and upgraded/retro-fitted on board the [i]Demeter[/i]. 
Unit Specifications:

[b]Captain Name:[/b]Dr. William Bellamy CO
Description: Just 29 Years old upon departure, Captain William Bellamy is man with warm features, a genuine smile and an eagerness to engage anyone anywhere. His personality was deemed imperturbable and thus a prime candidate for captaincy. He is adored by his staff and crew. 

Bellamy is a graduate from MIT [i]cum laude[/i] and former fellow at Harvard.Ranked in the top 10 North American Minds by MENSA in 2265, Bellamy was handpicked by the board of directors of the Hero-United Corp. to captain the Demeter. His brother, Robert Bellamy chairs the board. 

[b]Other Notable Individuals:[/b]
First Officer: Rebecca Lancaster, London,UK 
 [i]officer in charge of ships systems while under way and commander of the security forces[/i]
Chief Medical Officer: Connor Mullaney Annapolis,MD 
 [i]chairman of the board of Scientific Research and Chief TaLu programmer[/i]
Special Colonist Representative, Governor Mark Hurst, vice-Governor Michelle Lee
Board of Scientific Research , various members