The Colony Ship contains enough resources to start a new colony. However it only has anti aircraft laser cannons to protect it. These vessels are seen throught the galaxy as the USC tries to popluate uncharted planets and the such, however due to the problem of no protection, they must be fast. It carries 4,000 colonist onboard in cryostasis for the duration of the trip. The ship is entirely automated if it is a journey that will take longer than 2 months.