Nostromo (Earth-5875)

"This is commercial towing vehicle Nostromo out of the Solomons, registration number one-eight-oh-niner-two-four-six-zero-nine."

- - Ellen Ripley

The Nostromo (hull classification symbol 180924609) was a modified Lockmart CM-88B Bison M-class freighter captained by Arthur Dallas. Built by SinoViet Heavy Machinery, the Nostromo was a commercial ship that operated as a tug, transporting goods from the Outer Colonies to the Inner Colonies.

Early construction
The Nostromo was constructed in 2687, on Draco III, meant to serve as an interstellar cruiser, but was later refitted and modified in 2694 to serve as a commercial ship and commercial hauler, transporting goods and resources between the Inner and Outer Colonies. Because of the alterations, the original Saturn J-3000 engines were removed and replaced with Rolls-Royce N66 Cyclone thrust engine and a Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine. The ship also featured seven cryosleep chambers to accommodate the crew during slipspace travels, as well as background systems, all which were handled by the Nostromo's shipboard artificial intelligence Mother.

Final voyage
When the Office of Naval Intelligence detected, and partially decoded, an unidentified signal from Acheron in 2528, the Nostromo, unknown to its crew, was chosen to investigate it and recover a living xenomorph specimen from the satellite. In order to recover the lifeform, the science officer of the Nostromo was replaced with Ash, a synthetic sleeper agent, two days before the ship left the colony Thedus. Under Special Order 937, Ash was to retrieve the xenomorph through all means necessary, even if it meant the lives of his fellow crew members. After the ship left Thedeus, Captain Arthur Dallas transmitted the ship's report packet to the Sol system through Sevastopol Station.

Crew members

 * Arthur Dallas † - Captain
 * Thomas Kane † - Executive officer
 * Ellen Ripley - Warrant officer
 * Ash † - Science officer
 * Joan Lambert † - Navigation officer
 * Dennis Parker † - Chief engineer
 * Samuel Brett † - Engineers mate/Engineering technician
 * Jonesy - Ship's cat

Trivia

 * The ship is named after the eponymous hero from the 1904 novel Nostromo by Joseph Conrad.