Triov

The Triov is the flagship for the USSR and was the chief leader of the expedition to the Sargist galaxy, where it and the rest of the fleet was destroyed by a Sargist scouting fleet. It was commanded by Admiral Aleksandr Popov and manned by one of Sargista's protagonists Andrei Petrov. Its destruction would be the first incident leading up to the Human-Sargist War.

Construction
Construction of the Triov started in 1983 and was commissioned to arrive in the colony of New Moscow upon completion. When it does get completed in June 30th, 1985, the Soviet space program scheduled the Triov to arrive on July 8th. The day after, the Triov was launched from the space station inbound for New Moscow, scheduled to arrive the following week.

The Day of Pride
In anticipation of the arrival of the new capital ship of their mother country, millions of people from adjacent colonies gathered to the New Moscow spaceport. When the Triov finally did arrive there as scheduled, the crowed cheered and celebrated this momentous occasion.

In the final hours of the celebration, General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev issued a speech announcing the ship as "the pride of the Working People, a symbol of unity for all people, and a demonstration of the power, dedication and spirit of the Soviet Union and its people."

After Gorbachev's speech the marching band played a version of the Soviet Anthem, aweing the crowds of the space station and on televisions all across the Soviet Union. the Triov departed back to the space station where it was built.

Such an achievement would not go unnoticed, however.

United States Reaction
When an unknown ship was spotted by long-range sensors in Sirius, the United States Space Force suspected a hostile ship inbound for their territory. Thankfully the tension was relieved when the Soviet Union promptly announced that it was a new ship.

The End of the Cold War
The "friendship song" was played on television screens everywhere in the United States, Soviet Union and beyond.

The First Expedition, and Demise
See also: 2011 Space Incident