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	\|Kraken has proceed to Greybox phase. Overall shape dimensions of the Kraken were changed,		\|The Kraken has proceed to Greybox phase. Overall shape dimensions of the Kraken were changed, reducing its length from 270 to 260m, and its height from 64 to 60m<ref>Work in Progress: Drake Kraken, [[StarCitizen:Jump Point (magazine)]], vol. 14, no. 02, p. 21, 2026-05-01</ref>
	reducing its length from 270 to ~~260 m~~, and its height from 64 to ~~60 m.~~<ref>Work in Progress: Drake Kraken, [[StarCitizen:Jump Point (magazine)]], vol. 14, no. 02, p. 21, 2026-05-01</ref>		\|-
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			\|The Kraken continued through its Greybox phase, with further changes to the hero rooms to utilize more of the Drake kit used in the [[StarCitizen:Ironclad]]. This will safe both production time and increase the optimization of this huge ship.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/21195-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-May-2026\|text=Monthly Report May 2026\|accessdate=2026-06-04}}</ref>
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	*During the 2950 [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]], the ship was on display at the [[StarCitizen:Riker Memorial Spaceport]] in [[StarCitizen:Area18]]. It was represented by a downscaled holographic display of the model.<ref>[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.9.1\|Alpha 3.9.1]] in-game survey during [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]]</ref>		*During the 2950 [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]], the ship was on display at the [[StarCitizen:Riker Memorial Spaceport]] in [[StarCitizen:Area18]]. It was represented by a downscaled holographic display of the model.<ref>[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.9.1\|Alpha 3.9.1]] in-game survey during [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]]</ref>
	*The Kraken made another appearance emerging from the [[StarCitizen:Levski]] borehole during the Beyond Pyro<ref>Beyond Pyro (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/quC7Va6ZrkQ?t=460</ref> presentation of [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024]].		*The Kraken made another appearance emerging from the [[StarCitizen:Levski]] borehole during the Beyond Pyro<ref>Beyond Pyro (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/quC7Va6ZrkQ?t=460</ref> presentation of [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024]].
	*While the ~~[[StarCitizen:~~Kraken]] only made a holographic appearance during [[StarCitizen:DefenseCon 2956]], it was accompanied by a statement that "At [[StarCitizen:DefenseCon 2957]], [[StarCitizen:Drake]] will unleash the ~~[[StarCitizen:~~Kraken]]."<ref>{{Cite game\|build=[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.8.0\|Alpha 4.8.0]]\|text=In-game survey\|accessdate=2026-05-15\|game=Star Citizen}}</ref>		*While the Kraken only made a holographic appearance during [[StarCitizen:DefenseCon 2956]], it was accompanied by a statement that "At [[StarCitizen:DefenseCon 2957]], [[StarCitizen:Drake]] will unleash the Kraken."<ref>{{Cite game\|build=[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.8.0\|Alpha 4.8.0]]\|text=In-game survey\|accessdate=2026-05-15\|game=Star Citizen}}</ref>

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	*During the 2950 [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]], the ship was on display at the [[StarCitizen:Riker Memorial Spaceport]] in [[StarCitizen:Area18]]. It was represented by a downscaled holographic display of the model.<ref>[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.9.1\|Alpha 3.9.1]] in-game survey during [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]]</ref>		*During the 2950 [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]], the ship was on display at the [[StarCitizen:Riker Memorial Spaceport]] in [[StarCitizen:Area18]]. It was represented by a downscaled holographic display of the model.<ref>[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.9.1\|Alpha 3.9.1]] in-game survey during [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]]</ref>
	*The Kraken made another appearance emerging from the [[StarCitizen:Levski]] borehole during the Beyond Pyro<ref>Beyond Pyro (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/quC7Va6ZrkQ?t=460</ref> presentation of [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024]].		*The Kraken made another appearance emerging from the [[StarCitizen:Levski]] borehole during the Beyond Pyro<ref>Beyond Pyro (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/quC7Va6ZrkQ?t=460</ref> presentation of [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024]].
			*While the [[StarCitizen:Kraken]] only made a holographic appearance during [[StarCitizen:DefenseCon 2956]], it was accompanied by a statement that "At [[StarCitizen:DefenseCon 2957]], [[StarCitizen:Drake]] will unleash the [[StarCitizen:Kraken]]."<ref>{{Cite game\|build=[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 4.8.0\|Alpha 4.8.0]]\|text=In-game survey\|accessdate=2026-05-15\|game=Star Citizen}}</ref>

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	\|Internal Hangars		\|Internal Hangars
	\|Two multi-purpose hangars for storing anything from supplies to [[StarCitizen:~~Cargo\|~~cargo]] to ships.		\|Two multi-purpose hangars for storing anything from supplies to [[StarCitizen:cargo]] to ships.
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	\|It is able to refuel, rearm and repair the crafts it carries<ref name="Q&A:DK">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/16813-Q-A-Drake-Kraken\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken}}</ref><ref name="Q&A:KP">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/17392-Q-A-Drake-Kraken-Privateer\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken Privateer}}</ref>.		\|It is able to refuel, rearm and repair the crafts it carries.<ref name="Q&A:DK">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/16813-Q-A-Drake-Kraken\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken}}</ref><ref name="Q&A:KP">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/17392-Q-A-Drake-Kraken-Privateer\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken Privateer}}</ref>
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	\|Medical Facility		\|Medical Facility
	\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref>. It will consist of two medbeds of [[StarCitizen:Medical#Medical facilities\|yet unespecified tier]]<ref name="DT32CBCC">[https://youtu.be/VgABKzRFJiI?t=558 DigThat32: What CIG Revealed in China Changes the Star Citizen Conversation] on YouTube (Timestamp)</ref>.		\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref> It will consist of two medbeds of [[StarCitizen:Medical#Medical facilities\|yet unespecified tier]].<ref name="DT32CBCC">[https://youtu.be/VgABKzRFJiI?t=558 DigThat32: What CIG Revealed in China Changes the Star Citizen Conversation] on YouTube (Timestamp)</ref>
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	\|The Kraken was first introduced in the vote "YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship". It came second in the vote to be the next Drake ship by backers with 37 % of 37696 voters.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|text=YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|int=Comm-Link:YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/16303-YOU-Pick-The-Next-Drake-Ship}}</ref> It was the first Drake ship that [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] designed for CIG.<ref>"[https://x.com/GavRov/status/1894483610402529477 This was the first Drake ship I ever designed for CIG]", @GavRov, twitter, Feb 25, 2025</ref>		\|The Kraken was first introduced in the vote "YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship". It came second in the vote to be the next Drake ship by backers with 37% of 37696 voters.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|text=YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|int=Comm-Link:YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/16303-YOU-Pick-The-Next-Drake-Ship}}</ref> It was the first Drake ship that [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] designed for CIG.<ref>"[https://x.com/GavRov/status/1894483610402529477 This was the first Drake ship I ever designed for CIG]", @GavRov, twitter, Feb 25, 2025</ref>
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	\|Kraken has proceed to Greybox phase. Overall shape dimensions of the Kraken were changed,		\|Kraken has proceed to Greybox phase. Overall shape dimensions of the Kraken were changed,
	reducing its length from 270 to 260 m, and its height from 64 to 60 m<ref>Work in Progress: Drake Kraken, [[StarCitizen:Jump Point (magazine)]], vol. 14, no. 02, p. 21, 2026-05-01</ref>.		reducing its length from 270 to 260 m, and its height from 64 to 60 m.<ref>Work in Progress: Drake Kraken, [[StarCitizen:Jump Point (magazine)]], vol. 14, no. 02, p. 21, 2026-05-01</ref>
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	==See also==		==See also==

			{{Navplate manufacturers\|DRAK}}
			{{Navplate vehicles}}

	==References==		==References==
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	~~{{Navplate manufacturers\|DRAK}}~~
	~~{{Navplate vehicles}}~~

	[[Category:Carriers]]		[[Category:Carriers]]

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	{{List item\|[[StarCitizen:Dragonfly]] Bay\|The rear of the ship consists of a vast cargo hold and a bay designed as a one-stop shop for Dragonflies, or other small vehicles, capable of rapid, dynamic deployment.		{{List item\|[[StarCitizen:Dragonfly]] Bay\|The rear of the ship consists of a vast cargo hold and a bay designed as a one-stop shop for Dragonflies, or other small vehicles, capable of rapid, dynamic deployment.
	}}{{List item\|Medical Facility\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref>		}}{{List item\|Medical Facility\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref>. It will consist of two medbeds of [[StarCitizen:Medical#Medical facilities\|yet unespecified tier]]<ref name="DT32CBCC">{{\|url=https://youtu.be/VgABKzRFJiI\|text=DigThat32: What CIG Revealed in China Changes the Star Citizen Conversation\|accessdate=2026-05-04}} on YouTube</ref>.
	}}{{List item\|Escape Pods\|Despite being a Drake ship It is expected to come with Escape pods due to the size and nature of the craft.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point\|title=Power To The Pirates\|volume=06-10\|month=October 2018\|startpage=29\|endpage=29\|accessdate=2021-9-29}}</ref>		}}{{List item\|Escape Pods\|Despite being a Drake ship It is expected to come with Escape pods due to the size and nature of the craft.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point\|title=Power To The Pirates\|volume=06-10\|month=October 2018\|startpage=29\|endpage=29\|accessdate=2021-9-29}}</ref>
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	[[Category:Light carriers]]		[[Category:Light carriers]]
	[[Category:Heavy freighters]]		[[Category:Heavy freighters]]
			[[Category:Refuel, rearm and repair capable ships]]

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	\| cargocapacity = 3792		\| cargocapacity = 3792
	\| length = ~~270~~		\| length = 260
	\| width = 104		\| width = 104
	\| height = 64		\| height = 60
	\| pledgeavailability = Quantity-limited sales		\| pledgeavailability = Quantity-limited sales
	\| rsistoreurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/drake-kraken/Kraken		\| rsistoreurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/pledge/ships/drake-kraken/Kraken
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	The [[StarCitizen:Drake\|Drake Interplanetary]] '''Kraken''' is marketed by its manufacturer as an Attack Carrier,<ref name=":0" /> and designated by popular ship dealers as a multi-role Light Carrier.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=pledge/ships\|text=Ships Page}}</ref> With comfortable habs for a full crew, mammoth cargo capacity, and enough armament to blow even the most daunting frigate out of the sky. This self-sustaining flying fortress is the most ambitious project Drake has ever undertaken, and a testament to the empowerment of the people.<ref name=":0">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/16772-Release-The-Kraken\|text=Comm-Link: Release the Kraken!}}</ref>		The [[StarCitizen:Drake\|Drake Interplanetary]] '''Kraken''' is marketed by its manufacturer as an Attack Carrier,<ref name=":0" /> and designated by popular ship dealers as a multi-role Light Carrier.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=pledge/ships\|text=Ships Page}}</ref> With comfortable habs for a full crew, mammoth cargo capacity, and enough armament to blow even the most daunting frigate out of the sky. This self-sustaining flying fortress is the most ambitious project Drake has ever undertaken, and a testament to the empowerment of the people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/16772-Release-The-Kraken\|text=Comm-Link: Release the Kraken!}}</ref>

	The Kraken is a true carrier in the sense that it is able to refuel, rearm and repair the crafts it carries<ref name="Q&A:DK">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/16813-Q-A-Drake-Kraken\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken}}</ref><ref name="Q&A:KP">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/17392-Q-A-Drake-Kraken-Privateer\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken Privateer}}</ref>.		The Kraken is a true carrier in the sense that it is able to refuel, rearm and repair the crafts it carries<ref name="Q&A:DK">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/16813-Q-A-Drake-Kraken\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken}}</ref><ref name="Q&A:KP">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/17392-Q-A-Drake-Kraken-Privateer\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken Privateer}}</ref>.

	== Specifications ==		== Specifications ==
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	{{List item\|[[StarCitizen:Dragonfly]] Bay\|The rear of the ship consists of a vast cargo hold and a bay designed as a one-stop shop for Dragonflies, or other small vehicles, capable of rapid, dynamic deployment.		{{List item\|[[StarCitizen:Dragonfly]] Bay\|The rear of the ship consists of a vast cargo hold and a bay designed as a one-stop shop for Dragonflies, or other small vehicles, capable of rapid, dynamic deployment.
	}}{{List item\|Medical Facility\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref>		}}{{List item\|Medical Facility\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref>
	}}{{List item\|Escape Pods\|Despite being a Drake ship It is expected to come with Escape pods due to the size and nature of the craft.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite Jump Point\|title=Power To The Pirates\|volume=06-10\|month=October 2018\|startpage=29\|endpage=29\|accessdate=2021-9-29}}</ref>		}}{{List item\|Escape Pods\|Despite being a Drake ship It is expected to come with Escape pods due to the size and nature of the craft.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point\|title=Power To The Pirates\|volume=06-10\|month=October 2018\|startpage=29\|endpage=29\|accessdate=2021-9-29}}</ref>
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	==Development==		==Development==
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	\|The Kraken was first introduced in the vote "YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship". It came second in the vote to be the next Drake ship by backers with 37% of 37696 voters.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|text=YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|int=Comm-Link:YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/16303-YOU-Pick-The-Next-Drake-Ship}}</ref> It was the first Drake ship that [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] designed for CIG.<ref>"[https://x.com/GavRov/status/1894483610402529477 This was the first Drake ship I ever designed for CIG]", @GavRov, twitter, Feb 25, 2025</ref>		\|The Kraken was first introduced in the vote "YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship". It came second in the vote to be the next Drake ship by backers with 37% of 37696 voters.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|text=YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|int=Comm-Link:YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/16303-YOU-Pick-The-Next-Drake-Ship}}</ref> It was the first Drake ship that [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] designed for CIG.<ref>"[https://x.com/GavRov/status/1894483610402529477 This was the first Drake ship I ever designed for CIG]", @GavRov, twitter, Feb 25, 2025</ref>
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	\|2025-05-04		\|2025-05-04
	\|The Drake Kraken entered pre-production state, with key areas needing attention being identified by the ship team. Full production is planned for later in the year.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20661-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-June-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report June 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>		\|The Drake Kraken entered pre-production state, with key areas needing attention being identified by the ship team. Full production is planned for later in the year.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20661-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-June-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report June 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>
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	\|2025-10-01		\|2025-10-01
	\|Full production into Whitebox has proceeded with the Kraken, including adjustments made for the ships navigation, flow, and interactions.<ref>{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20829-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-September-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report September 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>		\|Full production into Whitebox has proceeded with the Kraken, including adjustments made for the ships navigation, flow, and interactions.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20829-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-September-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report September 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>
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			\|Kraken has proceed to Greybox phase. Overall shape dimensions of the Kraken were changed,
			reducing its length from 270m to 260, and its height from 64m to 60 <ref>Work in Progress: Drake Kraken, [[StarCitizen:Jump Point (magazine)]], vol. 14, no. 02, p. 21, 2026-05-01</ref>.
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	The Kraken appeared in [[StarCitizen:Teasa Spaceport]] of [[StarCitizen:Lorville]] during the [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2018]] Keynote.<ref>CitizenCon 2018 Keynote (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/PfXB5jnGXBQ?t=2117</ref>		The Kraken appeared in [[StarCitizen:Teasa Spaceport]] of [[StarCitizen:Lorville]] during the [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2018]] Keynote.<ref>CitizenCon 2018 Keynote (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/PfXB5jnGXBQ?t=2117</ref>

	During the 2950 [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]], the ship was on display at the [[StarCitizen:Riker Memorial Spaceport]] in [[StarCitizen:Area18]]. It was represented by a downscaled holographic display of the model.<ref>[[Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.9.1\|Alpha 3.9.1]] in-game survey during [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]]</ref>		During the 2950 [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]], the ship was on display at the [[StarCitizen:Riker Memorial Spaceport]] in [[StarCitizen:Area18]]. It was represented by a downscaled holographic display of the model.<ref>[[StarCitizen:Update:Star Citizen Alpha 3.9.1\|Alpha 3.9.1]] in-game survey during [[StarCitizen:Drake Defensecon]]</ref>

	The Kraken made another appearance emerging from the [[StarCitizen:Levski]] borehole during the Beyond Pyro<ref>Beyond Pyro (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/quC7Va6ZrkQ?t=460</ref> presentation of [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024]].		The Kraken made another appearance emerging from the [[StarCitizen:Levski]] borehole during the Beyond Pyro<ref>Beyond Pyro (Timestamp): https://youtu.be/quC7Va6ZrkQ?t=460</ref> presentation of [[StarCitizen:CitizenCon 2024]].
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	The [[StarCitizen:Drake\|Drake Interplanetary]] '''Kraken''' is marketed by its manufacturer as an Attack Carrier,<ref name=":0" /> and designated by popular ship dealers as a multi-role Light Carrier.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=pledge/ships\|text=Ships Page}}</ref> With comfortable habs for a full crew, mammoth cargo capacity, and enough armament to blow even the most daunting frigate out of the sky. This self-sustaining flying fortress is the most ambitious project Drake has ever undertaken, and a testament to the empowerment of the people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/16772-Release-The-Kraken\|text=Comm-Link: Release the Kraken!}}</ref>		The [[StarCitizen:Drake\|Drake Interplanetary]] '''Kraken''' is marketed by its manufacturer as an Attack Carrier,<ref name=":0" /> and designated by popular ship dealers as a multi-role Light Carrier.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=pledge/ships\|text=Ships Page}}</ref> With comfortable habs for a full crew, mammoth cargo capacity, and enough armament to blow even the most daunting frigate out of the sky. This self-sustaining flying fortress is the most ambitious project Drake has ever undertaken, and a testament to the empowerment of the people.<ref name=":0">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/16772-Release-The-Kraken\|text=Comm-Link: Release the Kraken!}}</ref>

	The Kraken is a true carrier in the sense that it is able to refuel, rearm and repair the crafts it carries<ref name="Q&A:DK">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/16813-Q-A-Drake-Kraken\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken}}</ref><ref name="Q&A:KP">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/17392-Q-A-Drake-Kraken-Privateer\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken Privateer}}</ref>.		The Kraken is a true carrier in the sense that it is able to refuel, rearm and repair the crafts it carries<ref name="Q&A:DK">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/16813-Q-A-Drake-Kraken\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken}}</ref><ref name="Q&A:KP">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/engineering/17392-Q-A-Drake-Kraken-Privateer\|text=Q&A: Drake Kraken Privateer}}</ref>.

	== Specifications ==		== Specifications ==
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	{{List item\|[[StarCitizen:Dragonfly]] Bay\|The rear of the ship consists of a vast cargo hold and a bay designed as a one-stop shop for Dragonflies, or other small vehicles, capable of rapid, dynamic deployment.		{{List item\|[[StarCitizen:Dragonfly]] Bay\|The rear of the ship consists of a vast cargo hold and a bay designed as a one-stop shop for Dragonflies, or other small vehicles, capable of rapid, dynamic deployment.
	}}{{List item\|Medical Facility\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref>		}}{{List item\|Medical Facility\|A small medical facility will support the crew out in the black.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/en/comm-link/transmission/20724-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-July-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report: July 2025\|accessdate=2025-08-07}}</ref>
	}}{{List item\|Escape Pods\|Despite being a Drake ship It is expected to come with Escape pods due to the size and nature of the craft.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point\|title=Power To The Pirates\|volume=06-10\|month=October 2018\|startpage=29\|endpage=29\|accessdate=2021-9-29}}</ref>		}}{{List item\|Escape Pods\|Despite being a Drake ship It is expected to come with Escape pods due to the size and nature of the craft.<ref>{{SC/Cite Jump Point\|title=Power To The Pirates\|volume=06-10\|month=October 2018\|startpage=29\|endpage=29\|accessdate=2021-9-29}}</ref>
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	==Development==		==Development==
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	\|2017-12-01		\|2017-12-01
	\|The Kraken was first introduced in the vote "YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship". It came second in the vote to be the next Drake ship by backers with 37% of 37696 voters.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|text=YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|int=Comm-Link:YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/16303-YOU-Pick-The-Next-Drake-Ship}}</ref> It was the first Drake ship that [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] designed for CIG.<ref>"[https://x.com/GavRov/status/1894483610402529477 This was the first Drake ship I ever designed for CIG]", @GavRov, twitter, Feb 25, 2025</ref>		\|The Kraken was first introduced in the vote "YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship". It came second in the vote to be the next Drake ship by backers with 37% of 37696 voters.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|text=YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|int=Comm-Link:YOU Pick the Next Drake Ship\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/citizens/16303-YOU-Pick-The-Next-Drake-Ship}}</ref> It was the first Drake ship that [[StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery]] designed for CIG.<ref>"[https://x.com/GavRov/status/1894483610402529477 This was the first Drake ship I ever designed for CIG]", @GavRov, twitter, Feb 25, 2025</ref>
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	\|2025-05-04		\|2025-05-04
	\|The Drake Kraken entered pre-production state, with key areas needing attention being identified by the ship team. Full production is planned for later in the year.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20661-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-June-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report June 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>		\|The Drake Kraken entered pre-production state, with key areas needing attention being identified by the ship team. Full production is planned for later in the year.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20661-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-June-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report June 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>
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	\|2025-10-01		\|2025-10-01
	\|Full production into Whitebox has proceeded with the Kraken, including adjustments made for the ships navigation, flow, and interactions.<ref>{{Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20829-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-September-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report September 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>		\|Full production into Whitebox has proceeded with the Kraken, including adjustments made for the ships navigation, flow, and interactions.<ref>{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/20829-Star-Citizen-Monthly-Report-September-2025\|text=Star Citizen Monthly Report September 2025\|accessdate=2025-10-01}}</ref>
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	[[Category:Heavy freighters]]		[[Category:Heavy freighters]]