StarCitizen:Kraken

The Drake Interplanetary Kraken is marketed by its manufacturer as an Attack Carrier, and designated by popular ship dealers as a multi-role Light Carrier. 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">Template:Cite RSI</ref><ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Specifications

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Model

Ship profile

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Gallery

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Development

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>Template:Cite RSI</ref> It was the first Drake ship that StarCitizen:Gavin Rothery designed for CIG.<ref>"This was the first Drake ship I ever designed for CIG", @GavRov, twitter, Feb 25, 2025</ref>
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>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2025-10-01	Full production into Whitebox has proceeded with the Kraken, including adjustments made for the ships navigation, flow, and interactions.<ref>Template:Cite RSI</ref>
2026-05-01	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>
2026-06-01	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>Template:Cite RSI</ref>

Pre-release appearances

• 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>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.
• 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>Template:Cite game</ref>

Trivia

• The Kraken is a mythical, enormous sea creature originating from Scandinavian folklore, frequently characterised as a massive squid or octopus-like being residing near the shores of Norway and Greenland. Stories from Vikings and sailors portrayed it as being as large as an island, with the ability to capsize ships using its tentacles or generate deadly whirlpools.<ref>Wikipedia: Kraken</ref>

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