Aurora-class battleship

The Aurora-class ship was an Ancient battlecruiser used during their war with the Wraith. The Atlantis Expedition first encountered this model of ship in the form of the Aurora, and only four have been discovered since the fall of the Ancients.

Overview
Built by the Ancients during the war against the Wraith, the Aurora-class is considered the most advanced series of warships ever created. The ship boasts a vast quantity of drones that can be fired all at once against larger ships, or individually for strategic strikes and small targets. In its own defense the vessel employs a conforming bubble shield that mimics the contour of the hull. The shields, as well as all of the key systems on board, can be controlled from the bridge. The bridge consists of panels and displays similar to those of the Atlantis control room, but also features a control chair for navigation. The drones are operated by a separate chair located towards the rear of the vessel. For smaller attack vessels or jumpers, the vessel contains at least three bays, although more may exist.

An auxiliary control room is a standard feature for all major Ancient ships, and the Aurora-class is no exception. Whether or not the ship can be flown from there is unknown due to the absence of a chair. Much like other chair-based technology, the Aurora-class utilizes Zero Point Modules, and is capable of remaining active for long durations of time. In the first ever encountered Aurora-class ship, the Aurora, the power had remained active for 10,000 years maintaining the crew's stasis pods. It is not known how many pods exist, but enough for the entire crew is available. While in stasis the brain of each person is connected through the ships main computer in a virtual construct where interaction is possible. However, over a long amount of time, the pods do not protect the inhabitants from aging, they only slow it down considerably and prolong the life cycle; eventually to the point where the pod is the only thing keeping them alive.

It is known that the Ancients once controlled an entire fleet of Aurora-class vessels, but most were destroyed in their battle with the Wraith. Since then 4 such ships have been found. Three of these ships were destroyed, one in order to keep the Wraith from obtaining intergalactic hyperdrive technology (Aurora), one in a fight against the Wraith (Orion), and the last was cannibalized to repair Atlantis after a replicator attack (Tria). The fourth is currently controlled by the race known as "The Travelers," who have become allies with the Atlantis Expedition, and for which no name has been given yet.

Known ships

 * Aurora
 * Orion, originally named Hippoforalcus
 * Tria
 * The Travelers' Unnamed Aurora-class warship