Launched in 2747, the Riga Class destroyer/carrier takes its name from a Hegemony frigate design launched more than 300 years earlier. The modern Riga was rushed into production after the death of First Lord Simon Cameron on the distant world of Stars End. With Aleksandr Kerensky acting as regent for the 8-year-old Richard Cameron, a war between the member states looked increasingly likely. Sixty of the vessels had deployed before the dreadful events of Christmas 2766. Most of these Rigas were deployed in the Periphery, but a few remained in the Hegemony. Two of these vessels became the first victims of Jonathan Cameron's Reagan Space Defense System, which hit them with ground-based lasers and particle cannons as they maneuvered to support SLDF units fighting for survival in the Hegemony capital of Geneva.
         An astounding 26 Riga Class vessels survived the ensuing war, a testament to the capabilities of the new design. With the exception of four badly damaged craft, all of these left in the Exodus fleet. These compact and sophisticated vessels formed the largest single contingent in the fleet and subsequently became the primary patrol vessels of the Exodus fleet.
         Before the Jihad, ComStar agents found and refitted the four Rigas that did not leave during the Exodus. Reports are scattered after that, with some reports suggesting that at least one defected to the Word of Blake, but others making no mention of that fact. Whatever the truth of those claims, the Rigas acquitted themselves well during the Jihad but most of them died. Only one of them seems to still exist, flying to this day under ComStar flag. The ComStar's Pryde spends most of its time at Solaris VII, guarding the large installation that ComStar maintains there.

ComStar - ComStar's Pryde