USCSS Corbelan IV

The USCSS Corbelan IV was a Model CM-93D Mule mining hauler owned by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation. In 2142 the Corbelan IV was used by a team of scavengers from the Jackson's Star colony on LV-410 to reach the research station Renaissance, which had drifted into local orbit, in an attempt to scrounge supplies for a journey to Yvaga III. The ship was later used by survivors Rain Carradine, Kay Harrison, and Andy to escape the station during its destruction, and ultimately placed on a course for Yvaga III.

History

An old ship by 2142, the Corbelan IV featured several modifications including a newly installed airlock panel.^[2] In 2142, the shuttle was illegally used by a group of scavengers from Jackson's Star to dock with the derelict Renaissance space station and steal Hypersleep chambers for a trip to Yvaga.

During an incident, a Chestburster began hatching from Navarro, causing her to kick the controls and crashed the Corbelan into a fuel tank and Romulus Hangar Bay 2, further destabilizing the station.

After narrowly escaping the Renaissance's destruction, the Offspring was born and killed Kay Harrison and damaged Andy, before Rain Carradine ejected it in the ship's cargo bed, killing it when the cargo bed crashed into the rings of LV-410.

Rain and Andy then entered Stasis, and set a course for Yvaga.

Behind the scenes

Corbelan IV was named after a fictional character in Joseph Conrad's 1904 novel Nostromo (the name of which was used for the USCSS Nostromo in the 1979 film Alien). A number of other ships in the franchise were named after elements from Conrad's works as well, including the USS Sulaco (from Aliens), the USCSS Patna (from Alien 3), the USS Verloc (from Aliens versus Predator 2), the USS Marlow (from Aliens vs. Predator), and the USS Sephora (from Aliens: Colonial Marines), to name a few.