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=== Pioneer Class ===
[[File:SSPioneer(1877).jpg|left|The SS Pioneer as painted by artist Leo Harvey in 1877.]]
Red Star needed something to get their cash rolling in again but was more cost effective. After successfully getting a help check from the Tuvarian government of around 1.6 million Tuvanats, the line got back to work on a new class of ships. Similar to the SS Mariner, they wanted to make a double hull, single smokestack, sail backed up, ship but with the idea of passengers being the priority. Up to this point, shipping was all the line did but, somewhat luxurious trips to Arafors and back was becoming more popular in the country. SS Pioneer as she was called was laid down in 1869 and finished construction in 1873.
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