The Komodo Class started life as an auxiliary ship in the Independent Planets Navy. They served the critical role of resupply and repair, principally for the Independents fleet of Firefly Class transport ship Gunboats, which were in turn the backbone of the Browncoats air and space power. At least until the Union of Allied Planets developed their Alliance Fast Attack Ship, the combination of the Komodo and the gunboats gave the Independents superiority in the skies over many contested worlds.