The SSV Hastings is a frigate of the Systems Alliance, under command of Captain Belliard. In 2165, Lieutenant David Anderson serves aboard the ship as the executive officer. The Hastings is one of many human vessels patrolling the Skyllian Verge, protecting human colonies and research outposts there. Like all human frigates, she is named after an important battle in human history, in this case the Battle of Hastings of 1066, a pivotal battle in the formation of modern England.