| Ship | How to unlock
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| - Get the "Damaged Stasis Pod" augmentation as a reward by completing a random encounter in Pirate Sectors, Engi Sectors.
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| - Reach Sector 5 with the Kestral.
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| - Find a "Huge Rebel Shipyard" in a Rebel Stronghold sector, look around, then win the subsequent battle.
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| - Unlock four ships besides the Kestral.
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| - Complete a quest involving a famous thief in a Mantis Homeworld sector. Requires a Mantis crew member and a teleport.
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| - Complete a quest in a Rock Homeworld sector where one node involves a Rock ship insulting you.
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| - Complete a quest in a Slug Home Nebula sector. Requires level 2 sensors or a Slug crew member.
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| - Complete a quest involving stolen blueprints in an Engi Homeworld sector. Requires an Engi crew member.
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| - In a Zoltan Homeworld sector, when approached by a ship claiming to be an unarmed peace envoy choose the "Hear them out" option.
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