Is the Algol part of a fleet?

In Rome's Revolution, the starship Algol plays an important role although it is usually in the background. I had always dreamed of it being this beautiful, graceful, awe-inspiring starship. Here is Rei's first view of the vehicle:

     Soon they were approaching the base. Rome circled around once and Rei saw the Algol for the first time. Unlike the silver tugs, this starship was a graceful white presence, smooth, shaped like a tapered hourglass with large wings and thruster pods mounted on the wingtips.
     “Wow,” he said. “That is some kind of starship.”

And later, when Rei thought he was all alone in the universe, releasing the VIRUS units, he got to see it taking flight:

     When Rei got to 900 paces, he stopped because he could feel the ground shaking beneath him. At first, he thought it was another moonquake. He turned and looked back at the station. Off to his right, rising majestically above the rounded pyramid of the star-base was the Algol, pounding the dirt, whipping up the dust with its powerful EG lifters. The starship flew forward then executed a slow bank right until it came around and headed in his direction. He never realized how gigantic it was. The Algol was nearly half the length of the Ark II, but was much more graceful with huge thruster pods poised at the end of each airfoil. As it flew over his head, it waggled its wings. Rei raised his hand to acknowledge the gesture then stood by helplessly as it rose up into the air. After a short time, he saw it ignite the plasma thrusters and take off straight up. He watched it with tears once again welling up in his eyes as it became a tiny speck in the sky and then disappeared.

Unfortunately, my skills as an artist are limited to Visio, meaning everything comes out blocky:



So, pretend it is graceful. Is the Algol one of a kind or is it part of the Vuduri deep space fleet? Answer: it is the flagship but part of a fleet. A similar ship, the Altair, had flown to the star Escobar to watch for Stareaters from above the galactic ecliptic.

After it returns to Earth, the Algol is used for many other missions. It will appear one last time in the upcoming novel The Milk Run. Its use and its passengers will surprise you.