Aries-class transport

The Aries-Class Transport vessels are used to take Federation Marines to and from battles quickly. They can first be seen on the GFS Olympus, in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. They are later used to destroy Pirate turret emplacements, and presumably deploy ground troops, during the Federation attack on the Pirate Homeworld. They appear to be an updated version of the Anhur-Class Patrol Ship, which was also used as a transport vessel because of its large crew space.