The Agrippa-class harbour tug is a must-have vessel for any commercial port, no matter its size or importance, for the manoeuvring of barges or larger ships in narrow waters or ports. Major ports may have as many as two dozen tugs serving them regularly. The Agrippa was first designed on commission from the Port Authority of Esrium in 1962, and quickly became the most popular harbour tug in Maltropia because of its superior manoeuvrability and power output over other models. The vessel became so iconic in the Port of Corcaigh Nua during the 1970s that it inspired a popular animated television series,Bád Tuga. Despite technical advancements in the design of the Agrippa, it retains its familiar original shape.

At just 27.8 metres overall length and beam of 7.9 metres, the Agrippa's small size makes it ideal for use in restrictive conditions, such as crowded ports or narrow canals. Fully loaded, its draught is 3.9 metres, allowing it to function normally in particularly shallow waters. Most of the vessel's limited hull space is taken up by its powerful Enmar Industries DX-75 diesel engine. This machinery, the most important aspect of the tugboat, produces 3,500 shp (3 MW) under normal operating conditions, more than sufficient to perform its tasks in towing ships and other objects. A single funnel positioned amidships carries any gaseous or particulate byproducts of the engine above the level of the wheelhouse. Modern incarnations of the Agrippa are outfitted with electrostatic precipitators in the funnel's base, removing the vast majority of dust and smoke from the outflow and minimising the vessel's environmental impact.

Propulsion comes from a ducted propeller, or Kort nozzle, in the stern. This variety of propeller is covered to provide a greater low-speed propulsive efficiency and substantially enhanced course stability; aspects which are vital in the operation of a tugboat, which benefits more from a Kort nozzle than most other ship types due to the heavy load placed on the propeller.

The Agrippa boasts a substantial range of tugging machinery, including winches both fore and aft, as well as a bollard aft to which a hawser may be attached. Fixed fenders fore and aft are supplemented by tire-fenders to prevent the vessel from coming into abrupt physical contact with other bodies. Additionally, the vessel is equipped with a general purpose winch crane mounted on a 360° rotating base. Other paraphernalia include an air horn, mounted on the wheelhouse, to alert other watergoing craft to the tug's presence, as well as a morse lamp for communicating in the unlikely event that the vessel's radio is unusable.

Under Maltropian maritime law, we are obliged to conform with WA GAR #20, Suppress International Piracy. For this purpose, the Agrippa comes equipped with a weapons locker, located in the wheelhouse, for defensive purposes, to deter pirates or other attackers. The standard purchase model of the Agrippacomes with cutting-edge navigational equipment and a crane. Purchase cost, as standard, is 600,000 NSD.