Civilian Ship

Civilian Ships conduct trade, tourism, and a variety of non-violent ends. They tend to be under private ownership and rarely carry more than light armament for self defense purposes.

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Please refer to the following AAB library data for more information:

• Starship
  • Starship User Types
    • Civilian Ship
    • Paramilitary Ship
    • Military Ship
  • Major Race / Suprapolity Ships
    • Aslan / Aslan Hierate
      • Aslan Navy
    • Droyne / Droyne Oytrip Yatroy
      • Droyne Navy
    • Hivers / Hive Federation
      • Hive Federation Navy
    • K'kree / Two Thousand Worlds
      • Two Thousand Worlds Navy
    • Solomani / Solomani Confederation
      • Solomani Navy
    • Third Imperium / Imperials
      • Merchant Service (Civilian)
      • Imperial Interstellar Scout Service (Paramilitary)
      • Imperial Navy (Military)
    • Vilani / Ziru Sirka
      • Aasha Ziru Sirka
    • Vargr / Vargr Extents
      • Vargr Navy, Corsairs & Raiders
    • Zhodani / Zhodani Consulate
      • Zhodani Navy

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Description / Specifications

This page primarily covers Imperial ships and those ships that frequent the Imperial Fringe. Civilian ships are typically interstellar trade vessels, often owned by private captains. The vast majority of civilian ships are intended for interstellar economic activity.

General Ship Types

Some ship types widely used within Charted Space include:

1. Trader (A)
2. Freighter (F)
3. Prospector (J)
4. Touring Ship (K)
5. Lab Ship (L)
6. Liner/Jumpliner (M)
7. Smallcraft
8. Surveyor (N)
9. Merchant (R)
10. Transport/Tender (T)
11. Packet (U)
12. Barge (W)
13. Express (X)
14. Yacht (Y)
15. Unclassified (Z)

Selected Ship Types

Some ship types widely used within Charted Space include:

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Basil class Merchant
   2. Beowulf class Free Trader
   3. Hero class Far Trader
   4. Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader
2. Type A1 class Far Trader
3. Type A2 class Far Trader
   1. Empress Marava class Far Trader
   2. Garu class Far Trader
   3. Hero class Far Trader
   4. Jayhawk class Far Trader
   5. Prince Ferren class Far Trader
4. Type A3 class Fast Trader AKA Type A3 class Far Trader
   1. Trojan Reaches Type A3 class Trader
5. Type AA class Armored Merchant
   1. Star class Armored Merchant
6. Type AHI class Heavy Merchant
   1. Hercules class Heavy Merchant
7. Type AS class Secure Trader
8. Type AT class Freighter
9. Type CT class Cargo Carrier
10. Type FT class Frontier Transport
11. Type J class Seeker
12. Type K class Hunter Ship
    1. Animal class Free Trader
    2. Animal class Liner
    3. Animal class Safari Ship
    4. Animal class Survey Vessel
    5. Animal class Yacht
    6. Leaping Snowcat class Safari Ship
    7. Safari-234 class Touring Ship
13. Type L class Laboratory ship
    1. Kugashin class Laboratory Ship
    2. Lavalier class Laboratory Ship
14. Type LAF class Large Armed Freighter
15. Type M class Subsidized Liner AKA Type M class Subsidised Merchant
    1. Stellar class Subsidized Liner
16. Type R class Subsidized Merchant AKA Fat Trader AKA Subsidized Merchant
    1. Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
    2. Gyro Cadis class Subsidized Merchant
    3. March class Subsidized Merchant
17. Type R2 class Subsidized Merchant
    1. Athelstan class Merchant
    2. Petty class Subsidized Merchant
18. Type RL class Subsidized Merchant
19. Type RL2 class Subsidized Merchant
20. Type RQ class Subsidized Merchant
21. Type RT class Long-Liner AKA Type RT class Freighter AKA Type RT class Long Range Liner
22. Type TI class Frontier Merchant AKA Type TI class Frontier Transport
23. Type TJ class Frontier Merchant AKA Type TJ class Frontier Transport
24. Type Y class Yacht
    1. Condor class Racing Yacht
    2. DeVass class Private Starship
    3. Kundeai class Yacht
    4. Lady Charlotte class Yacht
    5. Lady of Shalott class Yacht
    6. Lord Baltimore class Yacht
    7. Prancing Poni class Charter Yacht
    8. Vanderbilt class Yacht
    9. Wanderer class Yacht

Selected Ship Classes

Some ship classes widely used within Charted Space include:

1. Adam Smith class Free Trader
2. Akkigish class Subsidized Merchant
3. Animal class Safari Ship
4. Annililik class Fast Freighter
5. Athelstan class Merchant
6. Aurora class Clipper
7. Bastien class Liner
8. Beowulf class Free Trader
9. Birdsong class Container Ship
10. Bloodwell class Merchant
11. Brilliant Gem class Cruise Liner
12. Colresh class Subsidized Merchant
13. Condor class Racing yacht
14. Dafrenzo class Long Trader
15. Dakaar class Freighter
16. DeVass Class Private Starship
17. Discovery class Lab Ship
18. Earth Mail class Tender
19. Empress Marava class Far Trader
20. Fortune class Starship
21. Galoof class Megafreighter
22. Garu class Far Trader
23. Group III class Clipper
24. Guardian class Runabout
25. Gyro Cadis class Subsidized Merchant
26. Harmonious Repose class Yacht
27. Hercules class Bulk Carrier
28. Hercules class Heavy Merchant
29. Hero class Private Merchant AKA Hero class Far Trader
30. Heyan Rose class Freight Tractor
31. Jayhawk class Far Trader
32. Jump Shuttle
33. Karl Marx class Heavy Far Trader
34. King Richard class Interstellar Liner
35. Kugashin class Lab Ship
36. Kundeai class Yacht
37. Lady Charlotte class Yacht
38. Lady of Shalott class Yacht
39. Leaping Snowcat class Safari Ship
40. Leviathan class Merchant Cruiser
41. Lightning class Frontier Merchant
42. Liris class Interplanetary Shuttle
43. Liverpool class Dispersed Hull Bulk Freighter
44. Lord Baltimore class Yacht
45. Lorimar class Merchant Cruiser
46. Maagukii class Bulk Carrier
47. Macla class Interplanetary Shuttle
48. Maggart class Clipper AKA Group IV class Clipper
49. Magnadon class Provincial Merchant
50. March class Subsidized Merchant
51. Nimrod class Safari Ship
52. Petty class Subsidised Merchant AKA Petty class Fat Trader
53. Porpir class Patrol Ship
54. Prancing Poni class Charter Yacht
55. Prince Ferren class Far Trader
56. Raptor class Armed Merchant
57. Roughneck class Petrochemical Harvester
58. Royal class Luxury Liner AKA Royal class Liner
59. Sea Animal class Aquatic Safari Ship
60. Seeker class Armored Merchant
61. Siigiizuni class Free Trader
62. Soho class Light Freighter
63. Star class Armored Merchant
64. Stellar class Subsidized Liner
65. Sydite class Armed Merchant Cruiser
66. Tikuma class Interplanetary Shuttle
67. Trade Pioneer class Merchant Ship
68. Trader class Provincial Transport
69. Triad class Merchant
70. Tukera class Freighter
71. Value class Merchant
72. Vanderbilt class Yacht
73. Virgil Tracy class Longship
74. Wanderer class Yacht
75. World class Luxury Liner

Selected Smallcraft Classes

1. Smallcraft
   1. Barge
   2. Cutter
   3. Fast Shuttle
   4. Fuel Skimmer
   5. Gig
   6. Interplanetary Shuttle
      1. Liris class Interplanetary Shuttle
      2. Macla class Interplanetary Shuttle
      3. Tikuma class Interplanetary Shuttle
   7. Launch
      1. Harper class Launch
      2. Quatermain class Hunting Launch
   8. Life Boat
      1. Longevity class Lifeboat
      2. Reprieve class Escape Pod
   9. Life raft
   10. Lighter
   11. Longboat
   12. Modular Cutter
   13. Pinnace
   14. Rescue Ball
   15. Ship's Boat AKA Boat
       1. Fuego class Ship's Boat
   16. Shuttle
       1. LCA-0024A class Deployment Shuttle
   17. Skiff
       1. Spectre class Budget Space Vehicle
   18. Slow Boat
   19. Slow Pinnace
       1. Tiger class Slow Pinnace
   20. Space Tug

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