Cone Hull

A Cone Hull is a kind of ship structure, fuselage, chassis, or hull.

• It is a kind of Ship Equipment and a kind of Hull.

Description (Specifications)

Cone Hulls are superior for high performance propulsion. The aerodynamic hull thins from a bulky rear, typically with thrusters, to a thinning point, capable of cutting through the heavy atmospheres of a gas giant or the clouds of a habitable planet.

Image Repository

1. The ubiquitous utility craft, that ship's boat and the modular cutter are most associated with this hull type when reviewing smallcraft.
   
2. The Needle Hull, Cylinder Hull, and Cone Hulls are among the most common streamlined hulls.
   
3. The Dominator class Battleship is still a symbol of Vilani martial might.
   

Vilani Starjumpers

Vilani starjumpers most often used the classic cone hull, what Terrans often think of as a golden age science fiction rocket hull. Probably the best known of these early Vilani ships is the Dominator class Battleship, a profile that is still known, many millennia after its IOC.

History & Background (Dossier)

The cone hull is the traditional hull for rockets and those craft using rocket drives.

Selected Craft Using Cone Hulls

93 Representative Cone Hull configuration ships

Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Aoa'iw class Light Trader AF 300 12 Aslan Hierate 1 2 Yes Yes Apollo class Runabout A 50 7 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Aspirant class Provincial Carrier R 9,000 9 Distant Fringe 2 1 Yes Assistance class Commercial Tender JR 3,500 11 Third Imperium 2 2 Yes Baleen class Heavy Tanker RG 35,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Besouro Valente class Personnel Transport M 12,000 11 Terran Confederation 1 2 Yes Biter class Close Escort EL 500 11 Sword Worlds Confederation 2 2 No Bluestone class Cargo Barge A 3,000 7 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Bremen class Caravel AF 600 10 Plavian League 1 1 No Brown class Jump Ship RV 5,000 15 Third Imperium 1 6 Yes Yes C-7 class Scout SN 100 11 Chanestin Kingdom 5 2 No Camel class Medical Launch M 20 15 Third Imperium 1 0 Yes No Caroline class Heavy Pinnace AF 30 9 Distant Fringe 4 0 Yes Carrus class Shuttle R 90 7 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Chercheur class Fleet Dispatch Courier SN 500 15 Strend Cluster 4 5 No Congo class Cargo Barge AK 50 9 Third Imperium 1 0 Yes Constance class Launch UM 50 9 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Consul class Provincial Trader AF 400 9 Distant Fringe 1 1 Yes Darlene class Gig A 20 13 Third Imperium 5 0 Yes Yes Deliverance class Lifeboat MM 50 9 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Elbing class Scout S 200 10 Langemarck Coalition 6 1 No Elysium class Passenger Barge MK 1,000 10 Distant Fringe 3 0 Yes Exad class Fleet Replenishment Ship RN 2,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 No Florence class Tanker RG 5,000 12 Third Imperium 1 3 Yes Freshwater class Tanker RG 5,000 12 Third Imperium 2 3 Yes Fubuki class Destroyer DD 4,000 15 Third Imperium 6 4 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Furnish class Tanker RG 3,000 11 Third Imperium 2 2 Yes Gaia class Luxury Liner M 10,000 11 Distant Fringe 3 2 Yes Gamma Haden class Liner AK 1,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Ghent class Subsidized Merchant AK 400 9 Third Imperium 1 1 Yes Yes Goblin class Gig UM 10 9 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Goliath class Provincial Freighter AK 3,500 9 Distant Fringe 2 1 Yes Great Eastern class Troop Transport MN 50 15 Third Imperium 3 0 Yes Yes Hercules class Commercial Tender AV 3,500 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Hive class Scout S 100 12 Distant Fringe 2 2 No Hoeywea class Troop Carrier PQ 100 10 Aslan Hierate 6 0 Yes No Hong Cha class Tanker RG 10,000 10 Celestial League 3 1 No Horizon class Passenger Liner M 6,000 11 Distant Fringe 3 2 Yes Hyperion class Escort Carrier VE 1,000 9 Nist Military Forces 1 1 Yes No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Inchworm class Scout/Courier SC 100 12 Third Imperium 2 2 No Inquiring Mind class Fleet Scout S 900 12 Federation of Alsas 6 3 No Ish'ka class Tanker RG 6,000 11 Distant Fringe 3 2 No Ishker class Command Carrier VC 25,000 11 The Last Line 2 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Ithilien class Scoutship S 150 13 Third Imperium 3 3 No No Jasper class Provincial Merchant AK 900 9 Distant Fringe 1 1 yes Joshim P. Stone class Provincial Trader AF 400 9 Distant Fringe 1 1 Yes K'Bam class Assault Lander M 8 8 Akras 1 0 No KA25c Growler class Tanker RG 2,500 12 Korsumug Empire 2 3 Yes Kach'k class Scout S 200 11 Distant Fringe 5 2 No Kanllaz class Scout S 100 11 Vargr Extents 2 2 No Yes Kleinnächster class Medium Tanker RG 8,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 No KSbA Model A-23 class Lifeboat MM 10 8 Third Imperium 2 0 Yes No Kteiroa class Seeker JJ 200 14 Aslan Hierate 2 2 Yes Yes KU1a Fetch class Launch R 10 9 Korsumug Empire 2 0 Yes Lady of Shallott class Yacht MY 200 9 Third Imperium 1 1 Yes No Last Armada class Launch AK 20 11 Terran Confederation 2 0 No Logos Minos class Fleet Scout R 100 9 Jurisdiction of Nadon 1 1 No Lushina class Fast Cutter A 50 15 Third Imperium 6 0 Yes No Magnadon class Provincial Merchant R 1,000 15 Third Imperium 1 1 Yes No Marrel Veckor class Lifeboat M 20 9 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Militia class Military Scout SN 600 14 Third Imperium 5 5 No Mineral class Cutter UM 50 9 Third Imperium 4 0 No Yes Model 225 class Scout S 200 12 Principality of Caledon 3 3 No Narva class Pinnace AF 20 9 Distant Fringe 4 0 Yes Nye class Caravel AF 11 Free and Holy Federation of Amil 2 2 No Olympian class Cruise Liner M 10,000 11 Distant Fringe 4 2 Yes Omicron class Heavy Lander RK 400 9 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Pathway class Scout SC 100 10 Distant Fringe 3 1 No Pegasus class Bulk Cargo Carrier R 3,000 9 Distant Fringe 2 1 No Protective class Scout SN 200 12 The Protectorate 6 3 No Provision class Medium Tanker RG 8,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Regni Yards Type A class Free Trader AF 200 12 Third Imperium 1 1 No Sanlunche class Troop Transport PQ 3,000 10 Celestial League 1 1 No Shuvalivashtu class Luxury Liner M 5,000 15 Third Imperium 1 4 No Sii'kha class Escort Corvette ECE 400 11 Sath Alliance 6 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Sirocco class Merchant Freighter AK 5,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Songbird class Ship's Boat M 40 9 Distant Fringe 4 0 Yes Star class Armored Merchant AF 300 15 Third Imperium 2 3 Yes No Star class Merchant Liner M 1,000 15 Third Imperium 1 2 Yes No Starfarer class Scout SN 100 10 Solomani Confederation 5 1 No Tal Varisa class Light Cruiser CM 35,000 11 Firstworlds 4 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Treader class Free Trader AF 200 11 Distant Fringe 1 2 Yes Triad class Merchant R 1,000 15 Third Imperium 1 2 Yes No Type 058A Fedko class Tanker RG 35,900 13 Sindalian Empire 2 4 No Type TI class Merchant R 2,000 15 Third Imperium 2 2 Yes Yes Type TJ class Merchant R 2,000 15 Third Imperium 6 6 Yes Yes Ulysses class Long-Range Scout SL 600 11 Distant Fringe 3 2 Yes Unity class Scout SC 100 12 Distant Fringe 3 2 No Vanguard class Shuttle AF 90 7 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes VCS 889 class Survey Ship SL 300 10 Viyard Concourse 5 1 No VCS 891 class Resource Scout JJ 100 10 Viyard Concourse 6 1 No Wiesbaden class Military Scout SN 300 14 Langemarck Coalition 4 5 No Wulf class Free Trader AF 200 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes

43 Representative Cylinder Hull configuration ships

Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Brilliant Gem class Cruise Liner MV 36,117 14 Krax Confederation 1 5 Yes No Caine class Troop Transport AC 6,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Chtierabl class Transport RN 10,000 13 Zhodani Consulate 3 3 No No Ciri class Laboratory Ship SK 400 12 I'Sred*Ni 1 2 No Clii Argu class Common Transport RV 20,000 15 Third Imperium 1 6 Yes Yes Comstar class Commo Satellite SW 5 9 Distant Fringe 1 0 Yes Doji Hoturi class Bulk Freighter AK 3,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Entremis class Military Transport AN 8,000 11 Unity of Sed 2 2 Yes Fournir class Fleet Replenishment Ship RN 10,000 14 Strend Cluster 3 3 No Ghost Galleon class Carrier Liner RV 600 11 Terran Confederation 3 2 No Haddox class Merchant Cruiser R 1,200 9 Haddox Association 1 1 No Ihatei class Transport AQ 50,000 13 Aslan Hierate 1 3 Yes Yes Inthe class Modular Cutter RV 50 9 Third Imperium 2 0 Yes Jelmirt Marquis class High Liner AK 80,000 12 Percavid Marches 3 3 No Kolomyia class Fast Liner AK 1,000 12 Solomani Confederation 2 3 No Last Armada class Fuel Shuttle RG 60 11 Terran Confederation 3 0 No Last Armada class Heavy Transport R 50,000 11 Terran Confederation 1 2 Yes Last Armada class Survey Shuttle AK 60 11 Terran Confederation 3 0 No Launch A 20 8 Third Imperium 1 0 No Yes Leo class Ship's Boat R 30 9 Third Imperium 6 0 Yes Liberty III class Independent Merchant A 1,000 15 Third Imperium 2 2 No Louis & Clark class Fuel Pinnace RG 40 13 Third Imperium 2 0 No Makisha Girra class Research Vessel SK 100 8 Vilani Hegemony 1 0 No Modular Cutter RV 50 Third Imperium 4 0 Yes Yes Mountain class Replenishment Ship R 90,000 12 Principality of Caledon 3 3 No Nimrod class Fuel Lighter RG 15,000 10 Distant Fringe 2 0 Yes Observant class Sensor Picket SW 5 9 Charted Space 1 0 Yes Orowani Deep Space class Light Liner M 6,000 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 Yes Purcell class Express Boat Tender RV 1,000 10 Third Imperium 1 1 Yes Yes Reliant class Lifeboat MM 20 11 Third Imperium 1 0 No No Roca Maestro class Modular Ore Hauler R 2,500 12 Third Imperium 4 0 Yes Sanctuary class Sensor Buoy SW 50 11 Distant Fringe 1 0 Yes Sapphire Moon class Moduleship M 13,363 14 Krax Confederation 1 1 Yes No Sci-Can class Laboratory Ship SK 300 11 Terran Confederation 2 2 No Sci-Eye class Observatory Ship SL 400 11 Terran Confederation 2 2 No Ship's Boat R 30 9 Third Imperium 6 0 Yes Yes SK-3 class Lifeboat MM 20 15 Third Imperium 1 0 Yes No SLC2 Ahouhi class Scout S 100 13 Isaiat Dominate 3 4 No Starleaper class Exploration Vessel SL 1,000 9 United States Space Force 1 1 No Yes Switch Black class Intruder Scout SN 100 12 Distant Fringe 2 2 No Type M class Subsidized Liner MK 600 13 Third Imperium 1 3 Yes Yes Vey class Troop Transport PQ 3,600 12 Distant Fringe 4 2 No Virtue class Light Freighter AK 1,500 11 Distant Fringe 1 2 Yes

76 Representative Needle Hull configuration ships

Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Addaran class Cruiser CM 49,900 10 Addara 4 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Adlerstein class Fleet Courier SN 400 15 Third Imperium 2 6 Yes Yes Andrew class Commercial Shuttle AK 95 15 Third Imperium 3 0 Yes No Asia class Scout SN 300 11 Daprolix Juncture of Suns 4 2 No Atlas class Starport Heavy Lift Tug RB 100,000 15 Third Imperium 3 0 No Avian class Far Trader AF 200 11 Third Imperium 2 2 Yes No Barnett class Fleet Courier SN 200 14 Solomani Confederation 4 3 No Ch'kaahi class Battle Rider BRV 1,000 11 Sath Alliance 6 0 No Chaiik class Frigate EF 800 11 Sath Alliance 6 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Chatl class Leader Scout SC 150 14 Zhodani Consulate 3 5 Yes Yes Dauntless class Battleship BM 100,000 12 Nexus Fleet Forces 3 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Desiree Keah class Yacht AY 400 15 Third Imperium 1 4 Yes No Dunkle class Fleet Scout SN 420 12 Mapepire Cluster 6 3 No Dwarf class Starport Lift Tug RV 10,000 15 Third Imperium 3 0 No Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport PQ 3,000 14 Aslan Hierate 4 3 Yes No Eiaikeiar class Intruder Transport PQ 3,000 14 Aslan Hierate 4 3 Yes No Fairmile Model G class Scout S 200 12 Principality of Caledon 2 2 No Fanzhhienz class Far Trader AF 200 9 Zhodani Consulate 2 2 Yes Yes Flyer class Diplomatic Courier MC 100 13 Darrian Confederation 5 3 No Nexus Gearing class Destroyer DVL 2,000 12 Distant Fringe 5 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Gold of Zurrian class Long Liner M 1,000 15 Third Imperium 1 4 Yes Harmal class Missile Cruiser CGM 22,000 10 Maujen Defense Bureau 1 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Hotspur class Sloop of War EH 2,000 12 Unity of Sed 5 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 100 11 Distant Fringe 4 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 100 11 Distant Fringe 4 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 100 11 Distant Fringe 4 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 100 11 Third Imperium 4 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Iguna class Trader RN 300 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 No Intruder class Shuttle UM 30 14 Zhodani Consulate 6 0 Yes No Jeremey class Recovery Boat AN 20 12 Jelmiri Marches 2 0 Yes Jump-Boat SC 55 15 Regency of Deneb 3 3 Yes Yes K'shek class Light Cruiser CL 10,000 11 Third Imperium 1 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE3d Korsu class Fast Scout S 300 13 Korsumug Empire 6 4 Yes Kforuzeng class Scout S 100 13 Vargr Extents 4 4 No Kwang class Missile Cruiser CGM 40,000 10 Varellan Empire 6 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Lance Marcus class Scout SC 100 15 Third Imperium 2 2 Yes Lightning class Frontier Merchant AK 400 11 Terran Confederation 3 2 Yes Yes Lintula class Survey Vessel SK 300 12 Sylean Federation 2 2 No Yes Lord Baltimore class Yacht MY 200 15 Third Imperium 4 4 Yes Yes Machii class Scout Cruiser S 1,000 13 Third Imperium 2 4 Yes Yes Magash class Heavy Scout SC 300 15 Third Imperium 3 5 Yes Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 20 12 Mal'Gnar Primarchic 1 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Marathon class Fleet Courier SN 200 14 Solomani Sphere 3 3 Yes No Musuna class Frigate EF 2,000 11 High Senate 2 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Ninz class Scout S 100 14 Zhodani Consulate 2 2 Yes Yes Parasite class Battle Rider BRL 13,000 12 Old Worlds 6 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Pathfinder class Fleet Scout S 100 15 Third Imperium 2 4 No Phidippides class Fast Courier SN 200 11 Terran Confederation 6 2 No Yes Generic Pinnace R 40 9 Third Imperium 5 0 Yes Yes Prata class Attack Scout SN 100 15 Taakas Yh'Drak 6 1 No Princess Gunnhilde class Far Trader AF 200 13 Vargr Extents 1 2 yes Yes Project 122bis Kronshtadt class Pursuit Ship PG 325 13 Sindalian Empire 6 3 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Punisher class Light Battle Rider BRV 1,000 12 Ras Tennol Force 6 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Raptor class Combat Lander MN 20 13 Third Imperium 3 0 No Yes Rodgers class Skiff AK 20 7 Unofficial (world) 2 0 No S-223 Moon Raven class Covert Surveillance Scout S 300 13 Talokan Armed Forces 4 4 No Saladin class Fleet Scout SN 600 15 Third Imperium 6 4 No Sering class Scout SC 100 12 Third Imperium 2 2 Yes No Serpent class Scout/Courier SC 100 11 Third Imperium 2 2 Yes No Suurian Might class Destroyer DD 800 12 Vilani Protectorate 6 3 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Swift class Fleet Courier SN 400 15 Third Imperium 1 6 No Talon class Scout SN 100 10 Tellerian Cluster 3 1 No Tripwire class Early Warning Scout AN 200 10 Distant Fringe 1 1 No Turku class Light Escort EL 400 12 The Reach 5 3 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Type JL class Espionage Vessel S 200 15 Third Imperium 3 3 Yes No Umbra class Battlecruiser CH 72,000 12 Distant Fringe 4 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Un Vaeg class Troop Transport PQ 20,000 12 Vargr Extents 5 3 No Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 3,000 10 High Senate 6 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 3,000 10 High Senate 6 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Vanguard class Attack Scout SN 100 12 Geonee Confederation 6 2 No Wasp class Fleet Scout SN 600 14 Malorn Union 6 4 No Wind class Scout/Courier SC 150 12 Third Imperium 3 3 Yes No Xarbo class Battle Rider BRL 10,000 11 Regency of Muirimi 6 0 No No Xero class Scout S 100 11 Distant Fringe 3 2 No Zydmnar class Scout S 100 9 Zydarian Codominium 6 1 No Aurora class Light Patrol Fighter FL 19.00 10 Bain Defense Squadron 6 0 Yes no

2 Representative Ring Hull configuration ships
Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Lavalier class Laboratory Ship SK 400 11 Third Imperium 1 2 Yes Yes Parthenolab class Bio-Construction Vessel MM 400 13 Solomani Confederation 2 2 No

29 Representative Sphere Hull configuration ships

Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Average Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship R 69,900 12 Third Imperium 2 1 No Bathysphere class Prospector's Cutter J 60 14 Third Imperium 1 0 Yes Bubble class Fuel Cutter RG 60 14 Third Imperium 2 0 Yes Caliphate class Scout SN 400 10 Caliphate of Estalia 2 1 No Carrack class Tramp Liner R 800 10 Caliphate of Estalia 1 1 No Cerberus class Gunboat EB 500 12 Charted Space 5 3 Yes No Duke class Jump Tanker RG 75,000 12 Principality of Caledon 3 3 No Exile class Yacht AY 200 11 Yimin Jiti 2 2 No Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout S 100 11 2 2 No Happy class Transport PQ 13,000 10 Old Worlds Navy 1 1 No Hydrogen class Fleet Fuel Tanker RG 4,000 9 Distant Fringe 1 1 No Integrity class Tanker RG 89,000 12 Khuur League 1 3 No Jose Cadiz Royal Galleon class Cargo Carrier AK 900 14 Third Imperium 2 4 No KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout SN 200 10 Korsumug Empire 4 1 No KE2d Zerp class Scout S 200 13 Korsumug Empire 3 4 Yes KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 500 10 Korsumug Empire 5 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 500 10 Korsumug Empire 5 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 500 10 Korsumug Empire 5 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE6c Plague class Brigantine EB 600 12 Korsumug Empire 4 3 Yes Keyhole class Observatory Ship S 1,800 13 Third Imperium 1 1 No Locker class Fleet Replenishment Ship RN 800 11 Distant Fringe 2 2 No Notorious class Troop Transport PQ 39,000 12 Federation of Alsas 2 2 No Phoebe class Armored Escort EB 600 12 Charted Space 4 3 Yes No Roughneck class Frontier Fuel Harvester JG 200 6 New Era 1 0 Yes Yes Stage class Far Trader AF 100 11 Third Imperium 2 2 No Swift Dreams class Colonial Transport R 150,000 15 Third Imperium 1 3 No Tequila class Free Trader AF 200 10 Third Imperium 1 1 Yes Vernon Powell class System Defense Boat HSL 700 10 Yeeshim (world) 6 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Void Camera class Deep Space Scout S 200 15 Boötean Federation 9 3 No

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