Security Vessel

Line Combatants (Primary - Capital)				Escort Combatants (Secondary - Subcapital)				Military Auxiliary (Tertiary)
B- Battleship	C- Cruiser	O- Ortillery	V- Carrier	D- Destroyer	E- Escort	F- Fighter	H- Defense/Security	I- Combat Transport	Q- Combat Support	S- Scout	U- Utility	X- Commo	Z- Special

Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit)				Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)					Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit)			System Craft (Intrastellar)
A- Tramp	M- Freighter	R- Liner	T- Transport	G- Industrial	J- Prospector	K- Expedition	P- Corsair	U- Utility	L- Science	N- Medical	Y- Private	WB- Barge	WA- Satellite	WO- Space Station

H-class Security Vessels and Defensive Vessels covers a spectrum of defensive and security vessels covering many paramilitary and military taskings.

• They are generally considered secondary naval combatants even when they form the first line of defense against enemy fleets. Their inability to conduct primary naval offensive operations is the strategic reason why they are considered secondary naval combatants.
• The class includes the well known System Defense Boat, law enforcement craft, police ships, customs vessels, and many more.
• The H-class also includes a range of Bounty Hunter Vessels with specialized police functions and defensive functions versus corsairs, pirates, or privateers.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
• It is a starship supraclass.

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Starship:

• Starship User Types
  • Civilian Ship
  • Military Ship
  • Non-Commercial Vessel
  • Paramilitary Ship

• Advanced Ship Classifications
  • Ship Mission Code / Supraclass
  • Ship Type Code / Superclass
  • Ship Class Code / Class
  • Model (TL)
  • Bloc (Lot)

• Basic Ship Classifications
  • Adventure Class Ship
  • Battle Class Ship
  • Capital Ship
  • Fleet Class Ship
  • Size-Role Classification
  • Subcapital Ship
  • QSP
  • USP
  • World Class Ship

• Ships by Function
  • Bigcraft
  • Boat
  • Capital Ship
  • Largecraft
  • Non-starship
  • Smallcraft
  • Spaceplane
  • Spaceship
  • Starship
  • Subcapital Ship
  • Subcraft
  • System Craft
  • Warship

Speed of Travel

• Astronomical Unit (AU)
• FTL
• Light Speed (c)
• Light-week (lw)
• Light-year (ly)
• NAFAL (STL)
• Parsec (pc)

Description (Specifications)

H-class Vessel's are not intended for offensive operations, they instead defend and secure fixed locations, almost always mainworlds and their associated star systems. These missions are considered paramilitary by the dominant thoughts of naval strategists within Charted Space.

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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

H-class Vessels have two major taskings:

1. Defensive Warfare
2. System Security

They are generally considered secondary naval combatants even when they form the first line of defense against enemy fleets. Their inability to conduct primary naval offensive operations is the strategic reason why they are considered secondary naval combatants.

Supraclass Roles

Security & Defensive Vessels typically serve the following roles:

Bounty Hunter Vessels:
Largecraft & Bigcraft:

1. Bodyguard Vessel (HH: Special VIP duties)
2. Bounty Hunter Vessel (HH)
3. Hunter Vessel (HH: Hunting down of criminals with bounties)
4. Q-Ship (HQT)
5. Ranger Vessel (HPR)

Law Enforcement Vessels:
Largecraft & Bigcraft:

1. Constabulary Cruiser (HP)
2. Customs Vessel (HP)
3. Patrol Escort (HT)
4. Patrol Ship (HT)
5. Patrol Skiff (HT)
6. Patrol Vessel (HTP)
7. Police Cruiser (HP)
8. Police Ship (HP)
9. Security Vessel (H) (Namesake)

Defender Vessels:
Largecraft & Bigcraft:

1. Defense Vessel (HD)
2. Defender (HD)
3. Defensive Ship (HD)
4. Defensive Vessel (HD)
5. Gunboat (HD)
6. Heavy System Defense Boat (HSDB)
7. Missile Boat (HD)
8. Monitor (HM)
9. Patrol Fighter (FP: Smallcraft)
10. Picket Boat (HD)
11. Planetoid Monitor (HMP)
12. Sentinel (HD)
13. System Defense Boat (HSB: Light)
14. System Defense Boat (HSDB: Heavy)

Military Subcraft

Military subcraft (...both smallcraft and bigcraft) are carried by some of these vessels:

1. Battle Rider (BR)
2. Combat Barge (WBG)
3. Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
4. Fighters (F)
5. Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)

Supraclass Archetypal Roles

These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:

H-class Defense / Security Vessel Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code	Exemplar	Remarks
Security Vessel	H (Namesake)	Fazachu class System Defense Boat	None H = Defender / Security
Defender	HD	Kaga class System Monitor	None D = Defender
Bounty Hunter Vessel	HH	Huntress class Bounty Hunter	None H = Hunter
Monitor	HM	Empress Troyhune class Planetoid Monitor	None M = Monitor
Police Ship	HP	Stenka class Security Vessel	None P = Police
Q-Ship	HQT	Fenris class Q-ship	None Q = Q-ship
System Defense Boat	HSB	Dragon class System Defense Boat	Light to medium displacement. S = System Defense
System Defense Boat	HSDB	Zhodatl class System Defense Boat	Medium to heavy displacement. S = System Defense
Patrol Ship	HT	Lurushaar Kilaalum class Corvette	Light to medium displacement. T = paTrol
Patrol Vessel	HTP	Shivva class Patrol Frigate	Medium to heavy displacement. T = paTrol
NOTES: There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and tonnage, and yet others by other characteristics.

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Paramilitary Ship - Security Vessel:

1. Type TBD class TBD
   1. TBD class TBD

Ship Summary List

Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role include:

25 Representative Security Vessel (H) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Eclipse Serpens class Light System Defense Boat HSVL 13 2,000 0 6 Talokan Armed Forces TBD Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Third Imperium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 10 500 1 5 Korsumug Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HT-TBD KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 10 500 1 5 Korsumug Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HT-TBD KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 10 500 1 5 Korsumug Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HT-TBD Methuselah class System Defense Monitor HMS 12 750,000 0 3 Caliphate of Estalia No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Rim Republic class System Defense Boat HSL 9 5,000 0 6 Rim Republic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Thele class System Defense Boat HSVL 9 800 0 6 Firstworlds No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Thele class System Defense Boat HSVL 9 800 0 6 Firstworlds No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Vernon Powell class System Defense Boat HSL 10 700 0 6 Yeeshim (world) No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HSL-05S60 Xadis class Patrol Ship HTP 11 200 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Xadis class Patrol Ship HTP 11 200 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Yunus class System Defense Boat HSL 8 3,300 0 5 Khuur League No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

0 Representative Defender (HD) Classes
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0 Representative Bounty Hunter Vessel (HH) Classes
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5 Representative Monitor (HM) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Methuselah class System Defense Monitor HMS 12 750,000 0 3 Caliphate of Estalia No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Uffan class Monitor HML 9 4,000 0 1 Uffan Strategic Space Forces No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

0 Representative Planetoid Monitor (HMP) Classes
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4 Representative Police Vessel (HP) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Distant Fringe No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Ice Pick class Patrol Skiff HPS 11 100 2 4 Third Imperium No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

0 Representative Q-Ship (HQT) Classes
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11 Representative System Defense Boat (HS) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Eclipse Serpens class Light System Defense Boat HSVL 13 2,000 0 6 Talokan Armed Forces TBD Rim Republic class System Defense Boat HSL 9 5,000 0 6 Rim Republic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Thele class System Defense Boat HSVL 9 800 0 6 Firstworlds No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Thele class System Defense Boat HSVL 9 800 0 6 Firstworlds No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Val Marin class System Defense Boat HSL 10 3,000 0 6 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Vernon Powell class System Defense Boat HSL 10 700 0 6 Yeeshim (world) No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HSL-05S60 Yunus class System Defense Boat HSL 8 3,300 0 5 Khuur League No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

5 Representative Patrol Ship (HT) Classes

Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile Class Mission Code TL Tons Jump G Origin Canon Quick ship profile KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 10 500 1 5 Korsumug Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HT-TBD KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 10 500 1 5 Korsumug Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HT-TBD KE5 Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 10 500 1 5 Korsumug Empire No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. HT-TBD Xadis class Patrol Ship HTP 11 200 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Xadis class Patrol Ship HTP 11 200 2 2 High Senate No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

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