Transport

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Bulk transport vessels are civilian commercial ships with hulls designed for transport of bulk materials.

• It is a starship supraclass.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.

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• Starship User Types
  • Civilian Ship
  • Paramilitary Ship
  • Military Ship
• Ships by Function
  • Bigcraft
  • Boat
  • Non-starship
  • Smallcraft
  • Spaceship
  • Starship
  • Subcraft
  • Warship
• 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
  • Fleet Class Ship
  • Size-Role Classification
  • QSP
  • USP
  • World Class Ship
• Speed of Travel
  • FTL
  • NAFAL (STL)

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Description (Specifications)

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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

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Supraclass Roles

Transports typically serve the following roles:

1. Bulk Carrier
2. Bulk Cargo Carrier
3. Bulk Transport
4. Frame Carrier
5. Freighter
6. Grain Hauler
7. Highliner
8. Ore Hauler
9. Tanker

Supraclass Archtypes

Bulk Cargo Carrier (TB)	Bulk cargo haulers are like many other merchant vessels but their focus is on transporting freight. They often operate over well known, long establish routes. They are often contracted directly to companies with most or all their capacity used for moving that company's products. Another way they differ from normal merchants is that they deal with large containerize cargo modules. These modules are connected to a external framework which provides atmosphere, and power to the modules and allows access by crew members. There are usually discounts for modules without power and/or atmosphere requirements.
Tanker (TF)	Tankers are specially designed to haul cargoes of either liquid or gas. Many are specially designed and can not take alternate types of cargo. For example a hydrogen carrier can not normally be used to transport ammonia. There are some specialized tankers, where entire storage modules are swapped out no unlike bulk cargo carriers, but these are more the exception then the rule.
Ore Hauler (TO)	A specialized bulk cargo hauler for raw or processed ore. This cargo is usually exposed to vacuum and may suffer temperature extremes. Many have a small pressurized hold for more valuable cargoes.
Grain Hauler (TV)	Another bulk cargo hauler for agricultural products. These cargoes can not exposed to vacuum or temperature extremes, so the hold is sealed, and subject to strict environmental standards. The holds are normally not suitable for passengers or crew due to the temperature, atmospheric mix, or pressure conditions needed to keep the agricultural products as fresh as possible.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Ship:

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Beowulf class Free Trader

Ship Summary List

1 Representative Transport (T) 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 Cadence Gaul class Troop Transport TT 10 4,000 1 6 Maujen Defense Bureau TBD

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