Utility Craft

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U-class Utility Craft or Ships, whether smallcraft, bigcraft, or otherwise... are ships used to perform routine work such as tugs, ferries, portable spaceyards and the like.

• 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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Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
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)

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Description (Specifications)

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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

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Supraclass Roles

Utility Ships typically serve the following roles:

Civilian Bigcraft (UCB):

1. Ferry (Bigcraft)
2. Heavy Tug (UT)
3. Tug (UT)

Civilian Smallcraft (UCS):

1. Cutter
2. Gig
3. Heavy Lander
4. Launch
5. Lifeboat
6. Modular Cutter
7. Pinnace
8. Runabout
9. Ship's Boat
10. Shuttle
11. Towing Vessel (UT)
12. Tug (UT)

Military Bigcraft (UMB):

1. Escort (Bigcraft)

Military Smallcraft (UMS):

1. Armed Gig
2. Excluding Fighters

Supraclass Archtypes

U-class Utility Craft Supraclass Archtypes
Archtype	Type Code	TL Range	Remarks
?	?	?	None

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Ship:

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

Ship Summary List

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

7 Representative Utility Craft (U) 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 Cigiysna class Ship's Boat UM 12 30 0 2 Hive Federation Yes R-3S10 Constance class Launch UM 9 50 0 2 Distant Fringe R-5A20 Goblin class Gig UM 9 10 0 2 Distant Fringe M-1A20 Intruder class Shuttle UM 14 30 0 6 Zhodani Consulate No Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Mineral class Cutter UM 9 50 0 4 Third Imperium Yes Wingtruck class Interface Craft UM 12 20 6 Third Imperium UM-2A60

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