Utility Craft

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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

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

• The category includes a variety of craft with a variety of missions including civilian, paramilitary, and military roles. Combatant military smallcraft are typically known as F-class Fighters.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.
• It is a starship supraclass.

Library Data Referral Tree

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)

Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Image Repository

1. A stock Cutter or Modular Cutter image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
2. A stock Gig image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
3. A stock Launch image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
4. A stock Pinnace image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
5. A stock Ship's Boat image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
6. A stock Shuttle image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
   1. A Shuttle AKA Fast Shuttle leaving orbit for a spaceport.
      
7. A Slow Boat image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
8. A Slow Pinnace image by a famous starcraft artist.
   

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

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Supraclass Roles

Utility Ships typically serve the following roles:

Civilian Smallcraft & Bigcraft:

1. Barge (WB)
2. Cutter (UM)
3. Expeditionary Smallcraft (UK)
4. Ferry (GU) (Bigcraft)
5. Fuel Lighter (UF)
6. Fuel Pinnace (UF)
7. Gig (UM)
8. Heavy Lander (U)
9. Heavy Pinnace (UM)
10. Heavy Tug (GU) (Bigcraft)
11. Industrial Mining Launch (UG)
12. Industrial Smallcraft (UG)
13. Launch (UM)
14. Lifeboat (UNL)
15. Medical Smallcraft (UN)
16. Modular Cutter (UM)
17. Multipurpose Utility Craft (UM)
18. Pinnace (UM)
19. Private Smallcraft (UY)
20. Research Smallcraft (UL)
21. Runabout (UM)
22. Safari Smallcraft (UK)
23. Science Lander (UL)
24. Ship's Boat (UM)
25. Shuttle (UM)
26. Slow Boat (UM)
27. Slow Pinnace (UM)
28. Special Mission Smallcraft (UZ)
29. Towing Vessel (UT)
30. Tug (GU) (Bigcraft)
31. Tug (UT) (Smallcraft)
32. Utility Craft (U) (Namesake)

Military Smallcraft & Bigcraft:

1. Combat Barge (WBI)
2. Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
3. Excluding Escort (Bigcraft) (E)
4. Excluding Fighters (F)
5. Excluding Gunship (Bigcraft) (EG)
6. Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types

1. Cutter (50-ton)
2. Fighter (10-ton)
3. Launch (20-ton)
4. Pinnace (40-ton)
5. Ship's Boat (30-ton)
6. Shuttle (95-ton)
7. Slow Boat (30-ton)
8. Slow Pinnace (40-ton)

Supraclass Archetypal Roles

These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:

U-class Utility Craft Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code	Exemplar	Remarks
Utility Craft	U	Damgarrii class Passenger Launch	Utility Craft or Utility Smallcraft are an entire grouping of smallcraft displacing less than a hundred tons and only equipped with NAFAL drives. They are not equipped with FTL jump drives. These light craft perform a very wide variety of utility missions and roles. U = Utility
Escape Pod / Life Boat	UE	SK-3 class Lifeboat	While many launches perform a utility role as well as life boat and/or escape pod duties, Type-UE-class smallcraft are specialized to only perform escape pod and life boat duties. Any utility capabilities are an afterthought. E = Escape Pod
Fuel Lighter	UF	Bubble class Fuel Cutter	Fuel lighters are smallcraft that perform a variety of fuel-purposed missions although the most common act to perform wilderness refueling tasks and then ferry fuel back to a largecraft mothership. Others refine fuel, carry it around like miniature tankers, or otherwise do useful things. They also have bigcraft cousins. F = Fuel, Gas, Tanker, etc.
Industrial Smallcraft	UG	Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch	UG-class smallcraft perform a variety of industrial (G-class duties) and prospecting (J-class duties) missions and roles including belter-related duties. Many are equipped to extract, process, or transport ore across the distances of a star system. G = Great Industrial
Combat Transport Smallcraft / Combat Lander	UI	Sturmge class Assault Shuttle	TBD I = Infantry Lander
Expeditionary Smallcraft	UK	TBD class TBD	None TBD
Research Smallcraft	UL	Last Armada class Survey Shuttle	TBD L = Laboratory
Multipurpose Utility Craft	UM	Damgarrii class Passenger Launch	UM-class Utility Smallcraft form the bulk of smallcraft constructed within Charted Space. They are carried by the majority of starfaring vessels and are easy to construct with Universal Manufacturing Templates (UMT's) stocked at almost every shipyard. Even the least popular designs have dozens of variants, and the most popular might have a hundred or more popular variants. They are multipurpose craft, easily adaptable to carry cargo, passengers, or other needed goods. M = Multipurpose
Ship's Boat (30-ton)	UMB	TBD class TBD	The ship's boat is a small vessel ordinarily carried to perform odd jobs and minor operations for a larger ship. B = Ship's Boat
Cutter (50-ton)	UMC	TBD class TBD	The modular cutter is designed to carry one of many modules available Three are the ATV module, which includes an operational ATV; the fuel module, which serves as a fuel skimming vehicle and storage tank; and the open module, which can be customized for passenger couches, fuel, cargo space, cabins, or staterooms. C = Cutter, Modular Cutter, etc.
Gig (20-ton)	UMG	TBD class TBD	None G = Gig
Launch (20-ton)	UML	TBD class TBD	The launch is one of the smaller spacefaring craft, and is often carried by another vessel to serve as a lifeboat. L = Launch
Pinnace (40-ton)	UMP	TBD class TBD	The pinnace is a larger, farther-ranging non-starship capable of holding passengers and small vehicles. P = Pinnace
Shuttle (95-ton)	UMS	TBD class TBD	The shuttle is a larger interplanetary passenger vessel. S = Shuttle
Slow Boat (30-ton)	UMW	TBD class TBD	The ship's boat is a small vessel ordinarily carried to perform odd jobs and minor operations for a larger ship. W = SloW Boat
Slow Pinnace (40-ton)	UMO	TBD class TBD	The slow pinnace is similar to a pinnace but is slower because more space is allocated for passengers and cargo, so less space is available for power plant and maneuver drives. O = SlOw Boat
Medical Smallcraft	UN	Camel class Medical Launch	TBD N = mediciNe
Militarized Utility Craft	UQ	Yaeai class Recon Pinnace	TBD Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
Special Mission Smallcraft	UZ	TBD class Craft	TBD Z = Special (...last letter of Anglic alphabet, a catchall category)
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)

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Civilian Ship- Smallcraft - Utility Craft:

1. Type U class Utility Craft
   1. TBD class TBD

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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1 Representative Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI) 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 Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

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6 Representative Multipurpose Utility Craft (UM) 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 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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