A Sphere Hull is a kind of ship structure, fuselage, chassis, or hull.
Sphere Hulls often contain great structural integrity and are often relatively simple to build.
- A sphere is a logical choices for warships because at least half of the weapons can bear on target at all times if well placed.
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- A sphere-hulled Mercenary Cruiser between two worlds, both celestial spheres.
Popular Sphere-hulled Craft[edit]
- Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
- Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout
- Relief class Hospital Ship
- Sakhai class Assault Carrier
- Tigress class Dreadnought
- Xebec class Explorer
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Sphere Hulls are also among the most space efficient hulls.
Selected Craft Using Sphere Hulls[edit]
| 41 Representative Sphere Hull configuration ships
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| 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 | UG | 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Jiti | 2 | 2 | No | | | Fenris class Dreadnought | BP | 200,000 | 12 | Wolf Joint Military Command | 5 | 2 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | | 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12 | Khuur League | 1 | 3 | No | | | Jaradin class Missile Corvette | EEM | 500 | 12 | Unity of Sed | 3 | 2 | No | No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. | | 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 | | | Lurenti class Battle Carrier | VTB | 300,000 | 15 | Third Imperium | 2 | 4 | Yes | Yes. Published, canon starship design. | | 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 | | River class Heavy Tanker | RG | 900,000 | 14 | Third Imperium | 1 | 4 | No | | | Roughneck class Frontier Fuel Harvester | GG | 200 | 6 | New Era | 1 | 0 | Yes | Yes | | Runabout class Small Transport | R | 10 | 9 | Third Imperium | 1 | 0 | No | | | S-92/3 class Fleet Tanker | RG | 60,000 | 13 | Talokan Armed Forces | 4 | 4 | No | | | Sakhai class Assault Carrier | VE | 2,000 | 12 | Aslan Hierate | 3 | 3 | Yes | Yes. Published, canon starship design. | | Sproutstone class Mining Drone | JJ | 10 | 13 | The Borderland Subsector | 5 | 0 | No | | | 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 | | | Tadpole class Fuel Shuttle | RG | 60 | 14 | Third Imperium | 5 | 0 | No | | | Tequila class Free Trader | AF | 200 | 10 | Third Imperium | 1 | 1 | Yes | | | Tigress class Dreadnought | BSN | 500,000 | 15 | Third Imperium | 6 | 3 | Yes | Yes. Published canon design. | Vernon Powell class
System Defense Boat | HSB | 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 | | | Voroshilef class Battleship | BB | 200,000 | 13 | Third Imperium | 2 | 3 | Yes | Yes. Published, canon starship design. | | Xebec class Explorer | AN | 1,000 | 13 | Izrats Kriezhlas Unity | 2 | 2 | No | |
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