Sphere Hull

A Sphere Hull is a kind of ship structure, fuselage, chassis, or hull.

• It is a kind of Ship Equipment and a kind of Hull.

Description (Specifications)

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.

Image Repository

1. A sphere-hulled Mercenary Cruiser between two worlds, both celestial spheres.
   

Popular Sphere-hulled Craft

1. Broadsword class Mercenary Cruiser
2. Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout
3. Relief class Hospital Ship
4. Sakhai class Assault Carrier‎‎
5. Tigress class Dreadnought
6. Xebec class Explorer

History & Background (Dossier)

Sphere Hulls are also among the most space efficient hulls.

Selected Craft Using Sphere Hulls

48 Representative Sphere Hull configuration ships

Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Class Superclass Tons TL Origin G Jump Illustration Canon Average Cargo Ship class Cargo Ship TCG 69,900 12 Old Earth Union 1 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Bathysphere class Prospector's Cutter UG 60 14 Third Imperium 1 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Bubble class Fuel Cutter UF 60 14 Third Imperium 2 0 Yes No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Burke class Destroyer Leader DDL 9,000 15 Third Imperium 6 4 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Byrna class Mercenary Cruiser CY 800 9 Third Imperium 3 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Caliphate class Scout SL 400 10 Caliphate of Estalia 3 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Durt class Escort Corvette ECE 800 11 Yimin Jiti 3 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Exile class Yacht Y 200 11 Yimin Jiti 2 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Golf Ball class VIP Transport Scout XUD 100 X Third Imperium 2 4 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Gzong!xk class Battlecruiser CB 100,000 15 Two Thousand Worlds 1 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Iris class Armored Packet XUA 1,000 15 Third Imperium 1 2 Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. Jeremiah O'Brien class Battleship BM 118,000 12 Sudi Verisian Navy 4 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Jewel class Private Yacht YK 200 14 Third Imperium 1 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Kahk'rik'kreng class Yacht XUD 6,000 14 Two Thousand Worlds 1 3 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE2 Zerp class Battle Scout SG 200 10 Korsumug Empire 4 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE2d Zerp class Scout SG 200 13 Korsumug Empire 3 4 Yes No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE4b Horde class Sloop ES 400 11 Korsumug Empire 5 2 Yes No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE5c Cataclysm class Patrol Boat HT 500 12 Korsumug Empire 5 3 Yes KE6c Plague class Brigantine EB 600 12 Korsumug Empire 4 3 Yes KE8 Blockade class Lancer EC 800 10 Korsumug Empire 5 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. KE8b Lancer class Corvette CE 800 11 Korsumug Empire 4 2 Yes No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Keyhole class Observatory Ship SI 1,800 13 Third Imperium 1 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Lake class Fleet Tanker QF 99,000 11 Sword Worlds Confederation 3 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Longsword class Mercenary Cruiser CY 800 12 Third Imperium 3 3 Yes Published, canon starship design with a Keith illustration. Lurenti class Battle Carrier VTH 300000 15 Third Imperium 2 4 Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. Malos Lobos class Battleship BM 100,000 12 Wolf Joint Military Command 3 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Panga class Merchant AL X X Third Imperium X X Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. Relief class Hospital Ship NH 3,300 13 Third Imperium 4 4 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Rim Republic class System Defense Boat HSL 5,000 9 Rim Republic 6 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Roughneck class Frontier Fuel Harvester GG 200 6 Third Imperium 1 0 Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. Runabout class Small Transport UM 10 9 Vland 1 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan smallcraft design. Sakhai class Assault Carrier VE 2,000 12 Aslan Hierate 3 3 Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. Stage class Far Trader A2 100 11 Third Imperium 2 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Stormrider class Monitor HML 8,500 14 Third Imperium 2 0 Yes No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Swift Dreams class Colonial Transport TM 150,000 15 Third Imperium 1 3 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Tadpole class Fuel Shuttle UF 60 14 Third Imperium 5 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Tequila class Free Trader A1 200 10 Third Imperium 1 1 Yes Tigress class Dreadnought BS 500000 15 Third Imperium 6 3 Yes Yes. Published canon design. Trader class Provincial Transport RC 1,000 15 Third Imperium 1 2 Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. C class Cruiser C 2,000 12 Third Imperium 2 3 Yes Yes Type C class Mercenary Cruiser CY 800 13 Third Imperium 3 3 Yes Yes. Published, canon ship design with a Keith illustration. Void Camera class Deep Space Scout SF 200 15 Boötean Federation 9 3 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Voroshilef class Battleship BP 200000 13 Third Imperium 2 3 Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. Warmoon class Super Dreadnought BU 1,000,000 15 Third Imperium 2 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. Wart class Heavy Fighter FH 60 14 Third Imperium 5 0 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Xebec class Explorer EC 1,000 13 Izrats Kriezhlas Unity 2 2 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan starship design. Xeekr'kir! class Merchant ML 6,000 13 Two Thousand Worlds 1 2 Yes Yes. Published, canon starship design. Yeoman class Attack Cargo Vessel HQT 400 11 Third Imperium 2 1 No No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design.

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