Brig

Line Combatants (Primary - Capital)				Escort Combatants (Secondary - Subcapital)				Military Auxiliary (Tertiary)
B- Battleship	C- Cruiser	O- Ortillery	V- Carrier	D- Destroyer	E- Escort	F- Fighter	H- Defense/Security	I- Combat Transport	Q- Combat Support	S- Scout	U- Utility	X- Commo	Z- Special

Mercantile Commercial Ships (Trade & Profit)				Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships (Industry & Profit)					Non-Commercial Ships (Nonprofit)			System Craft (Intrastellar)
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

EB-class Brigs are small ACS Escort vessel combatants.

• 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 (Auxiliary Class Ship)
  • Battle Class Ship (Bulk / Subcapital Class Ship)
  • Capital Ship (Capital Class Ship)
  • Fleet Class Ship (Capital Class Ship)
  • Size-Role Classification
  • Subcapital Ship (Small & Large Battle Class Ships)
  • 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

• NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
• Light Speed (c)
• FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"

• Astronomical Unit (AU)

» Imperial Standard Astronomical Unit

• Light-second (ls)
• Light-minute (lm)
• Light-hour (lh)
• Light-day (ld)
• Light-week (lw)
• Light-year (ly)
• Parsec (pc)

» Solomani Parsec

» Vilani Parsec ("Deshi")

» Imperial Standard Parsec

Description (Specifications)

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Image Repository

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Escort Combatants (Secondary) - The Lightcraft Hierarchy

A number of smallcraft and ACS combatants exist:
Smallcraft (F or U) (0 - 99 tons) (* System craft / non-Jump *)

1. Fighter: Interceptor / Picket (FD / FE / FP / FR) (10 - 50 tons)
2. Gunboat / Torpedo Boat (GB / MB / DB / EB) (40 - 99 tons)
3. Cutter (sC/qC) (45+ tons)
4. Light Sloop (ESL) (50 - 99 tons)

Bigcraft (W or Other) (100 tons or larger) (* System vessel / non-Jump *)

1. Escort Vessel (ES/ESV):
   1. Sloop-of-War (ESB/ESG) (100 - 600 tons)
   2. Gun-Brig (EB/EBG) (400 - 1000 tons)
2. Defense Boat (DB/SDB) (100 - 1,000 tons)
3. System Defense Vessel (DV/SDV) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
   1. Defense Frigate (DG) (800 - 1,200 tons)
   2. Escort Defense Cruiser (EDC) (1,000 - 2,000 tons)

Largecraft (100 tons or larger) (* Jump-capable *)

1. Escort (E):
   1. Jump-Sloop (ESJ) (100 - 600 tons)
   2. Close Escort (EC/CE) (300 - 600 tons)
   3. Corvette (E/EG) (300 - 800 tons)
2. Frigate (G):
   1. Destroyer Escort (DE) (400 - 1,000 tons)
   2. Escort Frigate (EG) (500 - 1,200 tons)
   3. Gunned Frigate (G) (500 - 1,200 tons)
3. Destroyer (D):
   1. Escort Destroyer (ED) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
4. Escort Cruiser (EC):
   1. Detached Cruiser (CC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
      1. Colonial Cruiser (CC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
      2. Provincial Cruiser (CC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
   2. Destroyer Leader (DGL/DGC/DLC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons or larger)
   3. Heavy Gun-Frigate (EGC/GFC) (1,000 - 2,499 tons)

Traditionally, the historical vessels from which the names of the modern examples above are taken increased in size along the progression below.

»» For more detailed background information, please see: Origins of Vessel Naming Nomenclature.

• Gunboat »» Sloop (Single-mast) »» Sloop-of-War (Brig-Sloop (2-mast) »» Ship-Sloop (3-mast)) »» Corvette »» Escort/Patrol Frigate (Destroyer Escort) »» Destroyer (Escort Destroyer / Fleet Destroyer) »» (Destroyer Leader <> Heavy Gun Frigate) »» Cruiser »» (Heavy) Gun Cruiser

Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

No information yet available.

Supraclass Roles

Brigs typically serve the following roles:

1. Brig

Supraclass Archtypes

EB-class Brig Supraclass Archtypes
Archtype	Type Code	TL Range	Remarks
TBD	TBD	TBD	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:

6 Representative Brig (EB) 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 Blass class Brig EB 11 400 2 5 Association Naval Command No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Cerberus class Gunboat EB 12 500 3 5 Charted Space No HT-S553 KE6c Plague class Brigantine EB 12 600 3 4 Korsumug Empire EB-6P43 Phoebe class Armored Escort EB 12 600 3 4 Charted Space No EB-6P43 TC6 Bisak class Brigantine EB 11 600 2 2 Trooles Confederation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. EB-6S22 TC6 Bisak class Brigantine EB 11 600 2 2 Trooles Confederation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. EB-6S22

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