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-A '''Starship Type''' is a description of the purpose of a Starship. This should not be confused with [[Starship Class]], which is a particular design. Each design is usually assigned to a particular type of starship, and each type will usually have many different classes.
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-Sometimes a starship will move from one type to another. For example a [[Heavy Cruiser]] is a front-line warship, however as they age, and technology advances, a class may be no longer fit for the front-line, and moved to a more secondary role such as [[Frontier Cruiser]]. Sometimes the same design with different armaments will be of a different type (e.g. [[Strike Cruiser]] vs [[Cruiser]])
+* [[Military Starship Types]]
+* [[Civilian Starship Types]]
-Starships are grouped into Military or Civilian uses, though Civilain ships can be used by the military, and some military ships do get into civilian hands.
-==Military ==
-=== Broad Ship Types ===
-The [[Imperial Navy]] acknowledges five broad ship types in its service: scouts, escorts. cruisers, carriers, and battleships. Each type has its own function within the overall mission of the navy.
-*'''Battleship''' The power of the Imperial Navy is concentrated in its battleships. The definition of a battleship is a ship which, due to its armament and protection, is capable of standing in the line of battle. When a battleship meets any lesser type of ship, its victory is almost guaranteed. When battleships on two sides meet, victory goes to the better armed, better armored, and better directed ship.
-*'''Dreadnought''' A dreadnought is a superbattleship, designed to be the best possible battleship. The Imperial Navy places the dreadnought designation on its latest, most-effective battleships, redesignating them simply as battleships when their superior abilities are supplanted by newer construction. The concept of dreadnought does not mean that battleships are not built as well. Due to the expense of dreadnoughts, the Imperial Navy also acquires battleships as such.
-*'''Battle Rider''' A battle rider is a nonjump-capable vessel which is otherwise armed and armored like a battleship. By eliminating the jump drives and their associated controls and power plant support, the internal space they would occupy may be allocated to additional armor, weaponry, or agility. of any two vessels of equal tonnage, a battle rider (which is not burdened with jump drives and required jump drive support) would logically be superior to a jump-capable battleship (until it needs to retreat).
-*'''Battle Tender''' A battle tender is a ship designed to carry battle riders into battle.
-*'''Cruisers''' Cruisers are more lightly armored and less heavily armed than battleships. To unarmed, unarmored ships, this difference is negligible, since a cruiser can easily attack and destroy any noncombatant ships. Cruisers are assigned to support battleships and carry combat to areas where a battleship is not considered necessary.
-*'''Carriers''' Carriers are designed to carry large numbers of small combat craft, which in turn attack the enemy’s combatants or world surfaces.
-*'''Escorts''' Escorts are vessels intended to protect and assist larger vessels. They are capable of independent action, but are usually assigned to support battleships and cruisers.
-*'''Scouts''' Scouts are survey and exploration ships normally employed in the scout service. They are transferred to naval duty in time of war or when otherwise necessary. Many scout ships are couriers for the navy.
-Source: [[FSSI]]
-Ships with the ''Strike'' Prefix usually have higher [[Jump Drive]]s than others types.
-===Heavy Warships===
-* [[Dreadnought]] - 500,000 - 1,000,000 Tons
-* [[Battleship]] - 200,000 - 700,000 Tons
-* [[Strike Battleship]]
-* [[Light Battleship]]
-===Riders===
-* [[Battle Tender]] - 200,000 - 1,000,000 Tons
-**[[Battle Rider]] - 100,000 - 300,000 Tons
-* [[Cruser Tender]] - 30,000 - 750,000 Tons
-**[[Cruiser Rider]] - 10,000 - 75,000 Tons
-===Carriers===
-* [[Heavy Carrier]] - 100,000 - 500,000 Tons
-* [[Carrier]] - 50,000 - 100,000 Tons
-* [[Strike Carrier]] - 20,000 - 100,000 Tons
-* [[Fleet Carrier]] - 75,000 - 200,000 Tons
-* [[Light Carrier]] - 5,000 - 30,000 Tons
-===Cruisers===
-* [[Battle Cruiser]] - 100,000 - 300,000 Tons
-* [[Strike Cruiser]] - 20,000 - 75,000 Tons
-* [[Heavy Cruiser]] - 50,000 - 100,000 Tons
-* [[Cruiser]]
-* [[Light Cruiser]] - 5,000 - 30,000 Tons
-* [[Armoured Cruiser]]
-* [[Patrol Cruiser]] - 100 - 2,000 Tons
-* [[Command Cruiser]]
-* [[War Cruiser]]
-* [[Fleet Intruder]]
-* [[Frontier Cruiser]]
-===Destroyers===
-* [[Destroyer Leader]]
-* [[Destroyer]] - 3,000 - 10,000 Tons
-* [[Destroyer Escort]] - 500 - 2,000 Tons
-* [[Strike Destroyer]]
-* [[Pursuit Destroyer]]
-===Frigates===
-* [[Fast Frigate]]
-* [[Frigate]] - 200 - 1,000 Tons
-* [[Light Frigate]]
-* [[Patrol Frigate]]
-===Smaller Ships===
-* [[Missile Boat]]
-* [[Corvette]]
-* [[Escort Corvette]]
-* [[Close Escort]] - 200 - 500 Tons
-* [[Fleet Escort]] - 1,000 - 5,000 Tons
-* [[Commerce Raider]]
-* [[System Defense Boat]] 10 - 10,000 Tons
-* [[Gunboat]]
-* [[Patrol Boat]]
-* [[Fleet Tanker]]
-* [[Fleet Tender]]
-* [[Fleet Tug]]
-* [[Assault Transport]]
-===Fighters===
-* [[Heavy Fighter]] 50-99 Tons
-* [[Strike Fighter]] 50-99 Tons
-* [[Light Fighter]] 30-75 Tons
-* [[Interface Fighter]]
-==Civilian Types==
-===Mercantile===
-* [[Armoured Merchant]]
-* [[Bulk Cargo Carrier]]
-* [[Far Trader]]
-* [[Free Trader]]
-* [[Luxury Liner]]
-* [[Merchant Cruiser]] (Armed Merchantman)
-* [[Merchant Liner]]
-* [[Subsidized Merchant]]
-===Non-Commercial===
-* [[Asteroid Miner]] - 50 - 800 Tons
-* [[Corsair]]
-* [[Express Boat]]
-* [[Laboratory Ship]] - 100 - 2,000 Tons
-* [[Mercenary Cruiser]]
-* [[Police Cruiser]] - 100 - 600 Tons
-* [[Scout/Courier]] - 100 - 200 Tons
-* [[Scout Tender]]
-* [[Survey Cruiser]] - 100 - 1,000 Tons
-* [[Tanker]]
-* [[Tugs]] - 100 - 10,000 Tons
-* [[Yacht]] - 100 - 1,000 Tons
-===Auxiliary===
-* [[Pinnace]]
-* [[Shuttle]] - 20 - 200 Tons
-[[Category:Ships]][[Category:Library]][[Category:S]]

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