Research Vessel

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A Research Vessel is a civilian non-commercial ship designed to engage in scientific research, astrographic or system surveys, or similar kinds of work.

• It is a starship supraclass.
• The Supraclass designation is also known as Ship Mission, Ship Mission Code, Mission, or Ship Hull Designation.

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Description (Specifications)

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Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)

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Supraclass Roles

Research Vessels typically serve the following roles:

• Data Collection
• Intelligence Trawler
• Reconnaissance Vessel
• Research Vessel
• Scientific Vessel
• Spy Ship

Supraclass Archtypes

Ship Doctrine: TBD

Laboratory (L)	A flying laboratory. Designed with scientific experimentation in mind, the ship has unusual design elements to facilitate all manner of research.
Survey (LS)	The IISS uses survey ships extensively to catalog and keep accurate the maps of the thousands of Imperial worlds.

History & Background (Dossier)

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Selected Variant Types & Classes

Merchant Ship:

1. Type A class Free Trader
   1. Beowulf class Free Trader

Ship Summary List

0 Representative Research (L) Classes
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