Utility Craft
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U-class Utility Craft or Ships, whether smallcraft, bigcraft, or otherwise... are ships used to perform routine work such as tugs, ferries, portable spaceyards and the like.
- The category includes a variety of craft with a variety of missions including civilian, paramilitary, and military roles. Combatant military smallcraft are typically known as F-class Fighters.
- 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:
- 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
- NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
- Light Speed (c)
- FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"
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- Light-second (ls)
- Light-minute (lm)
- Light-hour (lh)
- Light-day (ld)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)
No information yet available.
Image Repository
- A stock Modular Cutter image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Gig image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Launch image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Pinnace image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A stock Ship's Boat image by a famous starcraft artist.
- A Shuttle leaving orbit for a spaceport.
- A stock Shuttle image by a famous starcraft artist.
Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)
No information yet available.
Supraclass Roles
Utility Ships typically serve the following roles:
Civilian Smallcraft & Bigcraft:
- Barge (WB)
- Cutter
- Ferry (GF) (Bigcraft)
- Fuel Lighter (UF)
- Gig
- Heavy Lander
- Heavy Tug (GT) (Bigcraft)
- Industrial Mining Launch (UG)
- Industrial Smallcraft (UG)
- Launch
- Lifeboat
- Medical Smallcraft (UN)
- Modular Cutter
- Pinnace
- Private Smallcraft (UY)
- Runabout
- Science Lander (UL)
- Ship's Boat
- Shuttle
- Special Mission Smallcraft (UZ)
- Towing Vessel (UT)
- Tug (GT) (Bigcraft)
- Tug (UT) (Smallcraft)
- Utility Craft (U) (Namesake)
Military Smallcraft & Bigcraft:
- Combat Barge (WBI)
- Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
- Excluding Escort (Bigcraft) (E)
- Excluding Fighters (F)
- Excluding Gunship (Bigcraft) (EG)
- Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)
Supraclass Archetypal Roles
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
| U-class Utility Craft Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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| Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
| Utility Craft | U | TBD class Craft | TBD
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| Fuel Lighter | UF | TBD class Craft | None
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| Industrial Smallcraft | UG | TBD class Craft | TBD |
| Combat Transport Smallcraft / Combat Lander | UI | TBD class Craft | TBD |
| Science Lander | UL | TBD class Craft | TBD |
| Medical Smallcraft | UN | TBD class Craft | TBD |
| Life Boat / Escape Pod | UNL | TBD class Craft | TBD |
| Militarized Utility Craft | UQ | Yaeai class Recon Pinnace | TBD
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| Special Mission Smallcraft | UZ | TBD class Craft | TBD |
| NOTES: There is semantic overlap between many of the classes and codes. Some codes organize by mission or capability, others by size and tonnage, and yet others by other characteristics. | |||
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Selected Variant Types & Classes
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
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| 0 Representative Science Lander (UL) Classes | |
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| 0 Representative Medical Smallcraft (UN) Classes | |
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| 0 Representative Lifeboat / Escape Pod (UNL) Classes | |
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| 0 Representative Militarized Utility Craft (UQ) Classes | |
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| 0 Representative Special Mission Smallcraft (UZ) Classes | |
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