Utility Craft

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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

U-class Utility Craft or Ships, whether smallcraft, bigcraft, or otherwise... are ships used to perform routine work such as tugs, ferries, 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:

• 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)

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• Light-minute (lm)
• Light-hour (lh)
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• Parsec (pc)

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Description (Specifications)

No information yet available.

Image Repository

1. A stock Cutter or Modular Cutter image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
2. A stock Gig image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
3. A stock Launch image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
4. A stock Pinnace image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
5. A stock Ship's Boat image by a famous starcraft artist.
   
6. A Shuttle leaving orbit for a spaceport.
   
7. 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:

1. Barge (WB)
2. Cutter (U)
3. Ferry (GF) (Bigcraft)
4. Fuel Lighter (UF)
5. Fuel Pinnace (UF)
6. Gig (U)
7. Heavy Lander (U)
8. Heavy Tug (GT) (Bigcraft)
9. Industrial Mining Launch (UG)
10. Industrial Smallcraft (UG)
11. Launch (U)
12. Lifeboat (UNL)
13. Medical Smallcraft (UN)
14. Modular Cutter (U)
15. Pinnace (U)
16. Private Smallcraft (UY)
17. Runabout (U)
18. Science Lander (UL)
19. Ship's Boat (U)
20. Shuttle (U)
21. Slow Boat (U)
22. Slow Pinnace (U)
23. Special Mission Smallcraft (UZ)
24. Towing Vessel (UT)
25. Tug (GT) (Bigcraft)
26. Tug (UT) (Smallcraft)
27. Utility Craft (U) (Namesake)

Military Smallcraft & Bigcraft:

1. Combat Barge (WBI)
2. Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI)
3. Excluding Escort (Bigcraft) (E)
4. Excluding Fighters (F)
5. Excluding Gunship (Bigcraft) (EG)
6. Militarized Utility Craft (UQ)

Most Common Standardized Smallcraft Types

1. Cutter (50-ton)
2. Fighter (10-ton)
3. Launch (20-ton)
4. Pinnace (40-ton)
5. Ship's Boat (30-ton)
6. Shuttle (95-ton)
7. Slow Boat (30-ton)
8. Slow Pinnace (40-ton)

Supraclass Archetypal Roles

These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:

U-class Utility Craft Supraclass Archetypes
Archetype	Type Code	Exemplar	Remarks
Utility Craft	U	Damgarrii class Passenger Launch	TBD U = Utility
Fuel Lighter	UF	Bubble class Fuel Cutter	None F = Fuel, Gas, Tanker, etc.
Industrial Smallcraft	UG	Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch	TBD G = Great Industrial
Combat Transport Smallcraft / Combat Lander	UI	Sturmge class Assault Shuttle	TBD I = Infantry Lander
Science Lander	UL	Last Armada class Survey Shuttle	TBD L = Laboratory
Medical Smallcraft	UN	Camel class Medical Launch	TBD N = mediciNe
Life Boat / Escape Pod	UNL	SK-3 class Lifeboat	TBD N = mediciNe L - Life Boat
Militarized Utility Craft	UQ	Yaeai class Recon Pinnace	TBD Q = Quartermaster, Combat Support, Logistics, etc.
Special Mission Smallcraft	UZ	TBD class Craft	TBD Z = Special (...last letter of Anglic alphabet, a catchall category)
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

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:

17 Representative Utility Craft (U) 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 Bathysphere class Prospector's Cutter UG 14 60 0 1 Third Imperium R-6S10 Cigiysna class Ship's Boat UM 12 30 0 2 Hive Federation Yes R-3S10 Constance class Launch UM 9 50 0 2 Distant Fringe R-5A20 Denuli class Hunting Launch UMK 12 20 0 1 Third Imperium Yes A-5S10 Goblin class Gig UM 9 10 0 2 Distant Fringe M-1A20 Intruder class Shuttle UM 14 30 0 6 Zhodani Consulate No Iron Worm class Interceptor UDQ 12 10 0 15 Terran Confederation No. Unpublished, non-canon fan smallcraft design. UDQ-1PF0 Lushina class Fast Cutter UMCF 15 50 0 6 Third Imperium No A-5S60 Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD Mineral class Cutter UMC 9 50 0 4 Third Imperium Yes Mk 41 Mod 0 class Torpedo UD 10 0 0 8 Third Imperium Yes. Published, canon starship design. TBD Modular Cutter UMC 12 50 0 4 Third Imperium Yes UMC-5S40 Pratt class Gig UMG 14 20 0 6 Third Imperium Yes TBD Ship's Boat UMB 9 30 0 6 Third Imperium Yes UMB-3U60 Slow Boat UMBW 9 30 0 3 Third Imperium Yes R-3S30 Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch UG 10 20 0 1 Third Imperium No JJ-2S10 Type UY class Private Smallcraft UY 10 10 0 2 Third Imperium UY-1S20

0 Representative Lifeboat / Escape Pod (UE) Classes
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2 Representative Industrial Smallcraft (UG) 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 Bathysphere class Prospector's Cutter UG 14 60 0 1 Third Imperium R-6S10 Tomar class Industrial Mining Launch UG 10 20 0 1 Third Imperium No JJ-2S10

1 Representative Combat Transport Smallcraft (UI) 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 Mal'Gnar class Assault Skiff UIA 12 20 0 1 Mal'Gnar Primarchic No. Unpublished, non-canon fan design. TBD

0 Representative Science Lander (UL) Classes
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0 Representative Medical Smallcraft (UN) 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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