Fleet Class Ship

Capital Ship Combatants			Escort Combatants			Military Smallcraft				Support Ships
Battleship	Cruiser	Carrier	Destroyer	Escort	Frigate	System Defense Boat	Fighter	Assault Transport	Smallcraft	Auxiliaries

Commercial Mercantile Ships			Non-Mercantile Commercial Ships		Non-Commercial Ships			Civilian Smallcraft	Highports & Satellites
Merchant	Liner	Transport	Commercial Industrial	Commercial Ships	General	Research	Private	Auxiliary	Orbital Complexes	Satellites

Fleet Class Ships (FCS) are the largest regulary deployed ships operating in Charted Space.

• While larger than the battle class haulers, their cost to operations efficiency is judged lower except on specialized missions.
• It takes dedicated resources, staffing, training, and support systems to operate such vessels.
• They normally rule the battlefield or dominate interstellar trade, occupying large capital ship hulls.

Description (Specifications)

Fleet Class Ships are what many envision when the phrase capital ship is used. They are big enough to make a massive difference at any mission they perform and one FCS is often superior to an equivalent tonnage pf BCS'es.

The drawback is that they are hugely expensive and the loss of even one is a major blow to its former owner. As impressive as a great victory is, a great loss is at least as devastating. FCS is a significant

Naval Ship Synopsis by Size-Role

These vary in tonnage and in their intended function or role in fleet maneuvers and tactics. The security of the state is usually the primary design imperative.

Ship Classification by Size
#	Type	Tonnage	Examples	Remarks
1.	Smallcraft	0 to 99 tons	Shuttle Gig Fighter	Smallcraft are typically Subcraft, designed to be carried by carrier craft.
2.	Spacecraft	100 tons or larger	SDB Rider Monitor	Spacecraft are in-system vessels, lacking interstellar drives. Some Spacecraft are Subcraft, designed to be carried by carrier craft.
3.	Adventure Class Ships (ACS)	100 to 2,499 tons	Merchant Escort Mercenary Cruiser	Adventure Class ships are usually jump-capable. They serve many roles including customs, patrol, planetary defense, tramp freighters, etc.
4.	Battle Class Ships (BCS)	2,500 to about 1,000,000 tons	Cruiser Bulk Trader Battleship Sleeper Ship	Battle Class ships are warships. They are usually jump-capable. Such ships require major investment and only service major roles including megacorporate interstellar trade, warships, Capital Ships, and major endeavors.
5.	World Class Ships (WCS)	Larger than 1,000,000 tons	Loeskalth planetoid generation ship.	World Class ships are beyond expensive and represent suprapolity-level investment. They take many years to build. This class represents immense World-Ships, very large Super Dreadnoughts, Superweapons, etc. Operational staff are typically residents as much as crew. These ships are interacted with as worlds or events, rather than ships.

History & Background (Dossier)

Until the development of the FTL jump drive, massive generation ship and sleeper ships tend to be one of the most common FCS hulls. Large "Death Star" warships are also not unexpected.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• T5 Core Rules
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science