Science Vessel
L-class Science Vessels serve a variety of non-commercial scientific missions.
- The best known of these ships is the well known Laboratory Ship.
- 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)
- Astronomical Unit (AU)
- FTL
- Light Speed (c)
- Light-week (lw)
- Light-year (ly)
- NAFAL (STL)
- Parsec (pc)
Description (Specifications)
No information yet available.
Image Repository
This image repository contains a selection of science vessel images:
- A Ulysses class Long-Range Scout.
- A Lavalier class Laboratory Ship under spaceflight.
Strategy & Tactics (Doctrine)
Like many civilian ships, science vessels are not designed for combat and their only viable strategy is to run when facing marauders or pirate vessels. Some science vessels are equipped with light defensive armament and defensive suites. Still, evasion is almost always the best plan of action.
Supraclass Roles
Science Vessels typically serve the following roles:
Largecraft, Smallcraft & Bigcraft:
L-class Science Vessel Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | ||
Anomaly Chaser | (L) | ||
Lab Ship | (LS) | ||
Laboratory Ship | (LS) | ||
Nova Observation Ship | (L) | ||
Research Cruiser | (LS) | ||
Research Pinnace | (UL) | ||
Research Scout | (L) | ||
Research Smallcraft | (UL) | ||
Researcher Vessel | (LS) | ||
Science Lander | (UL) | ||
Science Scout | (L) | ||
Science Ship | (L) | ||
Science Vessel | (L) (Namesake) | ||
Survey Cruiser | (LU) | ||
Scout Surveyor | (LU) | ||
Small Survey Ship | (LU) | ||
Survey Scout | (LU) | ||
Survey Vessel | (LU) |
Civilian Subcraft
Civilian subcraft (...both smallcraft and bigcraft) are carried by some of these vessels:
- Barge (WB)
- Utility Craft (U)
Supraclass Archetypal Roles
These vessels typically serve the following archetypal roles:
L-class Science Vessel Supraclass Archetypes | |||
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Archetype | Type Code | Exemplar | Remarks |
Science Vessel | L (Namesake) | Nostrii class Science Scout | Science vessels span a vast variety of roles and missions, often possessing overlap with other classes and archetypes. Most such vessels are equipped with advanced sensors, rotating residential habitats to not interrupt sensitive gravitic components, and often experimental devices.
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Laboratory Ship | LS | Lavalier class Laboratory Ship | Laboratory ships are perhaps the best known of this archetype and can literally be found throughout Charted Space, often coming and going from well known universities, private research institutions, megacorporate headquarters, and Research Stations.
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Survey Vessel | LU | Donosev class Survey Scout | Survey vessels tend to serve scientific roles, performing star system surveillance, nebula monitoring, star data collection, and similar roles. A Survey Vessel is an exploration vessel that ordinarily follows scout vessels in system exploration.
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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)
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Selected Variant Types & Classes
Civilian Ship - Science Vessel:
Ship Summary List
Some of the most commonly used vessels in this role or these roles include:
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- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science