Courier

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A courier is a type of starship that are designed primarily to transport important messages, personnel and items. They are built to operate at high warp speeds to allow for quick delivery. They tend to spartan, with the exception of vessels designed to ferry important dignitaries. (LUG RPG: Spacedock: The Advanced Starship and Construction Manual)

Klingon couriers tend to be more heavily armed then those used by other powers. However, this increased tactical package comes at a cost of speed. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 3: Ships of the Klingon Empire)

The Romulan Star Navy uses an usually high number of courier type of vessels due to their nigh-pathological need for secrecy. (Ship Recognition Manual, Volume 5: Starships of the Romulan Star Empire)

[edit] Types of courier

• armed courier
• far courier
• heavy courier
• swift courier

[edit] Courier classes

• Federation
  • Loki-class
  • Mercury-class
  • Peregrine-class
• Romulan
  • Belvidos-class
  • Rehntet-class

starship classification

armed courier • armed scout • assault cruiser • assault gunship • assault ship • attack cruiser • attack fighter • attack frigate • auxiliary craft • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • border cutter • cargo transport • carrier • clipper • colony ship • combat support tender • command cruiser • construction ship • corsair • corvette • courier • cruiser • cutter • destroyer • destroyer escort • dreadnought • dropship • escort • exploratory cruiser • explorer • far courier • far scout • far starbird • fast attack ship • fast cruiser • fast frigate • freighter • frigate • fuel transport • generation ship • gunboat • gunship • heavy courier • heavy cruiser • heavy destroyer • heavy escort • heavy explorer • heavy frigate • heavy gunship • heavy scout • heavy starbird • heavy warbird • heavy warship • hospital ship • incursion frigate • incursion cruiser • interceptor • light cruiser • light escort • light explorer • light frigate • light starbird • light warbird • long range tactical cruiser • medium cruiser • monitor • passenger liner • patrol ship • perimeter action ship • personnel carrier • picket ship • probe • raider • repair tender • research vessel • research cruiser • runabout • science vessel • scout • shuttlecraft • shuttlepod • sleeper ship • space control ship • starbird • starliner • starship • strategic frigate • strategic heavy cruiser • strike frigate • strike cruiser • strike warbird • strike warship • sublight gunship • super carrier • superscout • surveyor • swift bird-of-prey • swift courier • swift cruiser • swift frigate • swift warbird • tactical cruiser • tactical frigate • tanker • tender • timeship • transport • tug • warbird • warship