Starship classification

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Starship classification is a system various militaries use to group vessels according to their design specifications. This is usually done by using the starships primary mission profile. The exact terms vary depending on the entity applying them. For example, the Federation Starfleet uses terms such as explorer and escort when referring to its starships, often shying away from more militaristic terms (as favoured by powers such as the Klingons and Romulans) such as warship, battle cruiser and dreadnought. (LUG RPG: Spacedock: The Advanced Starship and Construction Manual)

[edit] Starship classifications

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

[edit] External links

• Starship classification article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
• Starship classification article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.