Category:Active Auxiliary Classes

This category lists the current classes (such as courier, surveyor, tanker, tender, terraformer, transport, tug) that are generally classified under the Auxiliary category.

Guide Definition

Auxiliary

1. Common name for starships dedicated to supporting various starship operations but not directly taking action. Ship types include e.g. tanker, tug and tender. Term used in conjunction with patrol combatant, mobile combatant, and support combatant in Starfleet system of categorizing military-application starships.
2. Common name for small craft embarked aboard and utilized by starships for various tasks. Craft types include work pod, shuttlepod, shuttle, and various tactical craft and other special-purpose craft.
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Game Definition

This category is the 'miscellaneous' category for Starfleet (and others), providing a rough nomenclature for classes not considered either ships-of-the-line nor small 'task' craft. This includesL

Tankers

vessels carrying raw materials, supplies, etc. for installations, colonies & planets

Tenders

vessels carrying raw materials, supplies, parts for main-line vessels, with the ability to operate resupply or repair those vessels

Transports

vessels carrying a large number of passengers or troops; may be unarmed, such as with cruise lines, or armed, as with assault ships

Tugs

vessels intended to pull/push disabled ships or other large items (such as containers)