Cargo Containers

Type VII

Bulk

The ‘dry bulk’ container pod is basically the ‘stripped down’ transport pod, where little equipment is used for special handling and environmental concerns.

For its design, the ‘dry bulk’ pod is basically a stripped-down and somewhat more economical pod when compared to the general products design. Starfleet does keep a large number of these pods on hand, and are often referred to as ‘snail mail’ pods, since they often deliver stellar mail between ships, starbases, and Federation worlds.

Like the other ‘standard’ container types, the FDB-001 type would find common use in civilian roles and be in common use for decades following their release.

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  2245 (bow/stern)
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  2245 (dorsal)
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  2245 (side)

Liquid

The ‘liquids’ pod is designed with multiple pressure and temperature-controlled compartments to handle the transportation of liquids of various types, ranging from common water to low-yield hydrogen plasma. The pod’s systems are designed to keep each compartments’ liquids as stable and secure as possible.

Since the FGP pod has similar capacities of its own, the FGL pods are reserved for large-scale transport of liquids, such as initial colony supplies. Because of this, there are significantly fewer ‘liquids’ pods than general products pods in the space-lanes.

Products

The ‘products’ pod is designed for mass transit of ‘finished’ goods and materials. The pod can carry up to 300,000 cubic meters of assorted freight, ideal for resupplying starbases and outposts, as well as maintaining supply lines for Starfleet activities.

The FGP pod is designed to carry an assortment of goods, so it maintains several compartments for refrigeration, liquid transport, and so on. Due to its general purpose use and large capacity, the FGP pod is the most common type of transport container currently in use.