Transport

Any nonmilitary starship used to carry cargo or passengers may be classified as a "transport." Transports range from small light freighters used by individual cargo jockeys to massive bulk transports and container ships, which can carry thousands of tons of cargo and have large professional crews.

Most transports travel regular routes among several star systems. Transports are slow at both sublight and superluminal speeds and most have no weaponry to speak of. However, some transports are heavily modified with weapons, high-performance drives, and military-grade shield generators. Pirates, smugglers and minor governments often modify their transports for combat.

Types of transports

• Freighter
• Superfreighter
• Tanker
• Liner
• Support ship
• (Colonyship)