Ship Classifications
Note: Unless otherwise mentioned, the shape of a ship is roughly cylindrical, with a diameter of around one third that of the length. Ex: A 1000m long ship would have a diameter of roughly 333m. Meaning it would have a rough volume of eighty seven million cubic meters. Do keep in note, most ships have a curved bow and extra decorations, so this may not be 100% accurate.
Shuttle: Small ships, ten to thirty meters in length. Used to transport things around planets and into low orbits. They have atmosphere rated engines. Incapable of hyperspace.
Frigate: Small-medium ships, thirty to sixty meters in length. Used to transport things around star systems. They have one to two large engines.Combat versions are called destroyers rather than frigates. Incapable of hyperspace.
Cruiser: Medium ships, fifty to one hundred fifty meters in length. Used to transport things between nearby star systems. They usually have between two and six large engines. Most common type of ship used in combat. Capable of hyperspace travel in the range of 12-24 times lightspeed.
Battleship: Large ships, five hundred to one thousand meters in length. Used primarily for combat and management throughout galaxies. They are a staple of any empire that wishes to project across a galaxy. They usually have between twelve and thirty-two large engines. Equipped with multiple magnitudes of hyperspace drives. Average battleships are capable of hyperspace travel at top speeds of one to three million times lightspeed. With top of the line speeds measuring at six or seven million times lightspeed.
Colosus: Huge ships, one thousand meters to five thousand meters in length. Colossus ships are very rare due to their difficulty to construct and manage. They are most often used as coreships for sovereign empires. They are often armed to the teeth and near impossible to fully defeat without boarding and taking over from the inside. They usually have between fifty and five hundred large engines. They are equipped with a wide variety of hyperspace drive magnitudes. The most advanced colossus ships have hyperspace drives capable of traveling tens of millions times lightspeed.
Freighter: Freighters come in various sizes, from small to gigantic. They are the workhorses of the universe, used to transport massive quantities of resources around solar systems, galaxies and the universe. The largest Intergalactic type freighters are capable of hyperspace travel at tens of millions of times lightspeed. The fastest freighter as of 3078 PV has reached the speed of seventy million times lightspeed. The largest freighter ever built was over seven kilometers long.
Note on terms of address:
The highest ranking officers of different ship classes have different designations, the second in command is referred to as the rank below. Even if an individual possesses a higher class ship, they are referred to based on whatever ship they are on.
Shuttle: Ensign
Frigate: Lieutenant
Cruiser: Captain
Battleship: Admiral
Colossus: Fleet Admiral (FA)
Ships
Human-owned
(3)Ae4-Borealis Luxury Cruiser: A 65m luxury cruiser belonging to Kovon Ducker. Awarded to him for participation in humanity's trial of ascension. It comes with luxury accommodations for one person. It has a hyperspace drive rated for eighteen times lightspeed travel. Crew: Bor(AI)
(5)Ae4-Uriel Luxury Cruiser: A 65m luxury cruiser belonging to Rayleigh Inan. Awarded to her for participation in humanity's trial of ascension. It comes with luxury accommodations for one person. It has a hyperspace drive rated for eighteen times lightspeed travel. Crew: Uri (AI)
(9)Ac6-Clak Transport Battleship: A third-generation transport battleship belonging to Rayleigh Inan and Kovon Ducker. Acquired and crewed through sponsors. It is a 750m long battleship, with large storage capacity. It has rooms for three officers and twelve crew members. There is hangar space for four cruiser class ships. It has no offensive combat capability. Its primary hyperspace drive is rated for four million times lightspeed travel. Crew: Cal (AI), Beck Flap (Pilot), two Arkan mechanics, one Potan chef, one Zekan technology specialist, three Shesah logistics personnel, one Vaux security guard, and four general laborers of inferior species.
Alien-owned
(Codex)A00-Ark Intergalactic Freighter: The first ship capable of intergalactic travel in reasonable timeframes. It was initially created by the Arkan species around 1.5 billion years ago. It was the first ship to boast a hyperspace speed above two million times the speed of light.