...tenance Craft#Cargo Management Unit|CMU]]. They are also useful for moving cargo between a ship and a planet when conditions do not allow for the use of the
==Type-9A Cargo Shuttle==
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...y'' is sent on missions ranging from Diplomatic Escort, Search and Rescue, cargo hauling, and every support faceted mission in between. Its current commandi
...nt billing and is used in support of larger, and more important, Starfleet vessels. She performs important but quotidian missions ranging from minor scientifi
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...he crew were able to successfully reactivate a number of these decades-old vessels and successfully mount a defence against an inbound Dominion squadron.
...is well appointed with various recreation facilities comparable to larger vessels including a number of holodecks and lounge facilities.
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...ss corvette, ''Phoenix''-class ships are well-suited as specialist science vessels. Their default configuration makes them good at surveying planets, as they
...operations. Much of the lower volume of the primary hull is available for cargo storage. These ships do not have a shuttlebay, but they do have a docking p
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...nd possess significant internal cargo capabilities. By 2381, the remaining vessels of this class were transferred to the [[Starfleet Auxiliary]].
...uttles while towing objects astern. The secondary hull contains additional cargo storage areas thanks to space gained from omitting the primary warp core.
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...six frigate-sized starship bays on the edge of the structure and two more cargo doors. Significant amounts of living quarters are found in the exterior of
=== Docking and Cargo Facilities ===
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...nics bay, a larger mess hall and an increase in the amount of supplies and cargo it was able to handle.
...s increased to four. The sole reason is to give the Hazard Teams their own vessels to deploy from if needed.
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...g''-class tugs''' are specialized vessels intended to move chains of large cargo modules long distances. A successor design to the ''Ptolemy''-class, it was
...rters and the magnetic latching mechanism that allows the ship to grip its cargo pods. Unlike the older ''Ptolemy''-class, there is no direct umbilical conn
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...from its normal duties, and so many scientists must make do with the bare cargo hold and limited sensors of a ''Hideki''-class patrol vessel. It beats bein
...ockpit, crew quarters, and primary systems are located, as well as a lower cargo deck. The cockpit module protrudes slightly from the bow, a module that als
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...cific mission profiles. Not considered capital ships, ''California''-class vessels are a stepping stone for officers who want to move on to bigger and better
...t resupplying scientific outposts, which is another way that many of these vessels contribute directly to the Federation’s scientific endeavors.
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...e configured for cargo or passenger transport duties, and several of these vessels are used as ambulance ships to transport critical care patients quickly and
...lt environmental conditions. The multi-function bays used for passenger or cargo transport can be fitted with science labs, though this procedure is more in
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...established powers. In particular, they are useful where a large amount of cargo must be moved as part of a humanitarian or diplomatic process. They are not
...er areas—or at least to stop the immediate crisis to give time for utility vessels to arrive to do the bulk of the work.
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...he newer ''[[Excelsior II Class|Excelsior II variant]]''. This makes these vessels adept at surveying new worlds, and they have more onboard lab facilities th
...ialist area. Compared to [[Springfield Class|''Springfield''-class science vessels]], the ''Centaur II'' has a smaller crew and fewer facilities, so it is les
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...osses. All three Yeager-class vessels were converted to ''Intrepid''-class vessels by the end of 2380.
...was being transported to the Beta Antares Fleet Yards aboard a Class-19 as cargo. It would have taken more than a year to finish building the ship’s secon
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...mmand, the Federation Diplomatic Corps has come to be rather fond of these vessels as they are more capable than their younger ''Challenger''-class cousins wh
...nting points for mission-specific modules. Generally, these are devoted to cargo storage, but they can also be fitted with sensors or other systems.
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...st any mission within Federation space, even proving their worth as combat vessels in conflicts as late as the Dominion War. Built until the 2350s, they now s
...r bay in the undercut of the secondary hull that also connects to the main cargo bays.
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...e Station's Command Operations. Cargo Operations secures and maintains all cargo coming and going from the station, whether it consists of medical supplies,
...efensive protection of the station and a large area around the station for vessels that wish to seek shelter within the boundaries of the station. The shield
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...rates passenger liners, tankers, freighters, transports, and some research vessels in support of the starships and capital starships in mainline Starfleet ser
...t Auxiliary has entered a steady pattern of assimilating retired Starfleet vessels into its inventory, as well as operating ships purpose-built for civilian a
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...rs, and computer core. Below is the secondary hull, primarily constituting cargo and maintenance facilities, which supports the external docking wheel. The
...pirates and raiders think twice, especially if it is backed up by support vessels, but a Watchtower on a dangerous frontier has likely been replaced.
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By 2310, the advanced sensors that the vessels had been outfit with had become part of the standard sensor package on all
...r bay in the undercut of the secondary hull that also connects to the main cargo bays.
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...edock and the smaller ''Canopus''-class station within a large docking and cargo ring. The design language draws from the ''Nor''-class, with its curved doc
The docking ring houses both the station's primary docking and cargo facilities as well as space for civilian residents and visiting crewmembers
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...e ships usually have very cramped conditions to make room for barracks and cargo bays. With the Breen conducting military offensives against Starfleet in re
...s to cause destruction and chaos on the battlefield. These are short-range vessels rarely observed outside of Breen space or without the support of larger war
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...hfinder_Class|-class]] starships has the potential to become a specialized vessels with enhanced/specialized scientific facilities. Due to the new nature of t
In general the vessels main facilities are remarkably similar to those of the intrepid class in bo
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...erations maintains a large staff at Starfleet Command which handles moving vessels between fleets and disseminating orders through the appropriate fleet admir
...y an Admiral who shares authority over Starfleet’s minor research vessels, cargo transports, tankers, personnel transports, and hospital ships with the indi
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...lder vessels for the construction of newer ones and to upgrade more recent vessels to the latest standard. The ''Keldon''-class Type-3 was developed in the 23
...wings. Beneath the wings the majority of the remaining space is devoted to cargo holds and hanger bays, which are used for both military purposes and constr
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...do not require a larger ship, doing everything from scientific research to cargo transport to intra-system passenger service. A dime a dozen, they handle th
...nts is reconfigurable to suit a particular ship’s purpose. Modules such as cargo holds or science labs can be swapped out, though the procedure can take sev
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...or station-to-ship transportation of personnel or very small quantities of cargo. They are generally limited to sublight flight and are not suited for missi
...the large open area in the pods interior, it can also be used to transfer cargo. Travel pods are boxy craft with a rounded forward end. The forward end of
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...though there are exceptions hanging on at remote outposts and assigned to vessels in the Starfleet Auxilary, such as freighters and tankers. They still see w
...ther side, though there are variants with these stripped out to carry more cargo, variants with chairs, and even VIP variants; because of this vehicle's ext
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...they are essentially shuttles with heavier armament, used to defend larger vessels and perform other tactical tasks. While some models have warp drive, they a
...than incursions by major threat forces, and so had a need for small armed vessels to perform patrol duties. They were also used across the Federation, includ
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''Galor''-class vessels are not designed primarily for scientific or exploratory missions, but they
...lder vessels for the construction of newer ones and to upgrade more recent vessels to the latest standard. The ''Galor''-class Type-7 is the pinnacle of ''Gal
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...ould the need arise. The [[Fourth Fleet]] operates a large number of these vessels, operating out of [[Starbase Bravo]], [[Starbase 72]], [[Starbase 86]], [[D
These vessels are capable of missions of up to a month away from their home port with a s
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...to onboard industrial replicators. This also allows her to support science vessels and smaller cruisers in a similar but more limited fashion than the ''[[Ody
...gether and cannot be separated. The secondary hull is devoted primarily to cargo and shuttle facilities, other than the space taken up by the actual engine
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...tarfleet’s primary mission types, but the term has expanded to include all vessels capable of meaningful and independent interstellar travel. This article des
...some degree of longer-term independent operations than non-capital ships. Vessels falling into this broad category include explorers, emissaries, light explo
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...irety of decks four, five, and six. The lowest two decks are given over to cargo storage, which is used by passenger belongings, small parcels, or colonial
Some of these vessels have been refit as hospital ships during the course of their service histor
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...eir role in exploration is to identify interesting worlds for more capable vessels to explore fully, while being small enough to typically evade detection if
...lks, they’re often relegated to the ship’s sole briefing room or even to a cargo hold or the mess hall, depending on the size of the parties involved. Howev
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...ily navigate asteroid fields and other hazards. ''Constitution III-''class vessels have extensive science labs, with both mission configurable and specialist
...primary hull behind the bridge which connect to engineering workshops and cargo storage areas, making them ideal for launching repair missions using workbe
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...uct scientific missions near to their home port or mothership. With larger cargo holds than the ''Defiant'', they can also carry mission-specific equipment
...r section consists of the bridge, officers’ quarters, the science lab, the cargo hold, the brig, the aft torpedo launchers and magazine, and deuterium tanka
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...barracks. All of the labs are configurable to specific purposes, but these vessels typically have a stellar cartography suite and a mineral analysis suite, fo
...e over-sized to be able to handle large probes. One strategy used by these vessels to collect data is to launch several dozen probes over a large area of spac
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...sel. The remainder of the space in these modules is used for fuel storage, cargo operations, and recreation facilities. Both hemispheres have towers of sens
== Docking & Cargo Facilities ==
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...he ''Galaxy'', as it shares similar hull geometry and engine design. These vessels were intended to handle general patrol and light exploratory duties, while
...at are geared towards identifying interesting phenomena for actual science vessels to follow up on. With sensor pods, the ''New Orleans'' is quite good at ste
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...to border task groups and can substitute effectively for dedicated science vessels during planetary surveys.
Exploration is always a priority for Starfleet vessels, and the ''Edison'' is no exception. Even when assigned to border patrol du
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...ing primarily on diplomatic and humanitarian missions to allow more modern vessels to take scientific and tactical duties.
...ss|''Excelsior''-class ships]] serving as Starfleet’s premiere exploratory vessels in the 2330s. Indeed, this class was the first to be designated as an explo
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...imary cargo lifts are located here as well to transport materials from the cargo bays to wherever they need to go.
===Cargo Operations and Hanger Deck===
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...ask Force Operations Center providing real-time links to all Task Force 93 vessels connected to the Subspace Relay Network.
...class cargo tugs, it does also have the capabilities to accommodate larger vessels. Currently, there are two each of the Type-9, Type-8, and Type-7 drydocks,
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''Norway''-class starships are not quite true science vessels, but they have more science labs than other light cruisers. They were desig
...rrying specialized hardware or supplies for complicated experiments. These vessels are bread-and-butter light cruisers that tend to spend most of their lives
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...focusing ability to the ship's long-range sensors, space which is used for cargo storage and crew accommodations aboard the ''Intrepid.'' In effect, this me
...he study of one scientific area. Thanks to the modular nature of Starfleet vessels, a quick refit of the science labs could allow a ship of this class to be c
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...primary command center. The lowest levels of the spacedock is occupied by cargo bays and the facilities to construct starships.
...most of the station's civilian quarters are located, as well as additional cargo bays.
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...Starfleet decide where to send its more adept scientific platforms. These vessels are equipped with a relatively large complement of probes and observation d
...are oversized and more capable than other small ships. Crews aboard these vessels tend to be relatively junior, especially their captains, as they’re not o
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