A carrier is a type of starship that deploys and recovers large quantities of small craft such as shuttles and fighters as its primary mission role.

ExamplesEdit

• Amosarr-class
• Jem'Hadar super carrier

Starship classification
By type	argosy • assault ship • attack cruiser • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battle frigate • battleship • bird-of-prey • bomber • cargo transport • carrier • colony ship • combat support tender • construction ship • corsair • corvette • courier • cruiser • cutter • destroyer • dreadnought • escort • explorer • fast attack ship • fast cruiser • flagship • freighter • frigate • fuel transport • gunboat • heavy cruiser • heavy destroyer • heavy escort • hospital ship • liaison cutter • light cruiser • light frigate • medical frigate • medium cruiser • mining freighter • missile cruiser • monitor • passenger liner • patrol cruiser • personnel carrier • prison barge • repair tender • research vessel • research cruiser • runabout • scout • sleeper ship • star battleship • star cruiser • strike cruiser • super carrier • support frigate • surveyor • tanker • tender • timeship • transport • troop transport • tug • warbird • warpshuttle
Alphanumeric	I • II • III • IV • V • VI • VII • VIII • IX • X • XI • XII • XIII • XIV • XV • XVI