Courier
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Courier was a starship classification used for a starship in a support role. Couriers are used for transporting passengers or classified documents in a secure and speedy manner. These ships are used by intelligence agencies for their covert missions. When not performing their primary function, couriers are used as surveyors. (ST roleplay module: Starships)
[edit] Types of couriers
| Starship classification | |
|---|---|
| By type | argosy • assault ship • attack cruiser • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • cargo transport • carrier • colony ship • combat support tender • construction ship • corsair • corvette • courier • cruiser • cutter • destroyer • dreadnought • escort • explorer • fast attack ship • fast cruiser • freighter • frigate • fuel transport • gunboat • heavy cruiser • heavy escort • hospital ship • liaison cutter • light cruiser • light frigate • medical frigate • mining freighter • monitor • passenger liner • patrol cruiser • personnel carrier • prison barge • repair tender • research vessel • research cruiser • runabout • scout • strike cruiser • super carrier • 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 |
