Freighter

Freighters, or cargo ships, are designations given to starships and vehicles that are assigned to ferry goods, materials and substances from one location to another. (TNG video games: Armada, Armada II; et al.)

Freighters carry cargo inside their own hulls, in designated spaces called cargo holds or cargo bays. Larger vessels of these classifications are more likely to carry cargo in the form of bulk goods and sealed, standardized containers. In many designs, cargo containers can be docked externally to the main hull, to be undocked and exchanged at each port.

A tanker is specifically design to carry bulk matter in gas or liquid state.

Cargo ships sometimes have some capacity for carrying passengers, although the quality of accomodations can vary widely. Transports and starliners are more specifically designed to transport people.

Freighter classes

Cardassian:
- Groumall-class
Earth and Federation
- Freighters: Aakenn-class • Altair-class • Antares-class • Argon-class • Federation mining freighter (24th century) • Laweya-class • Liberty-class • Monarch-class • Overfield-class
- Cargo carriers: Fiji-class • Midway-class • Rakota-class • J class • Y class • Federation freighter (2280s-90s)
- Cargo transports: Chariot-class • MoKal-class
- Federation cargo ship (24th century)
Ferengi:
- Ferengi cargo ship
Gorn:
- Gorn freighter
Hydran:
- Hydran freighter
ISC:
- ISC freighter
Klingon freighters:
- Freighters: Baka Re'-class • Plen Zha-class • Klingon freighter (2280s-90s)
- Cargo transports: Besz Ra'te'-class
Lyran:
- Lyran freighter
Mirak:
- Mirak freighter
Orion:
- Cargo ships: Slaver-class
- Commando transports: Viking-class
Romulan freighters:
- Graffler-class • Vespin-class • Romulan freighter (2280s-90s)

freighter and cargo ship classes
Federation	Aakenn-class • Altair-class • Argon-class • Chariot-class • Federation cargo ship • Federation mining freighter • Fiji-class • Laweya-class • Liberty-class • Midway-class • MoKal-class • Monarch-class • Overfield-class • Rakota-class
Klingon Empire	Baka Re' -class • Besz Ra'te' -class • Klingon cargo ship • Klingon mining freighter • Plen Zha-class
Romulan Star Empire	Graffler-class • 22nd century Romulan cargo ship • 24th century Romulan cargo ship • Romulan mining freighter • Vespin-class
other	Borg collector • Cardassian mining freighter • Ferengi cargo ship • Groumall-class • J-class • Species 8472 collector • Y-class

Appendices

See also: Tanker • Transport • Tug

Starship classification

By type

argosy • assault cruiser • assault ship • attack cruiser • attack fighter • battlecruiser • battle frigate • battleship • bird-of-prey • bomber • cargo transport • carrier • colony ship • combat support tender • command battlecruiser • construction ship • corsair • corvette • courier • cruiser • cutter • destroyer • dreadnought • escort • explorer • fast attack ship • fast cruiser • flagship • freighter • frigate • fuel ship • gunboat • heavy cruiser • heavy destroyer • heavy escort • hospital ship • in-system courier • liaison cutter • light cruiser • light frigate • medical frigate • medium cruiser • mining freighter • missile cruiser • monitor • multi-mission explorer • passenger liner • patrol cruiser • personnel carrier • pilot escort • prison barge • repair tender • research vessel • research cruiser • runabout • science vessel • science spearhead • scout • sleeper ship • star battleship • star cruiser • strike cruiser • super carrier • super-heavy cruiser • support frigate • surveyor • tanker • tender • timeship • transport • tug • warbird • warpshuttle • weapon ship

Alphanumeric

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External link

Freighter article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.