Changes: Freighter

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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

Federation
- Freighters: Aakenn-class • Altair-class • Antares-class • Federation mining freighter (24th century) • Laweya-class • Liberty-class • Monarch-class • Overfield-class
- Cargo carriers: Fiji-class • Midway-class • Rakota-class
- Cargo transports: Chariot-class • MoKal-class
- Federation cargo ship (24th century)
Klingon
- Freighters: Baka Re'-class • Plen Zha-class
- Cargo transports: Besz Ra'te'-class
Romulan
- Graffler-class • Vespin-class

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.

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+{{categoried|Freighters}}
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+[[file:pirates0.jpg|thumb|'''Freighter''' under attack.]]
-A '''transport''' is a designation given to [[starship]]s and vehicles that are assigned to ferry goods, [[materials and substances]] from one location to another.
+'''Freighters''', or '''cargo ships''', are designations given to [[starship]]s and vehicles that are assigned to ferry goods, [[materials and substances]] from one location to another. ({{g|TNG|Armada|Armada II}}; et al.)
+Freighters carry cargo inside their own hulls, in designated spaces called [[cargo hold]]s or [[cargo bay]]s. 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.
-Transports can generally be divided into several types, the large number of these vehicles causes many different names and qualifications to be given across these types of vessels.
+A [[tanker]] is specifically design to carry bulk [[matter]] in [[gas]] or [[liquid]] state.
-Many of these ships also have some capacity for carrying passengers and commonly do so, although the quality of accomodations can vary widely, please see the article on [[personnel transport]]s for more information.
+Cargo ships sometimes have some capacity for carrying passengers, although the quality of accomodations can vary widely. [[Transport]]s and [[starliner]]s are more specifically designed to transport people.
-===Types of transports===
-*[[Federation]]
-**{{class|Deneva}} • {{class|Sydney}} • {{class|Iowa}} • {{class|Utah}}
-==Freighter==
+==Freighter classes==
+* [[Federation]]
-'''Freighters''' (also known as '''cargo transports''', '''cargo carriers''' or '''cargo freighters''') carry cargo inside their own hulls, in designated spaces called [[cargo hold]]s or [[cargo bay]]s. 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.
+** Freighters: {{class|Aakenn}} • {{class|Altair}} • {{class|Antares|freighter}} • [[Federation mining freighter]] ([[24th century]]) • {{class|Laweya}} • {{class|Liberty}} • {{class|Monarch}} • {{class|Overfield}}
+** Cargo carriers: {{class|Fiji}} • {{class|Midway}} • {{class|Rakota}}
-===Freighter ships and classes===
+** Cargo transports: {{class|Chariot}} • {{class|MoKal}}
-;[[Federation]] : {{class|Aakenn}} • {{class|Altair}} • {{class|Laweya}} • {{class|Liberty}} • {{class|Monarch}} • {{class|Overfield}} • ''[[Ulysses (freighter)|Ulysses]]''
+** [[Federation cargo ship]] ([[24th century]])
-;[[Klingon]] : {{class|Baka Re'}} • {{class|Plen Zha}}
+* [[Klingon]]
-;[[Romulan]] : {{class|Graffler}} • {{class|Vespin}}
+** Freighters: {{class|Baka Re'}} • {{class|Plen Zha}}
+** Cargo transports: {{class|Besz Ra'te'}}
+* [[Romulan]]
-===Types of cargo carriers===
+** {{class|Graffler}} • {{class|Vespin}}
-*[[Federation]]:
+{{freighter classes}}
-**{{class|Fiji}} • {{class|Midway}} • {{class|Rakota}}
-===Types of cargo transports===
-*[[Federation]]:
-**{{class|Chariot}} • {{class|MoKal}}
-*[[Klingon]]:
-**{{class|Besz Ra'te'}}
-==Fuel transport==
-'''Fuel transports''' (or '''fuel carriers''') are transports specialized to carry fuel containers, which often require more delicate handling and more extensive safety precautions than most bulk cargos.
-==Tanker==
-A '''tanker''' is a vessel designed to carry large quantities of materials in liquid or slush form, including fuels, [[foods and beverages]].
-===Types of tankers===
-*[[Federation]]:
-**{{class|Monarch}} • {{class|Lauro}} • {{class|Wei-Fa}}
-==Transport tug==
-'''Transport tugs''' carry the interchangeable external container concept further, they are designed to dock externally to large autonomously-operable cargo pods (that have their own registry numbers) and tow the entire assembly to a new destination. ([[Reference book]]: ''[[Star Fleet Technical Manual]]'')
-===Types of transport tugs===
-*[[Federation]]
-**{{class|Dollond}} • {{class|Doppler}} • {{class|Keppler}} • {{class|Kethkin}} • {{class|Ptolemy}}
-*[[Klingon]]
-**{{class|Qexa}}
-*[[Romulan]]
-**{{class|Baydron}} • {{class|Moorabbin}} • {{class|Ustalam Stelas}}
-==Tug==
-'''Tugs''' in general include transport tugs, but also include ships designed to tow other large objects (e.g., inoperative ships, small outposts) over long distances. ([[Star Trek|''ST'']] [[game]]s: ''[[Armada]]'' and ''[[Armada II]]'')
-===Types of tugs===
-*[[Federation]]
-**{{class|Hogan}} • {{class|Piper}}
+==Appendices==
+*'''''See also''''': [[Tanker]] • [[Transport]] • [[Tug]]
 {{starship classification}}
+===External link===
+*{{memoryalpha}}
 [[Category:Starship classifications]]