Research Class (Spaceship)

Research Class spaceships are large ships whose sole purpose is to travel on expeditions in order to gather samples and information. These ships typically hold crews of several hundred and have a lot of extra space for storage and labs. These ships are typically classified as starships as they are very rarely not capable of inter-solar-system travel.

Most Research Class ships are well-fitted with typical ship technology. This means they usually have good shields, moderate power weapons, cloaking capabilities, hyperdrives, and the ability to transport people and things in and out of the ship.

Because of their size, they have poor acceleration capabilities and are generally quite slow outside of hyperspace.