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Ships are used to traverse space and perform a variety of different tasks between traversing. As with previous Elite games, there are a variety of designs.
Group of ships
Currently there are 34 playable ships, built by a number of manufacturers - each having its own unique style. Initially there was a planned total of 30 playable ships with multiple variants in addition to some non-playable ships. Each ship has access to a range of different modules which they can fit to help specialize as traders, smugglers, bounty hunters, pirates, etc. Of the unreleased ships, every ship listed as upcoming is already represented with in game data. Every ship in the speculated ships column is supported by concept art for or developer comments, but is not currently present in the game data. All ships have been designed with the ship interiors in mind and for future gameplay opportunities.
All commanders begin the game with a Sidewinder MkI. The player may upgrade components or purchase an entirely new ship based upon their needs and available funds. New ships can only be purchased at Stations; Shipyard service and modules can only be changed or upgraded at stations with the Outfitting service.
With the Horizons expansion bundle, Players can join other ships via Multicrew and NPC Pilots can be hired to perform certain roles.
Released Ships
Unreleased Ships
| Upcoming Ships | Speculated Ships |
|---|---|
| Panther Clipper | Asp MkII |
| Krait | |
| Mamba | |
| The Hunter | |
| Narwhal Liner |
Ship Types
Multipurpose
Multipurpose ships are a jack-of-all-trades in that they can easily be fitted for whatever role the player needs; whether it be hauling cargo, ship-to-ship combat, or exploring the stars, multipurpose ships can do it all. Multipurpose ships usually can do most jobs just as well if not better than comparable ships targeted towards those jobs.
Combat
Combat ships are usually faster, more agile and more heavily armed than other ships of the same size. The exception to this would be gun boats, which have more weapon mounts designed for turrets, but sacrifice their agility for them.
Freighter
Freighters are typically slow, cumbersome and lightly armed, but provide extreme hauling capabilities. Useful for traders and smugglers alike.
Explorer
Exploration ships typically come with large default jump ranges, large Fuel Tanks for ships of their size, and should be fitted with lots of low class Internal Compartments for scanners to optimize jump distance. These ships are designed to be able to equip the multitude of scanning equipment needed for an expedition, then fly long distances into the void without the need for regular refuelling through the use of Fuel Scoops.
Passenger
Couriers who fly passengers and valuable items with small storage requirements have a special class of ships available to them. These ships are elegant and fast, designed to quickly and comfortably get from one system to the next. You can think of them as giant space-limousines.
Ship Stats
Default ship specifications as equipped when purchased. Sidewinder can be obtained for free.
| Model | Type | Jump Range [Laden] (LY) |
Mnvr Rating |
Cargo [Max] (T) |
Pad Size | Speed [Boost] (m/s) |
Armour | Shield (MJ) |
Cost (CR) |
Hull Mass (T) |
Mass Lock Factor |
Optional Modules (Restricted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewinder MkI | Multipurpose | 7.56 [6.96] |
5 | 4 [12] |
S | 220 [321] |
108 | 52 | 32,000 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| Eagle MkII | Combat | 8.47 [8.27] |
7 | 2 [16] |
S | 239 [349] |
72 | 78 | 44,800 | 50 | 6 | 4 (1) |
| Hauler | Freighter | 9.87 [8.08] |
4 | 8 [22] |
S | 206 [309] |
180 | 65 | 52,720 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| Adder | Multipurpose | 9.12 [8.47] |
4 | 6 [26] |
S | 220 [321] |
162 | 78 | 87,808 | 35 | 7 | 5 |
| Imperial Eagle | Combat | 8.22 [8.03] |
5 | 2 [16] |
S | 298 [397] |
108 | 104 | 110,830 | 50 | 6 | 4 (1) |
| Viper MkIII | Combat | 7.67 [7.35] |
4 | 4 [22] |
S | 315 [394] |
126 | 137 | 142,931 | 50 | 7 | 4 |
| Cobra MkIII | Multipurpose | 10.46 [9.78] |
5 | 18 [60] |
S | 286 [408] |
216 | 92 | 379,718 | 180 | 8 | 6 |
| Viper MkIV | Combat | 10.36 [9.69] |
3 | 18 [50] |
S | 271 [342] |
270 | 103 | 426,990 | 190 | 7 | 6 (1) |
| Diamondback Scout | Combat Explorer | 11.35 [11.35] |
5 | 0 [28] |
S | 283 [384] |
216 | 92 | 564,330 | 170 | 8 | 4 |
| Cobra MkIV | Multipurpose | 9.37 [8.38] |
3 | 34 [88] |
S | 200 [299] |
216 | 125 | 745,610 | 210 | N/A | 8 |
| Type-6 | Freighter | 12.39 [10.07] |
3 | 50 [112] |
M | 223 [355] |
324 | 77 | 1,045,945 | 155 | 8 | 7 |
| Dolphin | Passenger | 10.67 [10.11] |
3 | 14 [84] |
S | 258 [361] |
198 | 143 | 1,337,330 | 140 | 9 | 7 (1) |
| Diamondback Explorer | Combat Explorer | 15.61 [15.12] |
4 | 12 [56] |
S | 251 [328] |
270 | 131 | 1,894,760 | 260 | 10 | 6 |
| Imperial Courier | Multipurpose | 8.83 [7.69] |
4 | 12 [30] |
S | 280 [380] |
144 | 230 | 2,542,931 | 35 | 7 | 6 |
| Keelback | Combat Freighter | 10.94 [9.48] |
2 | 38 [88] |
M | 202 [303] |
486 | 80 | 3,048,000 | 180 | 8 | 6 |
| Asp Scout | Combat Explorer | 11.69 [10.84] |
5 | 16 [72] |
M | 223 [304] |
324 | 105 | 3,862,130 | 150 | 8 | 6 |
| Vulture | Combat | 7.93 [7.75] |
5 | 8 [56] |
S | 215 [348] |
288 | 293 | 4,925,615 | 230 | 10 | 5 (1) |
| Asp Explorer | Multipurpose | 13.12 [12.07] |
4 | 38 [128] |
M | 254 [345] |
378 | 152 | 6,661,153 | 280 | 11 | 7 |
| Federal Dropship | Multipurpose | 7.25 [6.77] |
3 | 56 [164] |
M | 183 [304] |
540 | 104 | 14,314,210 | 580 | 14 | 7 (2) |
| Type-7 | Freighter | 10.68 [8.63] |
1 | 128 [304] |
L | 181 [301] |
612 | 78 | 17,472,252 | 420 | 10 | 8 |
| Federal Assault Ship | Combat | 8.33 [7.69] |
4 | 32 [96] |
M | 214 [357] |
540 | 133 | 19,814,205 | 480 | 14 | 6 (2) |
| Imperial Clipper | Multipurpose | 8.98 [8.05] |
5 | 74 [248] |
L | 306 [388] |
486 | 186 | 22,295,860 | 400 | 12 | 8 |
| Federal Gunship | Combat | 6.66 [6.54] |
1 | 16 [168] |
M | 171 [282] |
630 | 186 | 35,814,210 | 580 | 14 | 5 (3) |
| Orca | Passenger | 10.48 [10.04] |
1 | 72 [192] |
L | 308 [390] |
396 | 233 | 48,539,887 | 290 | 15 | 8 (2) |
| Fer-de-Lance | Combat | 7.00 [6.59] |
4 | 24 [70] |
M | 265 [357] |
405 | 271 | 51,567,040 | 250 | 12 | 5 |
| Python | Multipurpose | 8.23 [7.36] |
2 | 82 [292] |
M | 234 [305] |
468 | 294 | 56,978,179 | 350 | 17 | 9 |
| Type-9 | Freighter | 7.71 [6.62] |
0 | 220 [532] |
L | 131 [201] |
864 | 88 | 76,555,842 | 1000 | 16 | 9 |
| Beluga Liner | Passenger | 9.83 [9.58] |
2 | 44 [368] |
L | 197 [276] |
504 | 92 | 84,532,780 | 950 | 18 | 11 (4) |
| Anaconda | Multipurpose | 9.41 [8.52] |
1 | 114 [468] |
L | 183 [244] |
945 | 362 | 146,969,451 | 400 | 23 | 11 (1) |
| Federal Corvette | Combat | 6.31 [6.03] |
2 | 76 [616] |
L | 198 [257] |
666 | 516 | 180,327,022 | 900 | 24 | 10 (2) |
| Imperial Cutter | Multipurpose | 8.21 [7.57] |
0 | 164 [792] |
L | 202 [323] |
720 | 705 | 203,745,220 | 1100 | 27 | 9 (2) |
A-Class Frame Shift Drive, Thrusters and Power Distributor and lowest mass on everything else except Fuel Tank. All Internal Compartments are Cargo Racks. Power Plant is the lightest available with sufficient power.
| Model | Unladen Jump Range (LY) |
Laden Jump Range (LY) |
Manoeuvrability | Max Cargo (T) |
Speed [Boost] |
Armour | Cost (CR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewinder MkI | 22.08 | 16.48 | 5 | 12 | 255 [372] |
108 | 371,520 |
| Eagle MkII | 22.36 | 18.15 | 7 | 16 | 271 [395] |
72 | 1,113,210 |
| Hauler | 29.64 | 16.14 | 4 | 22 | 232 [348] |
180 | 408,060 |
| Adder | 26.14 | 18.15 | 4 | 26 | 255 [372] |
162 | 1,165,400 |
| Imperial Eagle | 22.36 | 18.15 | 5 | 16 | 338 [451] |
108 | 1,174,950 |
| Viper MkIII | 18.58 | 14.69 | 4 | 22 | 346 [433] |
126 | 1,318,850 |
| Cobra MkIII | 25.59 | 20.23 | 5 | 60 | 320 [457] |
216 | 3,759,820 |
| Viper MkIV | 24.61 | 20.30 | 3 | 50 | 306 [386] |
270 | 3,831,710 |
| Diamondback Scout | 27.06 | 23.93 | 5 | 28 | 327 [440] |
216 | 3,912,660 |
| Cobra MkIV | 22.59 | 16.82 | 3 | 88 | 223 [334] |
216 | 4,209,960 |
| Type-6 | 29.10 | 18.62 | 3 | 112 | 255 [406] |
324 | 4,591,040 |
| Dolphin | 28.46 | 20.14 | 3 | 84 | 290 [406] |
190 | 8,312,300 |
| Diamondback Explorer | 36.09 | 31.00 | 4 | 56 | 263 [344] |
270 | 9,021,900 |
| Imperial Courier | 25.50 | 17.04 | 4 | 30 | 325 [440] |
144 | 3,705,470 |
| Keelback | 25.91 | 18.59 | 2 | 88 | 229 [344] |
486 | 6,616,000 |
| Asp Scout | 27.93 | 20.73 | 5 | 72 | 240 [327] |
324 | 7,882,100 |
| Vulture | 19.61 | 16.48 | 5 | 56 | 244 [395] |
288 | 13,001,920 |
| Asp Explorer | 32.82 | 24.47 | 4 | 128 | 290 [395] |
378 | 17,665,010 |
| Federal Dropship | 17.34 | 14.08 | 2 | 164 | 209 [348] |
540 | 39,514,040 |
| Type-7 | 24.17 | 15.14 | 1 | 304 | 201 [334] |
612 | 17,472,252 |
| Federal Assault Ship | 20.17 | 17.43 | 4 | 96 | 244 [406] |
540 | 44,746,150 |
| Imperial Clipper | 23.04 | 15.74 | 5 | 248 | 348 [441] |
486 | 48,165,760 |
| Federal Gunship | 16.32 | 13.35 | 1 | 168 | 196 [322] |
630 | 67,324,970 |
| Orca | 28.74 | 19.85 | 1 | 192 | 348 [441] |
396 | 71,924,940 |
| Fer-de-Lance | 17.17 | 14.22 | 4 | 70 | 302 [406] |
405 | 61,830,450 |
| Python | 22.62 | 14.72 | 2 | 292 | 267 [348] |
468 | 88,412,870 |
| Type-9 | 17.69 | 12.38 | 0 | 532 | 147 [226] |
864 | 150,403,250 |
| Beluga Liner | 25.08 | 19.73 | 2 | 368 | 221 [309] |
504 | 192,677,380 |
| Anaconda | 27.82 | 17.46 | 1 | 468 | 209 [279] |
945 | 241,415,150 |
| Federal Corvette | 17.03 | 11.52 | 2 | 616 | 224 [291] |
666 | 283,970,450 |
| Imperial Cutter | 21.94 | 14.53 | 0 | 792 | 232 [372] |
720 | 435,747,300 |
A-Class Frame Shift Drive and lowest mass on everything else except Fuel Tank. Internal Compartments contain biggest size A-Class Fuel Scoop, Advanced Discovery Scanner and Detailed Surface Scanner. Power Plant is the lightest available with sufficient power.
| Model | Jump Range (LY) |
Manoeuvrability | Cost (CR) |
Relative Cost (CR per LY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewinder MkI | 21.47 | 5 | 2,269,702 | 105,715 |
| Eagle MkII | 23.27 | 7 | 3,238,135 | 139,154 |
| Hauler | 28.55 | 4 | 2,907,482 | 101,838 |
| Adder | 27.40 | 4 | 3,277,509 | 119,617 |
| Imperial Eagle | 23.27 | 5 | 3,299,850 | 141,807 |
| Viper MkIII | 19.70 | 4 | 3,344,740 | 169,784 |
| Cobra MkIII | 26.41 | 5 | 6,587,410 | 249,429 |
| Viper MkIV | 25.37 | 3 | 6,685,320 | 263,513 |
| Diamondback Scout | 27.93 | 5 | 4,870,520 | 173,383 |
| Cobra MkIV | 23.23 | 3 | 6,985,350 | 300,704 |
| Type-6 | 30.11 | 3 | 13,445,710 | 446,553 |
| Dolphin | 30.38 | 3 | 7,809,790 | 257,070 |
| Diamondback Explorer | 37.03 | 4 | 11,767,640 | 317,786 |
| Imperial Courier | 27.64 | 4 | 5,714,860 | 206,760 |
| Keelback | 26.71 | 2 | 15,528,770 | 581,384 |
| Asp Scout | 30.11 | 5 | 10,224,600 | 339,575 |
| Vulture | 21.75 | 5 | 17,307,900 | 795,766 |
| Asp Explorer | 34.76 | 4 | 42,079,470 | 1,210,572 |
| Federal Dropship | 18.99 | 3 | 49,693,790 | 2,616,840 |
| Type-7 | 25.00 | 1 | 52,796,290 | 2,111,852 |
| Federal Assault Ship | 22.45 | 4 | 35,605,880 | 1,586,008 |
| Imperial Clipper | 26.28 | 5 | 119,497,850 | 4,547,102 |
| Federal Gunship | 18.87 | 1 | 71,049,660 | 3,765,218 |
| Orca | 31.12 | 1 | 64,851,300 | 2,083,910 |
| Fer-de-Lance | 19.81 | 4 | 63,919,800 | 3,226,643 |
| Python | 27.58 | 2 | 91,482,370 | 3,316,982 |
| Type-9 | 19.16 | 0 | 381,456,730 | 19,909,015 |
| Beluga Liner | 26.46 | 2 | 167,740,990 | 6,339,417 |
| Anaconda | 38.06 | 1 | 254,556,830 | 6,688,303 |
| Federal Corvette | 20.21 | 2 | 295,562,890 | 14,624,586 |
| Imperial Cutter | 25.32 | 0 | 544,970,390 | 21,523,317 |
A-Class everything, Bulkheads as Reactive Surface Composite which is the most expensive part of a ship. Hardpoints, utility mounts and internal compartments empty except Shield Generator which is highest possible size.
| Model | Jump Range (LY) |
Manoeuvrability | Speed [Boost] |
Armour | Shield | Cost (CR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewinder MkI | 17.84 | 5 | 245 [357] |
210 | 68 [2A] |
854,770 |
| Eagle MkII | 18.23 | 7 | 259 [377] |
140 | 102 [3A] |
1,981,830 |
| Hauler | 22.14 | 4 | 232 [348] |
350 | 85 [3A] |
1,365,130 |
| Adder | 20.76 | 4 | 244 [355] |
315 | 102 [3A] |
2,520,740 |
| Imperial Eagle | 17.98 | 5 | 322 [430] |
210 | 136 [3A] |
2,612,910 |
| Viper MkIII | 14.98 | 4 | 330 [413] |
245 | 179 [3A] |
2,841,390 |
| Cobra MkIII | 21.21 | 5 | 307 [439] |
420 | 124 [4A] |
8,040,840 |
| Viper MkIV | 22.06 | 3 | 299 [376] |
525 | 226 [4A] |
8,181,690 |
| Diamondback Scout | 22.98 | 5 | 316 [425] |
420 | 139 [4A] |
7,425,750 |
| Cobra MkIV | 19.11 | 3 | 214 [322] |
420 | 173 [4A] |
9,346,220 |
| Type-6 | 23.49 | 3 | 247 [393] |
630 | 153 [5A] |
12,459,260 |
| Dolphin | 20.39 | 3 | 290 [406] |
385 | 187 [4A] |
14,986,320 |
| Diamondback Explorer | 30.49 | 4 | 262 [343] |
525 | 191 [4A] |
16,893,590 |
| Imperial Courier | 19.33 | 4 | 306 [415] |
280 | 335 [3A] |
11,851,200 |
| Keelback | 21.23 | 2 | 220 [329] |
945 | 187 [5A] |
20,513,520 |
| Asp Scout | 21.61 | 5 | 242 [331] |
630 | 200 [4A] |
20,664,720 |
| Vulture | 15.95 | 5 | 244 [395] |
560 | 387 [5A] |
31,577,410 |
| Asp Explorer | 25.45 | 4 | 282 [383] |
735 | 234 [6A] |
55,553,110 |
| Federal Dropship | 14.11 | 3 | 201 [334] |
1050 | 228 [6A] |
106,036,180 |
| Type-7 | 19.87 | 1 | 192 [320] |
1190 | 217 [6A] |
86,817,860 |
| Federal Assault Ship | 16.36 | 4 | 242 [403] |
1050 | 213 {5A] |
113,526,110 |
| Imperial Clipper | 17.20 | 5 | 348 [441] |
945 | 306 [7A] |
168,364,300 |
| Federal Gunship | 13.34 | 1 | 187 [308] |
1225 | 286 [6A] |
185,070,720 |
| Orca | 21.65 | 1 | 348 [441] |
770 | 321 [5A] |
198,948,560 |
| Fer-de-Lance | 13.59 | 4 | 301 [405] |
788 | 468 [5A] |
205,142,660 |
| Python | 17.47 | 2 | 267 [348] |
910 | 397 [6A] |
291,969,770 |
| Type-9 | 13.86 | 0 | 139 [214] |
1680 | 390 [8A] |
505,433,850 |
| Beluga Liner | 20.25 | 2 | 211 [295] |
980 | 204 [6A] |
447,582,930 |
| Anaconda | 19.74 | 1 | 208 [277] |
1838 | 595 [7A] |
825,479,020 |
| Federal Corvette | 13.62 | 2 | 213 [277] |
1295 | 741 [7A] |
962,815,660 |
| Imperial Cutter | 17.53 | 0 | 225 [360] |
1400 | 947 [8A] |
1,261,053,840 |
Ship Outfitting
All ships are highly customisable through outfitting. Each outfit slot has a maximum class that can be put into that slot. This only lists what type of outfit slots are available for each ship, their exact content has to be put on some other page. For example: Internal compartments can contain cargo space, where class 1 = 2t, class 2 = 4t, class 3 = 8t, class 4 = 16t... But Internal compartments can also contain shield cell banks, scanners, etc. Apart from classes, outfits also have a quality rating A-H, and other characteristics such as energy drain, armour piercing, etc.
Every ship has an upgradable Shield Generator by default. It provides a continually regenerating protective energy shield around the vessel.
Max class for each outfit slot in table below (more info on respective ship page):
External Hardpoints and Utility Mounts.
| Model | Small | Medium | Large | Huge | Utility Mount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewinder | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Eagle | 3 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Hauler | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Adder | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Imperial Eagle | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Viper MkIII | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Cobra MkIII | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Viper MkIV | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Diamondback Scout | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Cobra MkIV | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Type-6 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Dolphin | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Diamondback Explorer | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Imperial Courier | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Keelback | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Asp Scout | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Vulture | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Asp Explorer | 4 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Federal Dropship | - | 4 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Type-7 | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Federal Assault Ship | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Imperial Clipper | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| Federal Gunship | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Orca | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Fer-de-Lance | - | 4 | - | 1 | 6 |
| Python | - | 2 | 3 | - | 4 |
| Type-9 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Beluga Liner | - | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| Anaconda | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Federal Corvette | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Imperial Cutter | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Core Internal Compartments. (See Optional tab for the Military Compartments.)
| Model | Power Plant | Thrusters | FSD | Life Support | Power Distributor | Sensors | Fuel Tank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewinder | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Eagle | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hauler | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adder | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Imperial Eagle | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Viper MkIII | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Cobra MkIII | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Viper MkIV | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Diamondback Scout | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Cobra MkIV | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Type-6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Dolphin | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Diamondback Explorer | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Imperial Courier | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Keelback | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Asp Scout | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Vulture | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Asp Explorer | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Federal Dropship | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Type-7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Federal Assault Ship | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Imperial Clipper | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Federal Gunship | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Orca | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Fer-de-Lance | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Python | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Type-9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Beluga Liner | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Anaconda | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Federal Corvette | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Imperial Cutter | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| * Note: All ships currently have a max Bulkhead class of 8. | |||||||
Optional Internal Compartments and Military Compartments.
| Model | Class 1 |
Class 2 |
Class 3 |
Class 4 |
Class 5 |
Class 6 |
Class 7 |
Class 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidewinder | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eagle | 1 | 1+1[m] | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hauler | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adder | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Imperial Eagle | 2 | 1+1[m] | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viper MkIII | 1 | 1 | 2+1[m] | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cobra MkIII | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Viper MkIV | 1 | 2 | 1+1[m] | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Diamondback Scout | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cobra MkIV | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Type-6 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Dolphin | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1[r] | - | - | - |
| Diamondback Explorer | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Imperial Courier | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Keelback | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Asp Scout | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Vulture | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1+1[m] | - | - | - |
| Asp Explorer | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Federal Dropship | - | 1 | 2 | 1+2[m] | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| Type-7 | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| Federal Assault Ship | - | 2 | 1 | 1+2[m] | 2 | - | - | - |
| Imperial Clipper | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Federal Gunship | - | 2 | 0 | 3[m] | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Orca | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2+1[r] | 1[r] | - | - |
| Fer-de-Lance | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Python | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| Type-9 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Beluga Liner | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2[r] | 2+2[r] | - | - |
| Anaconda | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3+1[m] | 3 | 1 | - |
| Federal Corvette | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2+2[m] | 2 | 3 | - |
| Imperial Cutter | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2+2[m] | 3 | - | 2 |
| [m] = Military Compartment, reserved for Hull Reinforcement Package, Module Reinforcement Package, or Shield Cell Bank.
[r] = Reserved Compartment, limited to Cargo Rack, Hull Reinforcement Package, Module Reinforcement Package, or Passenger Cabin. | ||||||||
Faction Ships
Frontier are developing a family of ships for the navies of each faction in the game. Examples:
- Federal Assault Ship - Federation Assault Craft
- Federal Corvette - Civilian version of Federation Light Warship
- Federal Dropship - Federation General Purpose
- Federal Gunship - Federation Heavy Attack Ship
- Imperial Clipper - Empire General Purpose
- Imperial Courier - Empire Scout
- Imperial Cutter - Civilian version of Empire Light Warship
- Imperial Eagle - Empire version of the Eagle MkII
- Imperial Fighter/GU-97 - Imperial Fighter
- F63 Condor - Federal Fighter
- Farragut Battle Cruiser - Federal Capital Ship
- Majestic Class Interdictor - Empire Capital Ship
The fleet-class ships that are available to the game’s major factions follow a hierarchy.[1]
Cruisers (Battlecruisers, Battleships, Interdictors)
Farragut Battle Cruiser and a Vulture
Long range, independent ships that are capable of controlling entire systems. Heavily armed and capable of deploying large fighter squadrons. The capital ships already shown are an example of this class. In the Empire they are usually known as “Interdictors” – named after the first successful class of cruisers. Currently the most common and most successful Imperial Cruiser is the Majestic class – generally referred to as a “Majestic class Interdictor”. As ships that can also carry out ambassadorial missions they can be used for ‘soft’ power projection, as well as hard, the same goes for the Federation's most common and successful Cruiser, named the Farragut Battle Cruiser.
Majestic Class Interdictor
Frigates
These are large ships designed for escort duties. The actual vessels vary greatly between navies, but are all designed to engage multiple small, fast enemies (typically fighters and missile swarms) and are loaded with point defence batteries. They will also have some anti-ship capability, but are not designed to go up against other warships.
Destroyers
These are anti-warship vessels, but are generally no longer used in the front line, though some are still in service.
Carriers
Designed for the deployment of fighter squadrons. Obsolete in the fleets of the major factions due to the popularity of Cruisers, but small navies still make use of them and some have even been converted into transporters.
Transporters (Couriers)
Federal Dropship in a planetary ring
Armoured warships designed specifically for transporting valuable assets and cargo quickly and safely.
Corvettes (Cutters)
Federal Corvette
Light multi-role warships, capable of reconnaissance, incursions and escort missions. These small warships are also popular with smaller factions, organizations and even wealthy individuals due to their adaptability. The Federal Corvette is a slower Corvette-class Ship with more maneuverability and firepower, while The Imperial Cutter is a lighter and faster Corvette-class ship, players will be able to get their hands on these ships in the game (assuming they can make the right contacts).
Fighters
Imperial Fighter landed
Small short-range craft that generally cannot operate independently due to having no jump capability. Their main roles include the defence of stations and the large warships that they are deployed from. Commercial fighters are typically jump-capable and are therefore much more flexible than their faction-specific counterparts.
Drones
Small automated ships that have largely been phased out due to the existence of effective counter-measures.
Capital Ships
There are currently two types of capital ships in-game: the Farragut Battle Cruiser and the Majestic Class Interdictor. They're heavily armed and can launch several fighter squadrons. These ships are piloted by NPCs. However, Frontier said in their roadmap that they intend to add the "availability of giant ‘executive control’ ships to players" in a future content update.[2]
In The Commanders Livestream, a viewer asked "any chance of playing capital ships in the future?", David Braben answered: "it's on the list, but a long way down it, because there's a lot of gameplay to make it work. The issue is what we call the difference between direct control and executive control. Where rather than flying by the seat of your pants you're giving orders to a giant ship. Because you can't expect it to change course very rapidly and that sort of thing. So it's certainly a long-term possibility, but it's long-term."[3]
Megaships
A Megaship is a class of massive ships that travel through the galaxy, and are utilized in a wide variety of roles.[4] Comparable in size to most stations, and in some cases much longer, a number of megaships are also equipped with docking facilities for small, medium, and large vessels. All services normally available at stations are on offer, with the exception of the Shipyard. Currently only NPCs can fly Megaships.
Naphtha Class Tanker in Okinura
Megaship Type
There are various types of Megaships:[4]
- Tanker
- Cargo
- Asteroid Miner
- Flight Operations
- Prison Ship
- Science Vessel
- Passenger
- Dredger
- Generation Ship
Heritage
Evolution of the Cobra in the Elite Universe
Many ships are based on the classic versions of the previous games in the Elite series. The old wireframe ship models were used as inspiration to make highly detailed versions with similar characteristics in Elite Dangerous.
Ship Scale
References
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