Traders

The trader is a venerable class of ship, and the smallest of the so-called merchant ships. The configuration was originally conceived of as a specialist high value, low mass transit platform, it has proven to be very versatile and has found applications in research, and deep space salvage. The trader configurations each find an economical compromise between crew or passenger compliment, goods capacity, and solid interstellar speeds.

Tanker

The tanker is an economic, small scale materials transporter. It specialises in unpressurised cargo, and saves resources by keeping relatively little life-support. The crew compliment is kept small and utilitarian. Some tanker operators maintain so-called sleeper liners, where the cargo space is used to hold up to 100 hypersleep chambers.

The tanker is slow, both in vacuum and in the ethereal, but its very low cost, brings interstellar transportation into many more hands.

Far Trader

The far trader is designed to cover great distance at speed, whist remaining relatively cheap to acquire and run. They strike a balance between pressurised and unpressurised storage. The configuration of the ship facilitates excellent access to both from both within the ship and from a docking bay.