Corvette (Ship Classification)
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| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Type: | Military |
| Designation: | CVT |
| Builder: | SpaceX Mars, LLC |
| Decks: | 3 |
| Length Overall: | 42 meters / 14 standard frames |
| Height: | 17 meters |
| Beam: | 21 meters |
| Primary Mission: | In-system Patrol/Convoy Escort/Transport, Interstellar Short-Haul Transport |
| Drive: | Alcubierre Warp, Alcubierre Sub-Light |
| Warp Capable: | Yes, up to Warp 4 |
| Rotation Capable: | No |
| Atmosphere Capable: | To 200 KPa (approx. 30 PSIA, 2 atmospheres). Capable of landing on an Earthlike planet. |
| Armament: | Light, primarily defensive |
| Complement: | Total 30: 21 Space Force crew, plus 9 Space Force Security (not SF Marines) |
| Passenger Capacity: | 20 in single staterooms |
| Freight Tonnage: | TBD |
| Commanded By: | SF Lieutenant |
Corvettes are first mentioned in A Dragon in the Foie Gras. They are limited to Warp 4 for several reasons:
- They are intended as short-haul, sub-light, in-system transports; they are interstellars only as an afterthough
- There is a fear that if they could go faster, they would be hijacked for use as pirate vessels
- They are too small to carry much, either people or freight
In effect, corvettes are more like big dropships. Their single-passenger staterooms can be struck to turn them into more densely-packed troop transports, but there is little advantage to this due to the fact that a dropship can carry 28 Space Force Marines AND their equipment, and is heavily-armed to boot.
The bottom line: Corvettes were really developed by SpaceX as in-system corporate transports, until somebody said the equivalent of, "Hey, we can put a Hellcat motor in that," and the Space Force corvette was born. They are the only interstellars produced by SpaceX.
Known examples:
USSF Pendleton, CVT-2