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Transports are very large cargo ships which were not pilotable in the original Freelancer. Transport ships have cargo capacities between 650 and 5000 units, and are able to generate much more income for their owners than Freighters, but they are also significantly more expensive to purchase. Transports are much larger than Freighters, less agile, and have a maximum cruise speed of 350 m/s (compared to 400 m/s for Freighters). However, Transports also have stronger hulls, larger Shields, bigger power plants, and use Class 4 Turrets in place of fighter guns and turrets, all of which gives them better survivability.

Some transports use interchangeable Cargo Pods. The cargo pods do not actually store cargo (the cargo is stored in the ship's main hold). However, cargo pods are independent from the ship hull, and take damage separately from the hull. As such, cargo pods provide an important defensive function by absorbing weapons fire that would otherwise hit the ship hull.

Large transports with engines at the front of the ship have an inherent resistance to Cruise Disruptors that are fired from behind the ship, since the disruptor explosion may not reach the engines.

When purchased, Transport class vessels will show up as a "Freighter" on the ship purchase dialog. This is because the Freelancer game itself was never intended to have these ship classes available to players, and cannot be fixed. Refer to the ship info card to review the actual ship class.

Price note: All prices listed are for full package price, which includes hull and standard equipment.

Civilian Transports

Civilian transports have less than 3600 cargo, and therefore do not require a special ID to operate. They are typically used as the first step up from Freighters.

Name	Faction	Guns/ Turrets	CD/T	CM	Turn Speed	Cargo	Hull	NB/SB	Price	Notes
Albatross	Civilian	0/5		1xCM	30.20 deg/sec	2,000	80,000	350	$11,263,750
Annapurna	Independent Miners Guild	0/6		1xCM	38.20 deg/sec	800	75,000	300	$6,614,750
Behemoth	Rheinland	0/8	1xCD	1xCM	28.65 deg/sec	3,000	90,000	400	$21,114,750
Big Dragon	Kusari	0/7	1xCD	1xCM	23.87 deg/sec	3,200	85,000	400	$28,614,750
Bumblebee	Kusari	0/5	1xCD	1xCM	45.84 deg/sec	1,800	65,000	300	$7,114,750
Celestra	Colonial Republic	0/6	1xCD	1xCM	45.84 deg/sec	1,250	55,000	300	$7,414,750
Democritus	Civilian	0/5		2xCM	28.65 deg/sec	1,500	170,000	400	$72,082,250	Can use one Gunboat Turret
DL	Border Worlds	0/9		1xCM	21.49 deg/sec	3,500	95,000	400	$41,614,750
Firefly	Civilian	0/8	1xCD	1xCM	24.56 deg/sec	3,500	100,000	450	$39,114,750
Geisha	Kusari	0/7		1xCM	40.11 deg/sec	2,500	75,000	380	$59,682,250
Gull	Civilian	0/5		1xCM	40.58 deg/sec	1,000	50,000	200	$6,751,750
Hegemon	Civilian	0/10		1xCM	28.65 deg/sec	1,200	145,000	600	$22,364,750
Hercules	Civilian	0/5		1xCM	38.20 deg/sec	750	40,000	150	$5,539,750
Heron	Civilian	0/6	1xCD	1xCM	30.56 deg/sec	3,000	80,000	400	$23,188,750
Kamome	Gas Miners Guild	0/6	1xCD	1xCM	33.42 deg/sec	2,800	95,000	400	$17,114,750
Mammoth	Liberty	0/5	1xCD	1xCM	40.11 deg/sec	2,200	70,000	300	$10,114,750
Nanga Parbat	Independent Miners Guild	0/5	1xCD	1xCM	40.11 deg/sec	1,800	85,000	300	$7,614,750
Pelican	Civilian	2/7		1xCM	40.87 deg/sec	800	60,000	240	$3,864,750	Can use Fighter Guns and Turrets
Percheron	Bretonia	0/5	1xCD	1xCM	38.20 deg/sec	2,500	75,000	350	$12,614,750
Pirate Transport	Unlawful	0/9	1xCD	1xCM	23.87 deg/sec	2,900	115,000	450	$42,614,750
Raba	Hogosha	0/8	1xCD	1xCM	23.87 deg/sec	1,800	152,000	600	$35,614,750
Rock Badger	Gallia	0/10		1xCM	28.65 deg/sec	900	120,000	500	$22,364,750
Salvager	Junkers	0/7		1xCM	22.92 deg/sec	3,350	160,000	750	$107,082,250	Can use Gunboat Turrets
Taureau	Gallia	0/8	1xCD	1xCM	26.26 deg/sec	3,000	120,000	400	$41,114,750

Commercial Transports

Commercial transports have cargo holds that are capable of holding more than 3,600 units, and therefore cannot be used with the Freelancer ID. The pilot must carry a faction ID that gives the privilege of flying these ships. Only a few ships in this class have hardpoints for defensive equipment such as Countermeasures and Cruise Disruptors, and most of these ships are far less agile than the civilian transports, making them much more succeptible to piracy attempts. However, these ships also have much greater hull strength on average, which gives them better survivability in a fight.

Name	Faction	Guns/ Turrets	CD/T	CM	Turn Speed	Cargo	Hull	NB/SB	Price	Notes
Atlas	Colonial Republic	0/7	1xCD	1xCM	11.46 deg/sec	4,000	130,000	420	$60,614,750
Colossus	Rheinland	0/3			11.08 deg/sec	5,000	155,000	500	$160,614,750
Crane	Civilian	0/6			11.46 deg/sec	4,500	120,000	500	$93,200,750
Golem	ALG Waste Disposal	0/7			11.46 deg/sec	4,700	140,000	600	$125,614,750
Kujira	Gas Miners Guild	0/1			15.28 deg/sec	4,700	75,000	400	$80,614,750
l'Ane	Gallic Brigands	0/7	1xCD	1xCM	19.10 deg/sec	4,000	110,000	400	$50,614,750
Mastodon	Liberty	0/1			11.46 deg/sec	5,000	170,000	550	$150,614,750
Pachyderme	Gallia	0/7			10.31 deg/sec	5,000	125,000	450	$192,714,750
Pirate Train	Unlawful	0/7			15.28 deg/sec	4,300	125,000	450	$90,614,750
Ryuujin	Kusari	0/5			10.03 deg/sec	5,000	140,000	500	$170,614,750
Shetland	Bretonia	0/1			11.46 deg/sec	5,000	185,000	500	$150,614,750
Stork	Civilian	0/6			08.59 deg/sec	5,000	120,000	500	$188,212,750
Titanic	Civilian	0/6			09.55 deg/sec	4,800	130,000	500	$115,614,750
Vache	Gallia	0/7	1xCD	1xCM	12.22 deg/sec	4,250	125,000	450	$82,714,750
ZBT-100Z 2	Zoners	0/0		1xCM	13.37 deg/sec	5,000	75,000	500	$130,614,750	Requires a Zoner ID

Battle Transports

Battle transports are commercial transports that are expected to see combat. These ships have 10 or more Class 4 Turrets, above-average hull strength and power plants, but slightly less cargo space.

Name	Faction	Guns/ Turrets	CD/T	CM	Turn Speed	Cargo	Hull	NB/SB	Price	Notes
Akegata	Kusari	0/12			11.46 deg/sec	4,200	150,000	500	$100,614,750
Bison	Liberty	0/10			11.46 deg/sec	4,300	140,000	500	$108,614,750
Shire	Bretonia	0/12			11.46 deg/sec	4,200	150,000	500	$100,614,750
Uruz	Rheinland	0/12			11.46 deg/sec	4,200	150,000	500	$100,614,750

Liners

Liners are transports that are designed to carry human cargo. They are typically the largest ships in the Transport class, providing ample space for the cargo to get up and walk around. They also have the strongest hulls and largest power cores in the class, and typically have enough turrets to defend themselves adequately. Unfortunately their sheer size and slow turning speed makes them difficult to manuever in combat.

Name	Faction	Guns/ Turrets	CD/T	CM	Turn Speed	Cargo	Hull	NB/SB	Price	Notes
Bretonia Cruise Liner	Bretonia	0/9	1xCD	1xCM	15.28 deg/s	3,500	200,000	700	$236,082,250
Enterprise	Civilian	0/11		1xCM	11.46 deg/s	4,300	180,000	700	$207,932,250
Lucullus	Gallia	0/12		1xCM	15.28 deg/s	4,000	192,000	650	$205,614,750
Pilgrim Liner	Unlawful	0/11	1xCD		11.46 deg/s	3,900	180,000	700	$190,907,250
Prison Liner	Civilian	0/9	1xCD	1xCM	15.28 deg/s	3,300	180,000	600	$127,232,250
Shukensha	Civilian	0/12		1xCM	13.37 deg/s	4,000	190,000	750	$411,282,250

Special Ships

Name	Faction	Guns/ Turrets	CD/T	CM	Turn Speed	Cargo	Hull	NB/SB	Price	Notes
Barge	Civilian	0/7			01.64 deg/sec	40,000	1,700,000	800	$502,082,250	Not Sold - Deprecated

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