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Transports are very large cargo ships, and were not pilotable in the original Freelancer. Transports 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 bulkier 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 Transport Shields, bigger power plants, and use Transport 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 hull.

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.

Freighters

Freighters are small trading vessels, typical of the cargo ships that were pilotable in the original Freelancer. They are relatively inexpensive, but their limited cargo capacity produces relatively small profit in comparison to Transports. Freighters can be fairly agile (although some of the largest models are not), and they all have a cruise speed of 400 m/s (the fastest speed available). However they are usually lightly armed and armored, and can be destroyed by almost any serious combat vessel.

Freighter Shields are available in four different classes (2-6), with the Class 6 shields having four separate grades. Higher classes and grades provide more protection, but require more energy to operate.

NB: The Freelancer game engine marks all non-fighter vessels as "Freighter" type ships, since the original game did not support any other large pilotable ships. In the Discovery mod, a "Freighter" is a cargo ship with less than 650 units of cargo space.

Name	Faction	Guns	Turr	CDs	CMs	Torp	Mine	Turn Rate	Hit Points	Power Core	Nano Bots	Hold Size	Package Price
		Hard-Point Types
Anki	Renzu	2	5	1	1	0	1	52.52	26,000	30,000	135	550	$2,287,500
Annapurna	Independent Miners Guild	1	5	1	1	0	1	52.60	19,500	30,000	95	570	$6,272,500
Aurochs	Gallic Civilian	2	5	1	1	0	1	52.60	20,000	38,400	165	630	$2,487,500
Bactrian	Liberty Rogues	4	4	1	1	0	1	51.57	25,800	38,400	130	530	$2,041,000
Camara	Deep Space Engineering	0	6	0	1	0	1	42.97	22,000	30,000	115	630	$1,867,000
Clydesdale	Bretonia	3	5	1	1	0	1	51.57	22,000	33,000	115	550	$1,603,150
Correo	Corsairs	4	4	1	1	0	1	52.60	24,500	38,400	115	500	$2,987,500
Courier	Gallic Brigands	2	6	1	1	0	1	47.75	19,000	34,000	90	450	$2,292,500
CSF	Junkers	3	5	1	1	0	1	47.75	25,800	34,000	130	500	$2,667,500
CSV	Junkers	2	3	0	1	0	0	62.75	9,000	5,400	70	180	$172,420
Dromedary	Border Worlds	3	5	1	1	0	1	51.57	19,800	30,000	105	650	$2,163,920
Drone	Kusari Civilian	2	6	1	1	0	1	51.57	23,800	30,000	125	600	$1,763,920
Garanchou	Gas Miners Guild	2	4	1	1	0	1	51.57	23,000	34,000	115	550	$1,811,190
Grizzly	Liberty Civilian	4	4	1	1	0	1	51.57	25,500	38,400	195	255	$3,316,770
Humpback	Rheinland Civilian	2	6	1	1	0	1	51.57	21,200	34,00	105	590	$1,617,440
Kestrel	Sirius Civilian	2	5	1	1	0	1	51.57	23,000	30,000	125	540	$1,909,920
Ragnar	Rheinland Civilian	3	6	1	1	0	1	52.60	45,000	38,400	180	850	$2,987,500
Rhino	Liberty Civilian	3	5	1	1	0	1	53.48	18,600	30,000	95	560	$1,649,770
Sunburst	Sirius Civilian	2	6	1	1	0	1	51.57	18,500	30,000	90	540	$31,920
Tarvos	The Council	4	4	1	1	0	1	52.60	23,500	34,000	125	600	$2,187,500
Voyager	Bretonia Civilian	5	5	1	1	0	1	45.84	18,900	34,000	95	505	$1,959,440

Small Transports

Small Transports provide a middle ground between Freighters and Large Transports. These ships are slower and less agile than Freighters, but provide significantly more cargo capacity. At the same time, they offer much less earning potential than Large Transports, but they are much more nimble, and all of these ships have Countermeasures which reduces the likelihood of getting caught by enemy forces. They typically have less weapons and armor than the Large Transports, although there are some notable exceptions. They are the largest cargo ships that can be piloted by a Freelancer ID on the Discovery RP 24/7 server. They also fulfill the requirements of some special-purpose cargo ships, such as smuggling and piracy.

Name	Faction	Guns	Turr	CDs	CMs	Type1	Bays	Turn Rate	Hit Points	Power Core	Nano Bots	Hold Size	Package Price
		Hard-Point Types
Pelican	Sirius Civilian	2	7	1	1	0	0	40.87	60,000	25,000	240	800	$3,864,750
Gull	Sirius Civilian	0	5	1	1	0	0	40.58l	50,000	35,000	200	1,000	$6,751,750
Albatross	Sirius Civilian	0	5	1	1	0	0	38.20	80,000	45,000	350	2,000	$11,263,750
Hercules	Sirius Civilian	0	5	0	1	0	0	38.20	40,000	30,000	150	750	$5,539,750
Armicustos	Corsairs	0	8	1	1	0	0	23.87	125,000	50,000	450	2,700	$41,600,595
Heron	Sirius Civilian	0	6	1	1	0	0	30.56	80,000	50,000	400	3,000	$23,188,750
Behemoth	Rheinland Civilian	0	8	1	1	0	0	28.65	90,000	45,000	400	3,000	$21,114,750
Geisha	Kusari Civilian	0	7	0	1	0	0	40.11	75,000	50,000	400	2,500	$59,682,250
Serenity	Sirius Civilian	0	7	1	1	0	0	24.56	95,000	50,000	430	3,600	$39,114,750
Percheron	Bretonia Civilian	0	5	1	1	0	0	38.20	75,000	45,000	350	2,500	$12,614,750
Bumblebee	Kusari Civilian	0	5	1	1	0	0	45.84	65,000	35,000	300	1,800	$7,114,750
Mammoth	Liberty Civilian	0	5	1	1	0	0	40.11	70,000	35,000	300	2,200	$10,114,750
Big Dragon	Kusari Civilian	0	7	1	1	0	0	23.87	85,000	45,000	400	3,200	$28,614,750
Hegemon	Sirius Civilian	0	10	0	1	0	0	28.65	145,000	70,000	600	2,750	$22,350,500
Kamome	Gas Miners Guild	0	6	1	1	0	0	33.42	95,000	45,000	400	2,800	$17,114,750
Bullmastiff	Sirus Unlawful	0	9	1	1	0	0	23.87	115,000	70,000	450	2,900	$42,614,750
Border Worlds Transport	Border Worlds	0	9	0	1	0	0	21.49	90,000	45,000	380	3,500	$41,614,750
Nanga Parbat	Independent Miners Guild	0	5	1	1	0	0	40.11	100,000	45,000	430	1,800	$42,200,088
Salvager	Junkers	0	7	0	1	0	0	22.92	150,000	400,000	550	3,350	$107,082,250
Democritus	Sirius Civilian	0	5	0	2	0	0	28.65	120,000	90,000	400	1,500	$72,082,250
Raba	Hogosha	0	8	0	1	0	0	23.87	142,000	400,000	500	3,150	$107,080,096
Celestra	Colonial Republic	0	6	1	1	0	0	45.84	55,000	35,000	300	1,250	$7,414,750
Taureau	Gallic Civilian	0	8	1	1	0	0	26.26	120,000	70,000	400	3,000	$41,114,750
Rock Badger	Gallic Civilian	0	10	0	1	0	0	28.65	120,000	70,000	500	900	$22,364,750

Large Transports

Large Transports have massive cargo holds, providing more revenue opportunities than any other ship class in the Discovery mod. Large Transports are generally less agile than the Small Transports, and most of them do not have Countermeasures or Cruise Disruptors, making them much more succeptible to piracy attempts. However, these ships also have greater hull strength, and some of them have a large number of Transport Turrets, all of which gives them better survivability in a fight. Large Transports with engines at the front of the ship also have an inherent resistance to Cruise Disruptors that are fired from behind the ship, since the disruptor blast may not reach the engines. If your objective is maximizing profits per hour, these are the ships for you. On the Discovery RP 24/7 server, the pilot is required to carry a faction ID that gives the privilege of flying these ships.

Name	Faction	Guns	Turr	CDs	CMs	Type1	Bays	Turn Rate	Hit Points	Power Core	Nano Bots	Hold Size	Package Price
		Hard-Point Types
Crane	Sirius Civilian	0	6	0	0	1	1	11.46	96,000	60,000	450	4,500	$93,186,112
Stork	Sirius Civilian	0	6	0	0	1	1	8.59	85,000	60,000	350	5,000	$188,198,080
Kujira	Gas Miners Guild	0	1	0	0	1	1	15.28	60,000	25,000	360	4,700	$80,600,120
Akegata	Kusari Civilian	0	12	0	0	1	1	11.46	130,000	90,000	450	4,200	$100,600,120
Essedarius	Corsairs	0	8	0	0	0	0	11.67	140,000	50,000	450	4450	$104,600,120
Titanic	Sirius Civilian	0	6	0	0	1	1	9.55	104,000	60,000	400	4,800	$115,600,112
Pitbull	Sirius Unlawful	0	7	0	0	1	1	15.28	125,000	50,000	450	4,300	$90,614,750
Golem	Rheinland Civilian	0	7	0	0	1	1	11.46	112,000	60,000	480	4,700	$125,600,120
Shire	Bretonia Civilian	0	12	0	0	1	1	11.46	135,000	90,000	450	4,200	$100,600,120
Whale	Zoners	0	0	0	1	1	1	13.37	53,000	35,000	350	5,000	$130,600,120
Vache	Gallic Civilian	0	7	0	1	1	1	12.22	125,000	60,000	450	4,250	$82,700,120
Pachyderm	Gallic Civilian	0	7	0	0	1	1	10.31	88,000	60,000	315	5,000	$192,700,120
l'Ane	Gallic Brigands	0	7	0	1	1	1	19.10	105,000	45,000	380	4,000	$50,600,120
Mastodon	Liberty Civilian	0	1	0	0	1	1	11.46	120,000	30,000	385	5,000	$150,600,128
Ryuujin	Kusari Civilian	0	5	0	0	1	1	10.29	100,000	60,000	350	5,000	$170,600,120
Shetland	Bretonia Civilian	0	1	0	0	1	1	11.46	130,000	60,000	350	5,000	$150,600,120
Colossus	Rheinland Civilian	0	3	0	0	1	1	11.08	155,000	60,000	500	5,000	$160,614,750
Bison	Liberty Civilian	0	10	0	0	1	1	11.46	158,000	90,000	450	4,300	$108,600,120
Shishapangma	Independent Miners Guild	0	10	0	0	1	1	11.84	153,000	90,000	450	4,300	$95,600,500
Atlas	Colonial Republic	0	7	0	0	1	1	11.46	125,000	60,000	400	4,000	$60,600,120
Uruz	Rheinland Civilian	0	12	0	0	1	1	11.46	133,000	90,000	450	4,200	$100,600,120

Passenger Liners

Liners are 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	Turr	CDs	CMs	Type1	Bays	Turn Rate	Hit Points	Power Core	Nano Bots	Hold Size	Package Price
		Hard-Point Types
Enterprise	Sirius Civilian	0	9	0	1	1	2	11.46	180,000	90,000	700	4,300	$207,850,000
Passenger Liner	Sirius Civilian	0	7	1	1	1	2	15.28	180,000	80,000	600	3,300	$127,715,000
Palace	Bretonia Civilian	0	7	1	1	1	2	15.28	200,000	90,000	700	3,500	$236,000,000
Pilgrim	Sirius Unlawful	0	9	1	0	1	2	11.46	180,000	90,000	700	4,300	$190,825,088
Lucullus	Gallic Civilian	0	10	0	1	1	2	15.28	192,000	90,000	650	4,000	$205,600,000
Shukensha	Renzu	0	9	0	1	1	2	12.41	190,000	90,000	750	4,000	$411,200,192

Special Ships

These ships are not generally available to the player community.

Name	Faction	Guns	Turr	CDs	CMs	Type1	Bays	Turn Rate	Hit Points	Power Core	Nano Bots	Hold Size	Package Price
		Hard-Point Types
Barge	Generic Civilian	0	7	1	0	3	7	1.64	1,700,000	90,000	800	40,000	$502,082,250

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