Editing Ship (section)

===Auxiliary Support===
These ships are designed to operate in many roles, supporting combatant ships and civilian operations. Auxiliaries are not primary combatants although some may have limited combat capacity, usually for basic self-defense.

====Exploration and Research====
These vessels are employed to provide a better understanding of your operating environment. They typically come with jump engines, large [[Fuel Storage]] for ships of their size, and are fitted with various sensors. 

* Recon Ship -  Scout ship, used to explore new systems and seeking out colonizable planets early on, and being used to acquire intelligence on enemy actions and other points of interest throughout the game. Intended for interstellar and long distance flight, they are designed with jump drives and sometimes cloaking or reduced thermal signature.

* Gravsurvey Ship - Deep-space exploration craft, configured to conduct a [[Gravitational Survey]] to map systems' [[jump point]]s. Designed with [[Gravitational Survey Sensors]].

* Geosurvey Ship - Planetary surveyor, configured to conduct an orbital [[Geological Survey]] of planets to reveal their [[mineral]] composition. Designed with [[Geological Survey Sensors]].

====Commercial====
These vessels or platforms are used for logistics and infrastructure. Typically employing commercial designs, they are slow and cumbersome. Used both by the military and the [[Commercial Shipping|civilian sector]].

* Freighter - Configured to provide large-scale hauling capabilities, used to transport [[installations]] and minerals from one planet to another. 
* Colony Ship - Configured to carry colonists to new worlds, or to supplement civilian efforts on existing ones. Designed with facilities for [[Cryogenic Transport]].
* [[Sorium Harvester]] - Configured for [[Sorium]] harvesting, these ships or platforms operate in orbit of Sorium rich gas giants and refine fuel directly from the planet.
* Miner - Configured for [[Orbital Mining Module|orbital mining]], these ships or platforms operate in orbit of mineral rich asteroids and mine them.
* Terraformer - These ships or platforms act as orbital [[Terraforming Installation|terraforming installations]] to aid in a [[Terraforming]] project. 

====Logistics====
These vessels are focused on assisting other ships transiting though or out of the system, or for bringing supplies on and off of other ships.

* [[Tug]] - Configured to provide mobility to platforms and vessels with limited or no movement capability. Designed with a [[Ship to Ship Tractor|tractor beam]].
* [[Jump Tender]] - Configured to tender ships across [[jump point]]s, either as part of military task force or as a temporary stand-in until a [[Jump Gate]] can be constructed.

* Jump Gate Constructors - These ships are equipped with at [[Jump Gate Construction Module]], allowing them to build [[Jump Gate|jump gates]] at [[jump point]]s. 
* Salvager - Configured for [[salvage]] operations of floating ship debris in space. Designed with [[Salvage Module]], and possibly a cargo component.

* [[Tanker]] - Configured to transport and provide fuel for other ships, used to support extended fleet operations. Designed with large [[Fuel Storage]] capacity.
* [[Collier]] - Configured to carry ammunition, usually for missile warships. Designed with large [[magazine]]s.
* [[Supply Ship]] - Configured to carry maintenance supplies, to support ship [[Ship Maintenance|maintenance]] and [[ship repair|repair]] while underway. Designed with large [[Maintenance Storage Bay|maintenance storage bays]].
* Hospital Ship, configured with extra [[Ship Crew|crew]] berths, to accommodate combat survivors without overcrowding combat ships. Designed with [[Cryogenic Transport]] capabilities. (Note that because of crew mechanic changes for [[CSharp|C#]], these are not really necessary there, so this is mostly a [[VB6]] class.)