The Corvette Transport is a class of Starship for transport usage.
History[]
During the early offensives against the Arachnids, the Corvettes were the most common capital ship used by the United Citizen Federation to deploy Dropships, TAC Fighters, and materials to planets across the galaxy. The class carries eighteen dropships, and specialised variants also carry multiple TAC Fighters in the upper-flightdeck.
By the Second Battle of Klendathu, an Athena class was introduced to Fleet. However, Corvette Transports still remained the most numerous starship in the Fleet, staying in service well into the Second Bug War.
Modular elements[]
Corvette Transports were build with modular elements to them. This allowed ships to have sections reworked as needed for mission purposes:
Module | Image | Notes |
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Communications module | A standard communications module used for long range communication. This version was standardised by the Second Bug War. | |
Communication module | A second type of communications module. | |
Clear flight deck | A cleared dorsal flight deck for the landing of TAC Fighters | |
Cargo section | The dorsal flight deck with the existing structure removed and a cargo section added. | |
Cargo containers | The dorsal flight deck with the existing structure removed and a several large cargo containers added. |
Known ships[]
Name | Hull number | Image | Notes |
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Frank Is Love | 125 | ||
UCF Unknown (127) | 127 | ||
Mitchell | 132 | ||
UCF Unknown (133) | 133 | ||
Yamamoto | 138 | ||
Hood | 156 | ||
UCF Unknown (158) | 158 | ||
Giap | 159 | Present at the Invasion of Planet P. Took a Plasma hit destroying its bridge leaving the ship adrift. | |
UCF Unknown (169) | 169 | ||
Cromwell | 175 | Presumably destroyed or scrapped prior to the Second Battle of Klendathu as its hull number was redesignated to the Rodger Young which bore same name of a previous ship. | |
Rodger Young | 175 | The second ship to bare this name. This Rodger Young bore a different hull number to the original. In service during the Second Battle of Klendathu | |
Rodger Young | 176 | Destroyed surface to space Plasma burst during the Invasion of Planet P which tore the ship in half. Shortly after the reactor exploded destroying both halves. | |
UCF Unknown (178) | 178 | ||
UFC Unknown (180) | 180 | In the invasion fleet over Planet P | |
Boxer | 182 | ||
Geronimo | 185 | The Geronimo (185) was a Corvette Transport that was captained by Lola Beck during the time of the fall of Roku San. The Geronimo was the chosen flagship of Sky Marshal Omar Anoke until its destruction over planet OM-1 when hit by Plasma Bugs. Presumed destroyed | |
Greg Jein | 193 | ||
Bull Run | 195 | ||
George Marshall | In service by the Second Battle of Klendathu where it was destroyed by a direct surface to space Plasma burst. |
Known Losses[]
Although the Corvette Transports suffered heavy casualties during the course of the Bug Wars, more specifically at the Battle of Klendathu and the Battle of Planet P, the best known losses of these ships were the Rodger Young and the Geronimo. The former when it was severed in half by a Plasma Bug Battery over Planet P, and the latter ship destroyed over OM-1 when it's reactor was hit by Bug Plasma bursts.