ECN Ship Classification System

ECN Ship Classification System is the classification of ships used by the Earth Colonial Navy. It sets the standards of construction for every type of vessel, such as corvettes, destroyers, cruisers, battleship etc. The types shouldn't be confused with the ship class, which denotes a specific design of a group of starships. One type can encompass multiple classes.

Ship Type	Length	Crew	Docked Vessels	Passengers/Soldiers	FTL
Fighter	3-4 meters	0	0	0	no
Shuttle	10 meters	2	0	5	no
Patrol Craft	15 meters	5	0	0	no
Corvette	200 meters	120	1 shuttle	10 marines and 2 passengers	yes
Destroyer	500 meters	300	2 shuttles	15 marines and 5 passengers	yes
Cruiser	800 meters	500	3 shuttles and a squadron of fighters	20 marines and 10 passengers	yes
Science Ship	500 meters	800	4 shuttles	0 marines and 10 passengers	yes
Troop Transport	500 meters	100	10 shuttles and 10 dropships	2 divisions of marines	yes
Battleship	1500 meters	1500	5 shuttles and 4 squadrons of fighters	200 marines and 20 passengers	yes

The classification system is used also to classify alien vessels which Humans have encountered. Rarely the alien name for the ship type is used in such situations. Sometimes the alien ship's type is used as its class. It can lead to funny situations like calling a ship "destroyer destroyer" or "cruiser cruiser". Sometimes the ECN system and the alien system don't match and what aliens call a cruiser Humans may call a battleship.

Used by

Earth Colonial Navy

Creation

2190

Prototype

The prototype stealth ship, ECNS Wolf, is in a precarious situation when it comes to its classification. It is the size of a corvette, but with the crew of 200 people it is closer to a destroyer. Some people in Earth Space Command advocate about adding a frigate as a ship type between a corvette and a destroyer. According to them, the Wolf could qualify as a stealth frigate.