Ships
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Ships within the Mass Effect universe:
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[edit] Types of Ships
[edit] Frigates
These light escort and scouting vessels are roughly 50 meters long and carry a crew of 20. Frigates such as the Normandy are too small to carry fighters, but are equipped with modest main-gun mass accelerators and often have extensive GUARDIAN systems to provide anti-fighter screening for larger vehicles. Their drive systems make them more maneuverable than larger starships and allow for higher faster-than-light (FTL) cruise speeds.[1] A squad of marines is carried on board for security and ground-side duty. Unlike larger vessels frigates can land on planets. Alliance Frigate's are named after great battles in human history.
[edit] Destroyers
The Destroyers of the Systems Alliance have a crew size of 20 as the Frigate does. Destroyers don't carry any form of Drop Ship's or Fighter's but are armed almost as heavily as a Cruiser. It is still unknown what Alliance Destroyer's are named after. (Page 7 in the Prologue Section Of The Mass Effect Book Revelation)
[edit] Cruisers
The cruisers are the infantry of fleets. They are faster than dreadnoughts and more heavily armed than frigates. Fighters are housed in the cruiser's baffles. Their main weapons systems are mass accelerator cannons which can be used at long ranges and as broadside guns. In small engagements they lead frigate groups and in larger ones screen the broadsides of the dreadnoughts. They are fitted with ablative armor and protected by kinetic shields. Alliance Cruiser's are named after cities on Earth.
[edit] Carriers
Carriers are dreadnaught sized vessels that also carry a large number of fighters. Deployed as support for the main fleet, their armaments are lighter and they tend to stay in the rear of the fighting.
[edit] Dreadnoughts
These are the biggest ships in fleets. They are usually 800 meters to a kilometer in length. A squadron of fighters is carried on the dreadnoughts for protection and support. The Alliance System have six with one more under construction. Alliance Dreadnought's are named after mountains on Earth.
[edit] Fighters
Fighters are single pilot small combat craft. Their light frame and elemental zero cores make them capable of greater acceleration and maneuvering then other starships. They are armed with disrupter missiles capable of penetrating kinetic shields. Their drive cores cost ten million credits each. Fighters primarally serve a support role in space battles, either by defending their fleet or swooping in to attack the critical systems of a larger enemy vessel.
[edit] Actual Ships
[edit] SSV Normandy
Main Article: Normandy
Race: Human
Commanding Officer: Commander Shepard
XO: Navigator Pressley
Crew:
Support Crew:
[edit] Normandy SR-2
Main Article: Normandy SR-2
Race: Human
Commanding Officer: Commander Shepard
XO: Miranda Lawson
[edit] SSV Kilimanjaro
Race: Human
Type: Dreadnought
Commanding Officer:
XO: Hannah Shepard (mother of Commander Shepard if he has the Spacer backgroud) in 2183
[edit] SSV Orizaba
Race: Human
Type: Dreadnought
Commanding Officer: Hannah Shepard (mother of Commander Shepard if he has the Spacer backgroud) in 2185
XO:
[edit] SSV Hastings
Race: Human
Type: Frigate
Commanding Officer: Captain Belliard
XO: Staff Lieutenant David Anderson
[edit] SSV New Delhi
Race: Human
Commanding Officer: Captain Eisennhorn
XO:
[edit] MSV Majesty
Race: Human
Type: Modular conveyor (Kowloon class)
Commanding Officer: Captain Willem
[edit] MSV Ontario
Race: Human
Type: Modular conveyor (Kowloon class)
[edit] Destiny Ascension
Main Article: Destiny Ascension
Race: Asari
Type: Dreadnought
Commanding Officer: Matriarch Lidanya
XO:
Crew: Almost 5000 asari
[edit] Sovereign
Race: Reaper
Type: Dreadnought
Commanding Officer: Sovereign
