Auxiliary craft are vehicles that are attached to a "mothership" for undertaking missions that a starship is not capable of. The term may also be applied to any small vessel that works independently or is incapable of space travel.
Types of auxiliary craft[]
- attack fighter
- dropship
- runabout
- shuttlecraft
- shuttlepod
| Starship classifications |
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| assault cruiser • assault ship • attack fighter • auxiliary craft • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • carrier • colony ship • courier • cruiser • escort • exploratory cruiser • explorer • fast cruiser • fast frigate • freighter • frigate • heavy cruiser • heavy escort • heavy explorer • heavy frigate • heavy scout • light cruiser • light escort • light explorer • light frigate • light warship • patrol ship • probe • scout • shuttlecraft • shuttlepod • starship • transport ship • warship |
External link[]
- Auxiliary craft article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.