Common Abbreviations
Starships, specifically those designated as Tech-2 ships, or larger Industrial ships (The Medium Freighter class, for instance, is almost never written out), are abbreviated to save space and time when naming them, both in Fleet communications and to speed up communications in Chat.
Industrial Ship Designations
Tech 1 Industrial Ships
| Ship Class | Shorthand |
|---|---|
| Shuttle | N/A |
| Transport | N/A |
| Light Freighter | LF |
| Medium Freighter | MF |
| Heavy Freighter | HF |
| Barge | N/A |
Tech 2 Industrial Ships
| Ship Class | Shorthand |
|---|---|
| Blockade Runner | BR |
| Jump Freighter | JF |
| Industrial Command Ship | ICS |
Warship Designations
Tech 1 Warships
| Ship Class | Shorthand |
|---|---|
| Starfighter | SF |
| Gunship | GS |
| Corvette | Corv |
| Frigate | Frig |
| Destroyer | Dessy |
| Cruiser | N/A |
| Battlecruiser | BC |
Tech 2 Warships
| Ship Class | Shorthand |
|---|---|
| Scrambler | N/A |
| Recon Fighter | Recon |
| Assault Gunship | AGS |
| Interdictor Gunship | IGS |
| Stasis Corvette | SCV |
| Assault Corvette | ACV |
| Logistics Corvette | LCV |
| Interdictor Corvette | ICV |
| Black Ops Frigate | BLOPs |
| Missile Frigate | MFG |
| Assault Frigate | AFG |
| Assault Destroyer | ADS |
| Interdictor Destroyer | IDS |
| Missile Cruiser | MCR |
| Logistics Cruiser | LCR |
| Lancer | N/A |