Corona

(Moved from "Colony Class" to "Corona" via "Corona Class" because "Colony Transport" is a JOB not a TYPE. ZM User (talk) 09:05, 11 May 2024 (PDT))

Corona Class Pod Transport Ship

   The Coronas were an early pod ship, similar in overall design to the Aurora class, but much larger.  Each one carries 1080 pods.  They have six rings, three forward and three aft of the central ball, but each ring mounts fifteen clusters with each cluster having 12 pods.  First mention is in Civil Service by The Duke of Ramus.
   There seem to be very few of these in use, possible because they are TOO large; there would be very few uses for a 1080-container freighter.  Unless the cargo must be kept isolated, any cargo large enough for that many pods could probably be carried more efficiently by a bulk freighter.  And, when we do need to move that many pods, the new Kilo design does so much more efficiently.
   The class was assigned the hull designation Code "APAM" for "Auxiliary, Personnel, Archaic, Medium".

Ship Designations

• APAM01 - Corona (Used in Civil Service by The Duke of Ramus) Month 16
• APAM02 - Chiang (Mentioned in Journey by The Duke of Ramus) Month 24

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