Mammoth-class Bulk Freighter

The Mammoth-class is a class of bulk freighter that has existed for many years and is commonly seen used by large companies and conglomerates.
== Description ==
The Mammoth-class, introduced to the multiverse in 2276, is a massive bulk freighter capable of holding many Universal Cargo Crates and many million Mass Units of additional cargo. These ships have huge cargo bays and several smaller hangar bays for cargo shuttles and escort fighters.
Mammoths employ a dual pronged design rather than a solid single hull. This is mainly due to the need for the lower cargo bay to be separated from the crew section, which occupies the top prong, as well as making enough space for a hangar bay in the centre section which is freed up by the pronged design.
Mammoths were decently defended against external threats, with nearly a million terawatts of shielding capacity, heavy external armour and multiple small turrets of various types scattered around the hull. Most Mammoths also included a single medium yield plasma cannon up front.
Some older military forces have modified variants of the Mammoth to be colossal carrier vessels capable of holding hundreds of small interceptors.
== History ==
=== 2276 ===
The Mammoth-class was originally created and marketed in 2276 by the Mammoth Corp. Marketed as an all-in-one alternative to the smaller freighters that existed at the time, the Mammoth was released to critical acclaim by shipping firms and hailed as the future of intergalactic shipping.
=== 2317 ===
By 2317, almost every major and minor shipping firm and industrial conglomerate owned and operated a Mammoth. They were fairly common on the major spacelanes between busy stations and highly populated planets. In terms of popularity, it was only beaten by the far smaller and cheaper SkyCorp freighters.
== Usage ==
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== Behind the Scenes ==
The Mammoth-class was created by Jake_Lancia for the 2017 series Concord's End, for use as a background ship and an interior set. It was based on a blueprint of the Star Wars Legends ship, the Aggressor-class Destroyer.
Lancia wanted the Mammoth to feel truly massive, so he requested crazyf22raptor to add a cavernous cargo bay in the lower prong.
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