TravelPod-class

Travel Pods are a common sight across Trident Foundries territories and civilian space.
Introduced in 2315, the TravelPod-class quickly became the premier civilian craft around Trident and allied territories and was also employed in military service as an escape pod and ship-to-ship shuttle.
== Description ==
The TravelPod-class is a class of tiny shuttlecraft designed solely to dock to larger ships and stations by means of it's single Universal Standard Docking collar at the rear of the ship. It can comfortably seat two crewmembers and six passengers, with an additional two standing, for a maximum complement of eight personnel. It's small size and compact shape means it can dock to almost any ship or station, and multiple TravelPods can even be carried inside larger ships.
The vessel is not equipped for long-distance travel; however it does have a very weak jump drive system that can only be charged when the vessel is docked and receiving power from another object, as it's onboard power generators are not strong enough to charge it. The jump drive is only designed to be used in emergencies, such as an attack. The TravelPod-class has powerful sublight thrusters for it's size but only minimal shielding and no armour at all, making it utterly defenceless against attack. It does however feature a radar jamming system to make it harder for enemy ships to acquire a lock.
One TravelPod-class shuttle is permanently docked to the bottom of each Freedom II-class and Sentinel-class Heavy Corvette as an escape pod in the event of catastrophic hull breach.
== History ==
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== Usage ==
The TravelPod-class has, in addition to it's primary role as shuttlecraft, been used in the following roles:
* Personnel transfer
* Escape pod
* Civilian Transport
* Training vessel
Category:Ships
Category:Trident Industries
Category:Small Craft
Category:Civilian Ships