Azimuth Ship Classes

Ship classification is mostly standardised throughout all Azimuth, due largely to the legacy of Azrune.

Note that these are airship classes; they therefore exclude Repulsor, Floatrock or Aerofoil craft.

Military Airship Classes

Ships can be classified by size, role or both; some variation can be found. For example: a Minelayer Corvette, a Light Carrier or a Dreadnought. Many classifications are prefixed either "light" or "heavy" as appropriate.

Size classes:

• Sloop - No more than a single gun emplacement, up to 50 tonnes
• Cutter - 50 to 100 tonnes
• Corvette - 100 to 250 tonnes
• Frigate - 250 to 800 tonnes
• Destroyer - 800 to 1,500 tonnes
• Cruiser - 1,500 to 2,500 tonnes
• Dreadnought - 2,500 tonnes or less, with firepower capabilities comparable to the Battlecruiser class or better
• Battlecruiser - 3,000 to 5,000 tonnes
• Battleship - 5,000 tonnes or more.

Role classes:

• Minelayer - Ships designed primarily for deploying aerial mines.
• Gunboat - Ships designed to shoot down skyfighters
• Carrier - Ships designed primarily for deploying skyfighters.

Passenger Airship Classes

In rough ascending order of size:

• Yacht - Up to 50 tonnes
• Ferry - 50 to 200 tonnes
• Liner - 200 to 1000 tonnes
• Cruise Liner - 1000 tonnes or more

Cargo Airship Classes

• Lifter - Smaller utility craft
• Transporter - Medium cargo ship
• Farmship - Large nomadic craft, often with a floatrock element, used both as farm and market
• Tanker - Water-transport ships, typically huge