Vehicle:Indépendance-class supply ship

The Indépendence-class is a line of French long-range logistics vessels designed and produced by Sarte-Langois Corporation starting in 2800. Developped in an era of extraordinary French colonial growth, it is meant for hauling supplies, troops, wounded, and fuel across galaxies to sustain protracted campaigns, and serves as a critical power projection tool in the navies of the nations that have adopted it. At 1.5 kilometers in length, the class possesses an enormous amount of cargo space as well as numerous on-board refineries and replicators to allow the craft to manufacture spare parts on the battlefield. Highly versatile, its facilities and design can be adapted and expanded to serve a variety of peacetime and wartime roles.

However, it is entirely unarmed, possessing only regular deflector shields to defend itself. To save on production cost, it boasts very little in terms of armor and sublight maneuverability, though its hyperpatial speed, range, and longevity are enviable. In short, it is not a combat ship, though a stellar navy would not be able to function without it.