Fiction:Superfreighter

"No matter how far beyond their peers a civilisation may be, there is always a need for hauling cargo. They may not be bristling with the power to wipe out stars or boasting some cutting-edge high technology. But no matter how many I see, it still awes me that these metallic giants exist. And that without them, the largest empires would wither under the weight of their own size"

- Taylan Elkos, Senior engineer for Domcar Manuacturing.

Superfreighters are enormous spacefaring vessels designed with the purpose of hauling vast amounts of cargo across large tracts of space. While numerous empires use some form, the most prolific users tend to be empires of a galactic or intergalactic scale, who need to transport cargo over thousands of light-years.

Classification
While interstellar freighters are prioritised for transporting large amounts of cargo, suprefreighters are in their own category. Large enough to require materials much stronger than high-tensile alloys to hold themselves intact, these ships tend to vastly outclass any other kind of transport. While the minimum length to classify a hauler as such is frequently held discussion, it is more commonly understood that these behemoths can measure tens of kilometres in length from nose to engine, however the varied cultural ideas also do not restrict the breadth or height of these superhaulers.

Because of their extreme size, most superfreighters are primarily spacebound, ferrying cargo between orbital installations and, depending on the model, are either serviced by a planet's port authority or deliver their cargo using much smaller haulers that they carry inside.

Domcar SH-400 Wormhole Coach

 * Empire of origin: [[file:DraconisWormholeCoach2.png|thumb|300px|right|Superfreighters such as the Biogenesis Wormhole Coach are instrumental for any galaxy-spanning civilisation.]]
 * Manufacturer: Domcar Manufacturing
 * Estimated cargo capacity: 4 million cubic metres
 * Dimensions:
 * Length: 230km
 * Width: 70km
 * Height: 40km

Designed by DOmcar Manufacturing, the SH-400 "Womrhole Coach" Is an extreme long-range transport designed primarily for traversing though artificially-generated or unstable wormholes. The wormhole coaches are designed for long-distance journeys as unlike a number of other designs, wormhole coaches are build to house artificial ecosystems. The use of artificial gravity generators means that the ecosystem containers can not only support a wide variety of animals suited to different gravitational strengths, the containers can be supported regardless of orientation, allowing the wormhole coaches to install them on any surface of their interiors. Wormhole coaches are popular as cruise liners, nomadic transports and livestock transportation.

Quotes
"To say a superfreighter is an overblown bucket is a gross understatement. For their ability to remain intact despite immense tidal forces and their own sheer mass, each one is surely a marvel of spacebound engineering."