Transport ship
In starship classification, a transport ship or ferry was a limited role starship, similar in function to a shuttle, but designed to carry people or supplies. Rarely, some transports were categorized as space cruisers. ()

More specialized transports, such as colony ships or colony transport ships, were designed to transport personnel for planetary colonization. ()   Additionally, some vessels were also categorized as short-range transports. Dolamide was a material used for building these transports. ()

The Federation differentiated transports into one of two categories: commercial and non-commercial. () Deanna Troi once suggested to the overwhelmed  that she should perhaps consider serving aboard a transport ship, as "there's a lot less pressure there." ()

In the 2260s of the alternate reality, information on transport vessels was located in the Federation database. ()

In 2372, Jake Sisko mused that he and Nog seemed to have spent most of the previous three years doing nothing, aside from playing dom-jot and watching the Bajoran transports dock. ()

In 2371, Quark considered buying his own transport ship to keep up with his intentions of making Quark's "the best place for Cardassian food and drink in this sector," which would require him to "probably set up daily shipments from Cardassia." ()

After Worf nearly killed his brother Kurn during the Mauk-to'Vor in 2372, Captain Benjamin Sisko told Worf "I want you to tell me why I shouldn't put you on the next transport out of here." () A short time later, Worf, who was posing as Commander Sorval while performing espionage aboard the , warned a curious lieutenant to "Leave us, or I shall have you stripped of rank and sent home in a transport!" ()

In the late 24th century, after the Federation learned that the Romulan sun was about to go supernova, Starfleet planned to use a rescue armada of ten thousand warp-capable ferries to relocate Romulan citizens. However, the armada was wiped out in the Attack on Mars. ()

Transports by race 
 Al-Leyan transport
 Andorian transport
 Angosian police shuttle (or "transport vessel")
 Antidean transport
 Bajoran transport ships
 
 Bajoran starship
 Bajoran transport
 Bajoran vessel
 Bolian transport
 Brenari transport vessel
 Brunali transport vessel
 Byzatium transport
 Cardassian supply ship
 Dominion transport
 Karemma transport
 Enolian prison transport
 Federation transport ships
 
 
 
  ("personnel transport")
 Class J
 
 
 
 
 
 Ferengi transport ship
 
 Kantare transport vessel
 Klingon civilian transport ship (24th century)
 Klingon transport (22nd century)
 Kobliad transport
 Kobheerian transport
 Lissepian transport
 Malon transport ship
 Maquis transport ship
 Mulzirak transport
 Pakled trade ship
 Pakled transport
 Romulan transport
 Skrreean transport
 Suliban transport
 Tandaran transport
 Tellarite transport ship
 Transport shuttle (Augment)
 Trill transport
  (2367)
  (2372)
 Valerian transport
 Vanoben transport
 Yelikan transport

Transport ships by designation 
Named
 Antares
 Arctic One
 
 Astral Queen
 
 
 Barkano
 
 
 
 
 Diana
 Dorian
 Ellison
 
 Kallisko
 
 
 
 
 
 Nokaro
 
 
 Sarajevo
 SD-103
 Sherval Das
 Stella
 
 The Festoon
 Yonada

Unnamed
 Cardassian transport
 Charlie's transport
 Fraddock's transport ship
 Starfleet transport

See also
 Courier ship

Appendices

Background information 

The remote controlled model spaceship was described in the final draft script of  as a model of an early 22nd century Starfleet transport.

A Vulcan transport was also included in an early story outline for . It would have delivered Dr. McCoy from the planet  to the  as the starship headed to the , after the Enterprise had left him on Vulcan while on a return journey to Earth. (''Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 3, Issue 8, p. 29)

In the first draft script of , a Vulcan ship was scheduled to remand Ryan Cross to Earth for trial.

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