Colony ship
In starship classification, colony ships or colony transport ships were spacecraft, especially starships, designed to transport colonists and equipment to new worlds. 

Early Human colony ships were nuclear powered. These ships were used to colonize the solar system. () This was likely during Earth's pre-warp era. A typical colony ship was unarmed and may have been dismantled at its destination in order to provide an initial material base for the construction of further colony installations. 

By the 24th century, colony transport ships often carried dedicated personnel shuttles. () Regular transport ships were also used to ferry settlers, as did the  personnel transport. (; )

Colony ships by race 
 Earth colony ships
 
 
 Federation colony ships
 
 
 
 
 
 Sheliak colony ship

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Spacecraft classifications