Mining vessel
In starship classification, a mining vessel or mining ship was a starship designed to conduct mining operations in space. Such vessels were equipped with technology and personnel to recover and process desired materials.

The Narada was a Romulan mining vessel commanded by Nero. After the destruction of Romulus by the supernova of the Romulan sun in 2387, Nero used his ship to capture the , which was under the command of Spock. Nero held Spock responsible for Romulus' destruction, for failing to halt the supernova in time. He attacked the Jellyfish during Spock's effort to use a black hole to stop the supernova, but this effort led to his ship being thrown back in time, where an alternate reality was created. (; )

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

Mining vessels by species
 Nuu'Bari mining vessel
 Ord'mirit mining vessel
 Romulan

See also
Mining shuttle

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Spacecraft classifications
Spacecraft classifications (alternate reality)
Mining