Supply ship
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Like a freighter, a supply ship's primary mission is to move supplies and cargo.
Unlike a freighter, a supply ship is attached to an "official" or "military" organization, such as Star Fleet or the Cardassian Central Command, and the cargo they carry are of an official and/or government nature.
A supply ship attached to a military fleet, for example, would carry spare parts and materials needed to restock and resupply the other ships in the fleet as needed.
A supply ship typically had a relatively small crew. The USS Lantree had a total complement of twenty-six officers and crew on board. The vessels were also not typically well armed, with the Lantree having class 3 defensive armaments only.
