Space Australis: Aussie up your Scifi Setting

Part 1: Vessel Classes

A descent Scifi requires vast fleets of ships: military and civilian.  government, corporate, and private. Here is a selection of ship classes for an Aussie dominated future in space.


Defence Force Vessels

Heavy
• Rockhampton Class Deep Space Cruiser
• Melbourne Class Gas Giant Operations Cruiser


Gas Giant Operations

Medium-Heavy
• Southport Class Gas Giant Mining Vessel

Heavy
• Freemantle Class Gas Giant Rescue Vessel


Deep Space Operations

Super-Heavy
• Maryborough Class Container Cargo Transport Vessel
• Brisbane Class Tanker
• Devonport Class Bulk Carrier

Medium-Heavy
• Mooloolaba Class Barge
• Port Adelaide Class Construction Vessel
• Townsville Class Research Vessel

Heavy
• Gladstone Class Survey Vessel
• Dampier Class Utility Vessel
• Darwin Class Supply Vessel

Orbital
• Sydney Class Orbital Tug
• Cairns Class Landing Vessel


Civilian Space Transport Vessels

Medium-Heavy
• Port Douglas Class Passenger Liner

Heavy
• Hobart Class Solar-Sail Mass Accelerator
• Launceston Class Freighter

Orbital
• Mackay Class Racing Yacht
• Geelong Class Pleasure Yacht



Vessel Weight Range
In there were a bunch of ship mass subcategories, but what do they mean?

Weight Range                       Mass (Ton)
Super-Heavy                         Trillion
Medium-Heavy                     Billion
Heavy                                      Million
Orbital                                     Thousand