Carrier

Not only do carriers have hanger spaces for multitudes of strike craft and corvettes alike, but they also have the production facilities for craft smaller than a frigate. They are the secondary construction facilities of any fleet, but they generally greatly outnumber the number of motherships available. Hence there are generally considerably more strike craft and corvettes than frigates in any fleet. The carriers are generally kept in the back of the fleet. When battle begins, the first step is to generally send out all the crafts within the hangars. If the carriers are lost, smaller craft without the means of hyperspace travel may become stranded.