Cryoships

A Cryoship is an older generation space faring vessel that was once used to travel far distances over a long period of time. Equipped with sublight speed engines, its inhabitants are usually placed in cryogenic storage and kept alive until they reach their destination. Cryoships have seen a decline in use due to faster than light travel. Usually lower tech civilizations make use of cryoships.

History
The first documented use of cryoships was by the Tyrll, who used them in the early days of their empire. They were then often used to transport colonists to foreign worlds for colonization. A typical Tyrll cryoship was equipped with sublight fusion engines and with over 3,450 cryopods for transportation of individual persons.