Tech I Role Reference

All Tech I ships are different, but some have similar purposes. This reference sheet is meant to give you an idea of how different ship roles are covered by different races, and what type of Tech II ships they correspond to. For a more detailed guide to the bonuses and stats of the ships, try the ship type quick reference. For a simple list of all the ships sorted by race and class, use the ships matrix.

Frigates

Each race has seven different Tech I frigates. This is the smallest type of ship aside from the shuttle. Each type of frigate is associated with a specialized class of Tech II ships.

Race	Noobship	Tackler	Miner	E-War	Missiles	Scanning	Combat
Amarr	Impairor	Executioner	Tormentor	Crucifier	Inquisitor	Magnate	Punisher
Caldari	Ibis	Condor	Bantam	Griffin	Kestrel	Heron	Merlin
Gallente	Velator	Atron	Navitas	Maulus	Tristan	Imicus	Incursus
Minmatar	Reaper	Slasher	Burst	Vigil	Breacher	Probe	Rifter
Tech II	-	Interceptor	-	Electronic Attack Ships	Stealth Bombers	Covert Ops	Assault Ships

These frigates are due to be changed in the near future. The mining frigates, for example, will be changed into logistics frigates (that is, remote shield or armor repair) when the ORE frigate becomes available.

Destroyers

With the hitpoints of a frigate and the size of a cruiser, Destroyers are good for killing frigates or salvaging.

Race	Destroyer
Amarr	Coercer
Caldari	Cormorant
Gallente	Catalyst
Minmatar	Thrasher
Tech II	Interdictors

A new destroyer for each race is scheduled to be released soon. The new Gallente and Amarr destroyers will specialize in drones, and the new Caldari and Minmatar destroyers will specialize in missiles.

Cruisers

Cruisers are larger and slower than frigates, but smaller and faster than battlecruisers and battleships.

Race	Support	E-War	Cruiser II	Cruiser III
Amarr	Augoror	Arbitrator	Omen	Maller
Caldari	Osprey	Blackbird	Caracal	Moa
Gallente	Exequror	Celestis	Vexor	Thorax
Minmatar	Scythe	Bellicose	Stabber	Rupture
Tech II	Logistics	Recon	Heavy Assault Ships	Heavy Interdictors Heavy Assault Ships

Battlecruisers

Battlecruisers use medium equipment, like cruisers, but are more versatile and powerful. These are the largest ships that can enter Class 1 wormholes.

Race	Battlecruiser I	Battlecruiser II	Battlecruiser III
Amarr	Prophecy	Harbinger	Oracle
Caldari	Ferox	Drake	Naga
Gallente	Brutix	Myrmidon	Talos
Minmatar	Cyclone	Hurricane	Tornado
Tech II	Command Ships	-	-

As the ships become larger, they become more and more diverse.

Battleships

Battleships are the largest combat ships (that aren't capital ships) in the game.

Race	Battleship I	Battleship II	Battleship III
Amarr	Armageddon	Apocalypse	Abaddon
Caldari	Scorpion	Raven	Rokh
Gallente	Dominix	Megathron	Hyperion
Minmatar	Typhoon	Tempest	Maelstrom
Tech II	Black Ops	Marauders	-

Industrials

Industrials are used for transporting goods. They have large combat holds, but next to no combat ability. This table classifies ships based on their base capacity; this can be increased with cargo expanders and the relevant racial industrial skills.

Race	3000	3001-4000	4001-5000	5001-5500	5501-6000
Amarr	Sigil		Bestower
Caldari			Badger	Badger II
Gallente	Iteron	Iteron II	Iteron III	Iteron IV	Iteron V
Minmatar		Wreathe		Hoarder	Mammoth
Tech II	Blockade Runners			Deep Space Transports

The table reflects only an approximation of the Tier II ship capacities.

Freighters

Freighters are enormous dedicated transport ships. Even the Fenrir, the smallest of the freighters, has a base cargo capacity of 720 000 m3. Freighters cannot be fitted with any modules.

Race	Freighter
Amarr	Providence
Caldari	Charon
Gallente	Obelisk
Minmatar	Fenrir
Tech II	Jump Freighters

Mining Barges

Mining barges are ships produced by ORE. They are the only ships capable of fitting strip miners and ice harvesters. Tech II barges are called Exhumers.

Tech	Defense	Capacity	Yield
Tech I	Procurer	Retriever	Covetor
Tech II	Skiff	Mackinaw	Hulk

Until recently, each ship was a straight upgrade from the previous one. This is no longer the case. Instead, each mining barge has an advantage over the others, as noted in the table.