Clippership IV
| Clippership IV | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Deimos Clipperships |
| Production Year | 2422[1] |
| Use | Transport |
| Type | Civilian Spheroid |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Primitive) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | ? tons |
| Structural Integrity | |
| Length | meters |
| Width | meters |
| Height | meters |
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Description
The Clippership IV class of DropShuttles debuted in 2422, and was Deimos Clipperships' entry into that market.[1] The mass of the Clippership IV was not stated, but it had a cargo capacity of 4,000 tons[1] and as a DropShuttle it would have been limited to no more than 5,000 tons of mass.
A modified Clippership IV, the Nimbus III, would become the first-ever proper DropShip in a technical sense in 2458 by being equipped with a K-F Boom and Docking Collar, able to dock with a standardized Hardpoint on a JumpShip.[1] Within a decade of this technological breakthrough, Deimos Clipperships developed two distinct (though related) DropShips from the proven Clippership IV hull, the Clippership V and the 6.400 ton Czar.[1]
Based on the fact that the Nimbus III was a modified Clippership IV, the class has been categorized as both a DropShuttle and a DropShip.