Every starship has a type and a
subtype. A starship's type represents its relative mass and determines its fighting space (how many 500-foot squares it occupies) on the battle grid. There are five types of
starships: ultralight, light, mediumweight, heavy, and superheavy.
A
starship's
subtype identifies the ship's basic purpose or configuration.
Starship subtypes include the following: fighter, corvette, destroyer, strike cruiser, battleship, and freighter.