J-class starship

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On Star Trek: Enterprise, the J-class starship is a large cargo ship that travels at low warp between the stars. (It is similar to its larger counterpart, the Y-class.) Freighters of this type are often owned and crewed by a single family working for the Earth Cargo Authority.

ECS stands for Earth Cargo Ship

[edit] Examples of the type

• The ECS Horizon is a J-class starship. It is the cargo ship that Travis Mayweather grew up on..
• Harry Mudd was using a J-class vessel (most likely stolen) but it was destroyed in the episode "Mudd's Women".
• Another J-class vessel was used for training Starfleet cadets in the late 23rd century. While on board one such ship, Fleet Captain Christopher Pike rescued several cadets when the ship experienced a catastrophic radiation accident. Pike saved all the cadets' lives but was seriously injured in the process. ("The Menagerie").