Asimov Class Liner Affiliation: Earth Alliance Class: Luxury Liner/Commercial Transport Length: 600m Crew: 125, 300 passengers, 7,500m tons of cargo Engines: 4 Beigle-Bryant 9000A Particle Thrust Engines Jump Capable: No Gravity: Rotational sections only Weapons: None Auxiliary Craft: Docked shuttles

Asimov Class is a type of commercial starliner produced by the Earth Alliance Barfingle's Manufactory located at Earth.^[1][2]

Characteristics Edit

All Asimov Class liners have a rotating habitat area. The command decks and shuttle bays do not have artificial gravity. While most Asimovs are used for comfortable transportation some are used just for cargo, especially when cargo may need to be under gravity for long durations. Prior to the outbreak of the Telepath War, the Psi Corps had secretly modified several starliners to serve as Motherships, spending most of their time in hyperspace, ferrying missions back and forth.^[3][1] While the class was only designed to carry 300 passengers, when pushed to absolute capacity an Asimov can carry as many as 2000, though under extremely cramped conditions.^[4]

Known VesselsEdit

• Asimov: The Asimov was a frequent visitor to Babylon 5, for the most part transporting passengers and cargo to and from Earth.
• Callisto: The Callisto docked at Babylon 5 in 2258.^[5]
• Unnamed Ship: One of several transports taken by Stephen Franklin and Marcus Cole in an effort to circumvent the Earth Alliance blockades between Babylon 5 and Mars in 2261. Captain Jack claimed that the ship's pilot was his brother.^[6]

Asimov Class Liner Callisto

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Other sourcesEdit

• The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)

Earth Alliance Civilian Ship Classes
Asimov Class Liner • "Achilles" Type Freighter • "Delta Gamma 9" Type Transport • "White Star" Type Commercial Transport • Colonists' Ship • Life pod • Work pod • Zero-G Cargo Loader