Traveler generational ship

"Nice ship. A little bit of a fixer-upper, but I can see the potential."

- John Sheppard

Traveler generational ships are interstellar vessels built and used by the Travelers as shelter for their entire civilization.

Overview
"Our fleet is old. There was a time when we had the resources to build new ships, but now we don't. When we lose one, it's gone for good, and despite strict population controls there just isn't enough room for all of us any more."

- Larrin.

Traveler ships share a relatively symmetrical design. They are mostly flat, with a raised area near the rear of the vessel. Two prominent sublight engines are mounted on the rear, instead of being built into the vessel as they are on most ships. They are smaller than most capital ships, being roughly half the size of a Daedalus-class vessel. They are hyperspace-capable and equipped with both shields and energy weapons.

Travelers live aboard their ships, being an entirely space-faring race. Thus, their ships are designed to house as many people as possible, though their total crew compliment is unlikely to be very high given their size. Because the Travelers lack the ability to build new ships, their current fleet is the total capacity of their entire civilization.

Because they remain in space the majority of their lives, Travelers seldom land their ships for repairs. Thus, their ships are largely kept operational by a large amount of "jury rigging". This makes individual ship performance within their fleet inconsistent.

Technology
"This is the crudest hyperdrive system I have ever encountered. It is cobbled together from mismatching components."

- Radek Zelenka

Traveler ships possess a wide range of technologies common to space-faring races. Their ships are equipped with hyperdrives,shown only to be capable of interstellar travel and are of variable speed. Katana Labrea says her ship is faster than any other in Travelers fleet (it is unknown if she includes the Aurora-class battleship in this comparison). Their hyperdrives run on more primitive wires and chips as opposed to control crystals, and are built from mismatching components. Though unstable, they are remarkably durable considering their construction, as Mila, the engineer on Katana Labrea's ship was able to restore hyperdrive functionality, at least momentarily, only minutes after overloading the drive to reach their destination faster.

Traveler ships have shields for defense and energy weapons for offense. Their combat capabilities are inferior compared to a Daedalus-class ship or an Aurora-class battleship, but more than a match for Vanir spaceships. During the Battle of Asuras, besides a single Xindi ship, a Traveler ship was the only loss during the conflict.