Class

Class classifies ships according to their abilities.

The basic five classes you will encounter at the start of the game are:
 * Corvette
 * Frigate
 * Cruiser
 * Destroyer
 * Battleship

Here are more advanced classes:
 * Cutter
 * Carrier
 * Flagship
 * Specialist
 * Dreadnought

Other than the Specialist class, all ships have their names suffixed by their class.