Carrier

A carrier is a type of starship — whether Federation, allied or Threat force — on which are embarked several types of auxiliary craft, including (but not limited to) attack fighters and shuttlecraft.

In Starfleet, classes of carriers include through-deck cruisers,  and  supercarriers, attack carriers such as the  and  and the.

Designations within type
Appellations are dependent on size of the vessel (e.g., supercarrier) or purpose (e.g., attack carrier).

The old designation shuttlecarrier (e.g., and ) has been largely supplanted by the term supercarrier.