Asimov class

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.

Characteristics

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. 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.

Known Vessels

• 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 was a starliner docked at Babylon 5 in 2258. One of its passengers was Ha'rok.
• 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.

Asimov Class Liner Callisto

Appearances

Babylon 5 TV/DVD Movies "The River of Souls" Signs and Portents "Soul Hunter" "Deathwalker" "Believers" The Coming of Shadows "A Spider in the Web" "A Race Through Dark Places" Point of No Return "A Late Delivery from Avalon" "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place" No Surrender, No Retreat "Falling Toward Apotheosis" "Racing Mars" "Moments of Transition" Wheel of Fire "Day of the Dead" "A Tragedy of Telepaths" "Phoenix Rising" "The Corps is Mother, the Corps is Father" (variant) Crusade "Ruling from the Tomb" "The Rules of the Game" Short Stories "Genius Loci" (variant)

References

Other sources

• The Official Guide to Babylon 5 (CD ROM)