May I bud in for a moment?
The offensive capabilities do not really compensate for the cargo and defensive ones. In other words, the ship you proposed at first will be stuck with the same idea as the Yachts. Glorified and pretty ships without much use due to their bad cargo space, with the only gimmic to them being the forward gun, in this case- the shield.
Might I suggest an alternative to this?
"Starseeker" Civilian Mobile Research Center
Description: The search for wisdom was always a good driving point when it came to the overall evolution of space vessels in Sirius. However, one would agree that any amount of wisdom is useless, if the findings never made it home to be used. With that simple thought in mind, the Starfarer was born. Utilizing the now outdated Corvo class hull obtained from the Zoners, this highly armored fregate class ship has sacrificed most of its donor's offensive and defensive capabilities for a healthy spare amount of power to run the needed equipment for the today's research team on-the-go, while the rather generous amount of cargo space would allow plenty of additional equipment and supplies.
Note: Due to the highly sensitive equipment installed on this research ship, it has made it impossible to install a cruise disruptor launcher.
Guns/Turrets 0 / 7
Opt. weapon class 5
Max. weapon class 5
Other equipment 2xCM
Hull strength 130,000
Max. turn speed 22.92 deg/s
Max. shield class 7
Cargo space 3,300 units
Nanobots/Batteries 600/600
Max. impulse speed 80 m/s
Max. thrust speed 150 m/s
Max. cruise speed 350 m/s
Power output 400,000 u
Power recharge 40,000 u/s
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