A prison ship was a starship that acted as a penal facility. Most times, such vessels were used to transport criminals from one prison or detention facility to another to serve out their sentence.
Jonathan Archer and his chief engineer Charles Tucker III were once prisoners on an Enolian transport serving as a prison ship. (ENT: "Canamar")
At least one Klingon D7-class ship was used as a prison ship during the Federation-Klingon War in the late 2250s. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain")
Deanna Troi, while portraying Major Rakal on the IRW Khazara, claimed that she had tasted better viinerine on prison ships when told by Commander Toreth that she should have tried it. (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")
Prison ships operated by the Nygeans were used in such a fashion. (VOY: "Repentance")
Types of prison ships 
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| attack cruiser • attack fighter • battle cruiser • battleship • bird-of-prey • blockade runner • carrier • colony ship • combat cruiser • corvette • cruiser • destroyer • diplomatic vessel • dreadnought • escort vessel • explorer ship • flagship • freighter • frigate • garbage scow • heavy cruiser • holding vessel • hospital ship • interceptor • light cruiser • luxury liner • mining vessel • patrol ship • penal deportation vessel • pilot vessel • prison ship • raider • robot ship • runabout • science vessel • scout ship • star cruiser • starliner • starship • supply ship • support vessel • survey ship • tanker • timeship • trading vessel • training vessel • transport ship • tug • warbird • warship |
External link Edit
- Prison ship at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
