The Dalatyr class cargo ship is one of several classes of steam powered cargo ships built for the state run Infrastructural Merchant Marine. First put into production in 29 IA and first launched in 31 IA, the Dalatyr class technically considered second generation metal hulled steam cargo ship, refined by both improved production equipment and with various kinks of the earlier ships ironed out. The Prosperity, Progress and Discovery class cargo ships are both larger than the Dalatyr class, as is the the Hunter class Ironclad. Never the less this class have come to handle a large amount of Infrastructure's shipping in recent years and has become key to colonial development.



The Dalatyr class Cargo Ship is 58 meters long with a beam of 8 meters, and masses in at 1100 tonnes. As a civilian ship the Dalatyr is unarmored and makes heavier use of wood in it's construction when compared to it's military counterpart. It is powered by the same 1250kw engine used on the Ironsides class Ironclad, as well as having a pair of masts for sails in case of emergency and a 30kw Donkey Engine for drawing sails and operating a crane winch. Each ship has a crew of 40 sailors and can carry up to 400 passengers, though for health and safety reasons 300 is the recommended maximum given for transoceanic voyages. It can also carry up to 600 tonnes of cargo. For defense, the Dalatyr class has six gunports able to accommodate 10cm Muzzleloaders or 7.5cm Breechloaders.



Four of these ships were in service with the onset of the escort war, with two more at various stages of construction and another undergoing shakedown. In anticipation of losses to Dark Elvish attacks production was stepped up considerably. Between 34 and summer of 36 IA some eight new Dalatyr class ships have been put into service while four more ships are under construction and one more is undergoing shakedown. In addition to colonial development, they have been used to import raw materials to keep the shipyards operating at peek capacity, though wooden hulled ships (both private and state run) are used for that purpose more extensively. Never the less, there have been losses. The Dawnlight was sunk at the battle of the Battle of the Straights of Nalmros, the Borogskov foundered in a winter storm and the Verteb was captured by a squadron of Drow Frigates.