A collection of posts by David Weber containing background information for his stories, collected and generously made available Joe Buckley.
Normal space | Hyper space | |||
Ship mass (in tons) | Warship | Merchantship | Warship | Merchantship |
0-79,999 (FG/DD) | 550 g | 253 g | 5280 g | 2429 g |
80-499,999 (CL/CA) | 520 g | 240 g | 5018 g | 2308 g |
500,000-1,499,999 (BC) | 500 g | 230 g | 4825 g | 2215 g |
1,500,000-4,999,999 (BB) | 470 g | 215 g | 4536 g | 2085 g |
5,000,000-6,999,999 (DN) | 450 g | 207 g | 4345 g | 1990 g |
7,000,000-8,499,999 (SD) | 420 g | 190 g | 4053 g | 1860 g |