The Beluga Class Liner is one of the most prestigious vessels to travel the space lanes. Only the Imperial Gutamaya liners rival these glorious vessels. If you want to travel in style, this is the vessel to do it in. A fighter hangar can be equipped to these ships.
— In-game Description
The Beluga Liner is a passenger ship added in "The Guardians" update 2.2.[1] Comparable to an Imperial Cutter in mass and even bulkier in volume, the Beluga is designed to carry passengers to their destination in comfort; only it and its smaller cousins the Orca and the Dolphin can be equipped with Luxury Suite Cabin modules, allowing it to transport VIPs. Slow and cumbersome, the Beluga is difficult to maneuver inside a dock, but features a Class 7 Frame Shift Drive and a massive Fuel Tank that gives it an impressive travel range for long-distance cruises. This ship can be bought in 9 Ceti on "Fanning Vision" and in the Founders World. The Beluga Liner is one of the seven ships capable of equipping a Fighter Hangar.
The ship might have heat management issues, especially while entering and exiting a hyperspace jump. This can be somewhat mitigated with higher grade power plants.
The Beluga does suffer though from a lack of outfitting space to fit a Fighter Hangar and a Fuel Scoop superior to a class 4 since it cannot fit a Shield Generator of this size and of the numerous Reserved Compartments.
Due to its high hull mass and lack of class 7 or above unreserved internal compartments, the Beluga is limited to fitting only Class 6 Shield Generators. This makes it currently the only ship that is unable to fit an optimized mass shield generator.
The ship is available only to the owners of the Horizons expansion.[2]
Purchase Locations
Note the recent date seen are the most accurate. Some purchase locations can get outdated after a while.
| System | Station | Date Seen | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Ceti | Fanning Vision | ||
| Alioth | Irkutsk | April 16, 2017 | Orca (20%) and Dolphin also available here |
| Baedule | Coye Horizons | Oct 29, 2016 | Orca also available here |
| Waq | Fischer Orbital | Nov 14, 2016 | |
| Jitabos | Finney Ring | Dec 1, 2016 | |
| HR 692 | Zindell Gateway | Nov 12, 2016 | 10% discount |
| Qama | Thurston Ring | Apr 8, 2017 | 15% discount |
| Exioce | Macmillan Depot | Oct 29, 2016 | |
| Anlave | Kobayashi City | Oct 25, 2016 | |
| LHS 3447 | Dalton Gateway | Sep 25, 2016 | |
| Gende | Bellunas Hub | Jan 29, 2017 | |
| CD-61 1439 | Huygens Gateway | Feb 7, 2017 | |
| NLTT 21088 | Weber Terminal | Mar 02, 2017 | |
| LTT 377 | Zoline Port | Apr 14, 2017 | |
| Eleu | Farmer Silo | May 01, 2017 |
Outfitting
- Main article: Outfitting
All ships are highly customisable through the Outfitting menu of Station Services. Listed below is the default load-out for the Beluga Liner.
| Category | Default System | Default Rating | Default Class | Max Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium Hardpoint | Pulse Laser | F | 1 | 2 |
| Pulse Laser | F | 1 | 2 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | -- | |
| Empty | -- | -- | -- | |
| Empty | -- | -- | -- | |
| Utility Mount | Empty | -- | -- | 0 |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 0 | |
| Bulkheads | Lightweight Alloys | I | 1 | 8 |
| Reactor Bay | Power Plant | E | 6 | 6 |
| Thruster Mounting | Thrusters | E | 7 | 7 |
| Frame Shift Drive Housing | Frame Shift Drive | E | 7 | 7 |
| Environment Control | Life Support | E | 8 | 8 |
| Power Coupling | Power Distributor | E | 6 | 6 |
| Sensor Suite | Sensors | E | 5 | 5 |
| Fuel Store | Fuel Tank [x128] | C | 7 | 7 |
| Internal Compartments | Shield Generator | E | 6 | 6 |
| Cargo Rack [x32] | E | 5 | 6 | |
| Passenger Cabin [r] | D | 6 | 6 | |
| Passenger Cabin [r] | D | 6 | 6 | |
| Passenger Cabin [r] | D | 4 | 5 | |
| Passenger Cabin [r] | D | 4 | 5 | |
| Cargo Rack [x8] | E | 3 | 4 | |
| Cargo Rack [x4] | E | 2 | 3 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 3 | |
| Empty | -- | -- | 3 | |
| BDS | E | 1 | 3 |
- [x#] = Capacity
- BDS = Basic Discovery Scanner
- [r] = Reserved Compartment for Cargo Rack, Passenger Cabin, Hull Reinforcement Package, or Module Reinforcement Package.
Gallery
Pre-Release Description
Whale by name, whale by nature, the Beluga is one of the largest ships in the game. As a specialised Passenger Liner the Beluga has multiple module slots that can accommodate all types of passenger cabins. Well armoured, and decently quick for such a large civilian ship, the Beluga has a similar speed to the Hauler. When escorting passengers across the galaxy you’ll need defence, so the Beluga has 6 utility mounts and 5 medium hardpoints. The Beluga has plenty of mid-range sized internal slots (4 threes, 1 four, 2 fives and 4 sixes). The Beluga can fit a size 7 FSD, but it’s a very heavy ship so it’s more suited for multiple jumps rather than giant leaps.
— From Gamescon 2016 Day One Complete Thread dev post
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