Sloop

sloop  (slo͞op)

A single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing boat with a short standing bowsprit or none at all and a single headsail set from the forestay.

1. (Nautical Terms) a single-masted sailing vessel, rigged fore-and-aft, with the mast stepped about one third of the overall length aft of the bow.

2. (Space Terms)  a space craft with a single engine and a crew ofno more than 3. With limited FTL range of 1-10 light years.

(A simplified Shipmaster Patent is needed to operate a Sloop within Union space )

There are thousands of types and versions built and sold by many companies and used by Union and Non Union space faring societies.