What to know
The Hull B is a purpose-built medium freighter for operators who measure every journey in delivered volume. Its expandable cargo spindle carries serious tonnage while retaining the rare ability to land fully loaded.
Hull B specifications
Meet the Hull B
The Hull B is for operators who want bulk freight without graduating to orbit-only logistics. Its external spindle creates serious carrying volume, yet a small crew can still complete a fully loaded delivery on the surface.
Development note: The Hull B is flight ready and entered the live game in Alpha 4.7.1. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Volume without orbit-only limits
The Hull B combines an exposed high-capacity grid with the handling tools, crew core, and landing capability needed to finish medium freight contracts end to end.
The expandable external spindle turns a compact ship into a serious commercial hauler when the route demands volume.
Unlike the larger members of the Hull family, the Hull B is designed to reach planetary destinations with cargo still attached.
Tractor-beam support helps the crew manage exposed freight efficiently at stations, depots, and loading zones.
Living space and practical defenses support a small crew through repeat commercial runs and longer contracts.
Containers remain open to station equipment and tractor operators, reducing the layers between arrival, loading, inspection, and departure.
One or two people can manage the 512 SCU freighter without the large crew needed by the biggest Hull-series ships.
Why the Hull B works
The spindle is both the Hull B's advantage and its main compromise. It expands into a large external cargo grid for the loaded trip, and it can carry that cargo all the way to a planetary destination.
Carry big, still land loaded
Make every leg of the cargo contract count
The Hull B is a focused freight tool. Its expandable spindle changes the ship for loading, but the business case still depends on contract selection, efficient handling, and reaching destinations larger Hull-series ships cannot serve as easily.
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Choose the right volume
The crew matches route length, cargo value, loading access, and risk before committing the external grid to a shipment.
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Open the spindle
The cargo structure deploys to expose the working grid, giving station equipment and tractor operators direct access to the freight.
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Protect an external load
A loaded Hull B trades a compact profile for volume, making route choice and early threat avoidance central to the run.
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Take the freight planetside
Landing capability lets the medium freighter finish contracts at surface destinations instead of ending every route at an orbital transfer point.
A freighter that changes with the load
The Hull B's defining idea is its expandable external cargo structure: compact in transit, broad when loaded, and still practical enough to land at the destination.
The grid folds out from the hull to create the working volume that separates the Hull B from conventional internal haulers.
External freight keeps the ship itself compact while exposing containers for efficient station-side handling.
The medium Hull retains the ability to reach surface destinations without abandoning its working cargo configuration.
The cockpit keeps a small crew focused on routing, loading, and repeatable freight work rather than unnecessary complexity.
Who the Hull B is for
The Hull B's small crew balances external container loading, spindle configuration, route planning, and surface access through one freight run.
A straightforward ship with serious cargo responsibility
The Hull B does not demand a large onboard organization, but the crew still owns every decision around loading order, exposure, route safety, and turnaround time.
It gives small operators meaningful volume without forcing them into the port restrictions and staffing needs of the largest Hull variants.
The same small team may plan the route, operate cargo tools, inspect the load, and complete the final delivery.
The spindle is the advantage and the compromise. Valuable freight remains visible, so discretion and route intelligence matter.
See the Hull B in action
See the Hull B's exterior design, movement, and intended mission profile in official footage.
Find your Hull B
Explore in-stock Hull B ships, upgrades, and game packages available from The Impound.